IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0955439
(2004-09-30)
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등록번호 |
US-7510078
(2009-03-31)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Schmidt,LaVern D.
- Koehn,Vincent G.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
23 인용 특허 :
7 |
초록
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A tool box has a bottom portion, a pair of side portions, a back portion, a front portion, and a cover rotatably mounted adjacent the back portion. The cover has a horizontal section and a slanted section sloping downwardly from the horizontal section. A partition plate is positioned in the interior
A tool box has a bottom portion, a pair of side portions, a back portion, a front portion, and a cover rotatably mounted adjacent the back portion. The cover has a horizontal section and a slanted section sloping downwardly from the horizontal section. A partition plate is positioned in the interior of the tool box and has a peg sheet mounted thereto with a row of pegs extending upwardly from the top of the partition plate. The upper ends of the pegs contact or are in close proximity to the horizontal section of the cover when the cover is in its closed position such that tools disposed on the pegs are secured in position. A pair of compartments are positioned in the interior, one near the bottom of the box and one intermediate the bottom and the top, both having a cover structure disposed thereon with peg sheets for maintaining tools in secured and unsecured positions.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A tool box for securing in place tools with apertures therein, comprising: a bottom portion; a pair of side portions extending upwardly from said bottom portion; a back portion extending upwardly from said bottom portion and between said side portions; a front portion e
The invention claimed is: 1. A tool box for securing in place tools with apertures therein, comprising: a bottom portion; a pair of side portions extending upwardly from said bottom portion; a back portion extending upwardly from said bottom portion and between said side portions; a front portion extending upwardly from said bottom portion and between said side portions; a cover rotatably mounted at a location adjacent an upper edge of said back portion, said cover having a horizontal section and a slanted section sloping downwardly from said horizontal section, and wherein, when said cover is in a closed position, said horizontal section engages upper horizontal edges of said side portions and said slanted section engages slanted edges of said side portions; a compartment formed between the side portions and between the cover and the bottom portion; a compartment cover rotatably attached to an upper portion of said compartment and rotatable between an open position and a closed position, said compartment cover having a peg sheet disposed thereon for receiving tools within apertures therein, wherein said peg sheet is a unitary member formed of a single piece of material comprising: (1) a mounting plate that is generally flat and is coupled with said compartment cover; and (2) a plurality of pegs that reside in a peg plane, wherein said peg plane is orientated in a substantial upward angle in relation to said mounting plate, wherein said plurality of pegs are separated by a plurality of recesses each having a horizontal edge that locates an angled bend between said plurality of pegs and said mounting plate; wherein, when said cover is in its closed position, movement of the compartment cover from the closed position to the open position is prevented and the tools disposed on said plurality of pegs are prevented from being removed therefrom, and wherein, when said cover is in said open position, movement of the compartment cover from the closed position to the open position is permitted and tools disposed on said plurality of pegs are removable therefrom; and a lid support attached to said side portion for latching said rotatable compartment cover in its open position, wherein the lid support includes a flexible rod attached at a lower end thereof to an inner surface of the side portion and said rod includes a handle portion at an upper end, said rod having a protrusion laterally extending from a mid section thereof for engaging the compartment cover, wherein said protrusion is configured to hold said compartment cover in its open position, and wherein said compartment cover includes a ridge on its underside adjacent the side portion that is configured to engage with said rod. 2. The tool box of claim 1, wherein a rear portion of said compartment is formed by a partition wall extending downwardly from an intermediate position and disposed at a location intermediate said back portion and said front portion and intermediate said bottom portion and said cover. 3. The tool box of claim 2, wherein a bottom portion of said compartment is formed by a partition wall extending forwardly from a lower portion of said rear portion of said compartment. 4. The tool box of claim 1, wherein said protrusion extends in a y-shaped orientation and engages with said ridge to hold said compartment cover when in its open position such that the compartment cover may not be unintentionally disengaged. 5. The tool box of claim 4, wherein said rod is biased towards an inner portion of the compartment such that said compartment cover contacts said rod upon adjustment of said compartment cover from its closed position to its open position. 6. The tool box of claim 5, wherein the handle portion is configured to extend to a user-accessible space of the compartment, and wherein user-actuated deflection of the rod utilizing the handle portion disengages the compartment cover from the protrusion. 