Wall rack for saw blades

Abstract

A rack for storing saw blades comprises a body member having a rear side, and a front side and a plurality of parallel upwardly-open slots for receiving respective circular saw blades. The slots are spaced from one another by sufficient space to permit a user's fingers to grasp any selected one of the blades without touching adjacent ones of the blades. A plurality of coupling elements is provided on the rear side of the body member for removably mounting the body member to a vertical support surface.

1 . A rack for storing circular saw blades comprising: 
 a body member having a rear side, and a front side and a plurality of parallel upwardly-open slots for receiving respective circular saw blades, said slots being spaced from one another by sufficient space to permit a user's fingers to grasp any selected one of said blades without touching adjacent ones of said blades; and    a plurality of coupling elements on said body member for removably mounting said body member to a vertical support surface.    
   
   
       2 . The rack defined in  claim 1  wherein said slots are each defined by a front panel, a rear panel, and at least one bottom support.  
   
   
       3 . The rack defined in  claim 2  wherein said front panel and said rear panel are each semi-annular and wherein said bottom support is a semi-cylindrical wall, said saw blades being circular saw blades.  
   
   
       4 . The rack defined in  claim 3  wherein the front and rear panels of said slots are disposed in a cylindrical array so that said slots are disposed at a common vertical height when said rack is mounted to a vertical support surface.  
   
   
       5 . The rack defined in  claim 4  wherein said coupling elements include a plurality of hooks insertable through holes in a tool board.  
   
   
       6 . The rack defined in  claim 1  wherein said slots are disposed in a cylindrical array so as to be disposed at a common vertical height when said rack is mounted to a vertical support surface.  
   
   
       7 . The rack defined in  claim 1  wherein said coupling elements include a plurality of hooks insertable through holes in a tool board.  
   
   
       8 . The rack defined in  claim 1  wherein said body member includes a front panel having a substantially semicircular window.  
   
   
       9 . The rack defined in  claim 1  wherein said body member and said coupling elements are integrally molded component parts.  
   
   
       10 . The rack defined in  claim 1  wherein said coupling elements further include a plurality of flanges on said rear side of said body member, said flanges being provided with apertures for receiving screws.