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A tool container (20, 520, 620) has a pair of clamshell housing members (22, 24, 422, 424) hingedly coupled to be moved between opened and closed positions. At least one of the members (22, 24, 422, 424) defines a cavity defined by a base (42, 44, 442, 444) and a wall (58, 60, 62, 64, 458, 460, 462,

A tool container (20, 520, 620) has a pair of clamshell housing members (22, 24, 422, 424) hingedly coupled to be moved between opened and closed positions. At least one of the members (22, 24, 422, 424) defines a cavity defined by a base (42, 44, 442, 444) and a wall (58, 60, 62, 64, 458, 460, 462, 464) extending from the base (42, 44, 442, 444), and a two-retaining insert (32, 34, 36, 37, 431, 433) is provided in the cavity. The insert (32, 34, 36, 37, 431, 433) and wall (58, 60, 62, 64, 458, 460, 462, 464) include alternating complementary dovetail tenons (74, 132, 474, 532) and recesses (76, 134, 476, 534) secure a tool-retaining insert in the cavity of the housing member (22, 24, 422, 424). The tool-retaining insert (32, 34, 36, 37, 431, 433) includes a number of tool-receiving recesses (120, 520, 620) therein with tool-receiving cradles (152, 552, 652) and various alternate retaining finger arrangements (124, 524, 525, 624) being provided for releasably retaining elongated tools (170, 570, 670) therein and for facilitating the ease of their removal. Such alternate arrangements including opposed pairs of tool-retaining fingers (124, 524, 525, 624) and split finger (624) configurations. A latch mechanism (28, 428) is included to releasably lock the pair of housing members (22, 24, 422, 424) in their closed position.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A tool container, comprising:at least two housing members pivotally coupled with one another for opening and closing with respect to one another, at least one housing member defining a cavity for receiving tools, said cavity defined by a base and a wall extending from said base, said wall having

1. A tool container, comprising:at least two housing members pivotally coupled with one another for opening and closing with respect to one another, at least one housing member defining a cavity for receiving tools, said cavity defined by a base and a wall extending from said base, said wall having alternating wall dovetail recesses and wall dovetail tenons thereon; an insert for retaining tools, said insert being secured in said cavity, said insert having alternating insert dovetail recesses and insert dovetail tenons thereon interlockingly engageable with said alternating wall dovetail recesses and wall dovetail tenons for securing said insert to said housing member; and a protrusion on at least one side wall of one of said wall dovetail tenons and said insert dovetail tenons.