7. The tool box of claim 1, wherein said plurality of pegs comprising the peg sheet are flat sections of metal. 8. The tool box of claim 1, wherein the mounting plate of the peg sheet is attached to the compartment cover such that an upper portion of is in close proximity with said cover. 9. The tool box of claim 1, wherein a length dimension of the horizontal edge of at least one recess of the plurality of recesses varies from a length dimension of the horizontal edge of another recess of the plurality of recesses such that the plurality of pegs are spaced at differing intervals, wherein the length dimensions of the plurality of recesses are formed according to the tools disposed about each of the plurality of pegs. 10. The tool box of claim 1, wherein a width dimension of at least one peg of the plurality of pegs varies from a width dimension of another peg of the plurality of pegs such that the plurality of pegs are formed of varying sizes according to the tools disposed about each of the plurality of pegs. 11. The tool box of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of pegs is sized to engage an aperture of a socket included in a set of sockets having varying-sized apertures. 12. The tool box of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of pegs is further sized to support a socket engaged thereto in close proximity with the cover when in its closed position. 13. A tool box for securing in place tools with apertures therein, comprising: a bottom portion; a pair of side portions extending upwardly from said bottom portion, each of said side portions having an upper horizontal edge, a front vertical edge and a slanted edge connecting said upper edge and said front edge, said slanted edge sloping downwardly from said upper edge to said front edge; a back portion extending upwardly from said bottom portion and between said side portions; a front portion extending upwardly from said bottom portion and between said side portions; a cover rotatably mounted at a location adjacent an upper edge of said back portion, said cover having a horizontal section and a slanted section sloping downwardly from said horizontal section, and wherein, when said cover is in a closed position, said horizontal section engages said upper horizontal edges of said side portions and said slanted section engages said slanted edges of said side portions; a partition plate extending between said side portions and disposed at a position intermediate said back portion and said front portion, said partition plate extending from a location adjacent said upper horizontal edges of said side portions downwardly to a location above said bottom portion such that a space is formed between said bottom portion and a lower edge of said partition plate, said space providing an expanse adjacent said bottom portion for storage of additional items; a peg sheet disposed adjacent an upper edge of said partition plate and along one side of said partition plate, said peg sheet is a unitary member formed of a single piece of material comprising: (1) a mounting plate that is generally flat and is coupled with said one side of said partition plate; and (2) a plurality of pegs that reside in a peg plane, wherein said peg plane is orientated in a substantial upward angle in relation to said mounting plate, wherein said plurality of pegs are separated by a plurality of recesses each having a horizontal edge that locates an angled bend between said plurality of pegs and said mounting plate; wherein the peg sheet including an upper end disposed adjacent said horizontal section of said cover when said cover is in a closed position, and wherein said tools are secured in position when their apertures are disposed on said peg sheet and the cover is in a closed position; a compartment formed between the side portions and between the cover and the bottom portion; a compartment cover rotatably attached to an upper portion of said compartment and rotatable between an open position and a closed position; and a lid support attached to one of said side portions for latching a rotatable compartment cover in its open position, wherein the lid support includes a flexible rod attached at a lower end thereof to an inner surface of the one of the side portions and said rod includes a handle portion at an upper end, said rod having a protrusion laterally extending from a mid section thereof for engaging the compartment cover, wherein said protrusion is configured to hold said compartment cover in its open position, and wherein said compartment cover includes a ridge on its underside adjacent the side portion that is configured to engage with said rod. 14. The tool box of claim 13, further comprising: a second peg sheet disposed on the inside surface of said back portion adjacent said upper edge of said back portion, said second peg sheet having an upper end which is disposed adjacent said horizontal section of said cover when said cover is in the closed position, and whereby said tools with their apertures disposed on said second peg sheet are secured in position when said cover is in the closed position. 15. The tool box of claim 14, wherein the second peg sheet includes a plurality of pegs and a mounting plate, wherein one of said plurality of pegs of the second peg sheet is sized differently than each of said plurality of pegs extending from said peg sheet. 16. The tool box of claim 15, wherein the mounting plate of the second peg sheet is attached to the inside surface of the back portion adjacent said upper edge of said back portion. 17. The tool box of claim 13, wherein the mounting plate of the peg sheet is attached to the upper edge of the partition plate.
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