Title of Invention: Tool display assembly
Abstract: A tool display assembly includes a card having a dove-tailed flange formed to a lower edge thereof, at least one connecting member having a dove-tailed groove defined in a top thereof sa as to receive the dove-tailed flange therein and a lower end having four walls extending downwardly therefrom so as to form a rectangular portion to be received in a socket. An aperture is defined through a top of the lower end of the connecting member. A hook member has a hook formed on a top thereof and a stop bar extending transversely from a lower end thereof such that the hook extends through the socket and the rectangular portion and is engaged with the aperture.
Detailed Description: Part PAC: DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Part PAR: Referring to the FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, a tool display assembly in accordance with the present invention generally includes a card 10 having an upper edge having two holes 12 defined therebelow so that the card 10 may be hung on a wall and a lower edge which has a dove-tailed flange 14 which has two limit holes 16 respectively defined in two ends thereof.
Part PAR_2: At least one connecting member 20 has an upper end with a dove-tailed groove 22 defined therein so as to receive the dove-tailed flange 14, and a lower end having four walls extending downwardly therefrom so as to form a rectangular portion 24. The rectangular portion 24 has at least one a boss 244 extending laterally from one of the four walls thereof and the well having the boss 24 has two slits 246 defined therethrough so that the wall having the boss 244 is flexible relative to the other three walls. The rectangular portion 24 is to be received in an engaging hole 32 of a socket 30 such that when the rectangular portion 24 is inserted into the engaging hole 32, the boss 244 is received in a dent 34 defined in an inner periphery defining the engaging hole 32. A top of the lower end of the connecting member 20 is an inclined surface through which an aperture 242 is defined. The aperture 242 communicates with an interior of the rectangular portion 24.
Part PAR_3: At least one hook member 40 has a hook 42 formed on a top thereof and a stop bar 44 extending transversely from a lower end thereof such that the hook 42 extends through the socket and the rectangular portion 24 and is securely received in the aperture 242. A length of the stop bar 44 is designed to be longer than an inner diameter of a step hole 31 in the socket 30 so as to prevent the socket 30 from being pulled from the connecting member 20.
Part PAR_4: Two lock pins 18 each have a head 181, a bottom 184 and a shank 180 extending between the bottom 184 and the head 181. A lit 182 is longitudinally defined in the head 181 so that the head 181 can be compressed to enter the corresponding limit hole 16 and when the head 182 is released after being extended through the limit hole 16 and returns to it original size which is greater than the size of the limit hole 16, the lock pin 18 can not be removed unless being cut. In this way, the connecting members 20 slidably connected to the dove-tailed flange 14 are limited to be disconnected therefrom.
Part PAR_5: The upper end of the connecting member 20 is made of a hard material so that it is not possible to break or widen the upper end to remove the connecting member 20 from the dove-tailed flange 14. Furthermore, the hook 42 can only be disengaged from a periphery defining the aperture 242 by cutting the hook 42, and the lock pins 18 also have to be cut so they can be removed from the card 10 whereby the tool display assembly of the present invention is theftproof.
Part PAR_6: Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.


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