Tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47B-081/00
B42F-021/00
출원번호
US-0623699
(2009-11-23)
등록번호
US-8434834
(2013-05-07)
발명자
/ 주소
Freimuth, Edward K.
출원인 / 주소
Versatility Tool Works & Manufacturing Company, Inc
대리인 / 주소
Golant, Joseph
인용정보
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9
초록▼
A tool identification and location system for a tool containing cabinet. The system includes a plastic sheet having a surface with cross sectional outlines of the cabinet drawers as well as multiple, parallel tool receiving compartments in each of the drawers. The sheet is connected to a sidewall of
A tool identification and location system for a tool containing cabinet. The system includes a plastic sheet having a surface with cross sectional outlines of the cabinet drawers as well as multiple, parallel tool receiving compartments in each of the drawers. The sheet is connected to a sidewall of the cabinet so that the outlines of each drawer are in horizontal alignment with corresponding drawers of the cabinet, and tool cross sections, called profiles, are mounted to the sheet, such as by magnets or hook and loop fasteners, for indicating to an operator the exact location, drawer and compartment, of each tool in the cabinet.
대표청구항▼
1. A tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system comprising: a tool storage cabinet having a sidewall with an outer surface and a plurality of drawers, each drawer being constructed with tool supporting structures forming a plurality of tool receiving compartment
1. A tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system comprising: a tool storage cabinet having a sidewall with an outer surface and a plurality of drawers, each drawer being constructed with tool supporting structures forming a plurality of tool receiving compartments;a sheet mounted to the outer surface of the side wall of the tool storage cabinet, the sheet having a front surface with a visual depiction of each tool receiving compartment of each drawer in the form of a diagrammatic cross section view of the tool receiving compartments in the drawer, the visual depiction of each tool receiving compartment of each drawer being horizontally aligned with a corresponding one of the drawers of the tool storage cabinet; anda plurality of tool profiles, each tool profile being a pictorial representation of a tool in one of the compartments of one of the drawers in the cabinet, the tool profiles being removably mounted to the sheet such that each tool profile is located on the visual depiction of the tool receiving compartment corresponding to the compartment and the drawer location of the tool represented by the tool profile, wherein the sheet and the tool profiles replicate visually the entire tool content of the cabinet and whereby the system conveys to a user of the exact location of the tool without the user having to open the drawers of the cabinet. 2. The tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system of claim 1, wherein: each of the plurality of the tool profiles and the visual depictions of the tool receiving compartments are scaled to the size of the sidewall of the tool storage cabinet. 3. The tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system of claim 1, wherein: each tool profile is a scaled cross section of the tool represented by the tool profile. 4. The tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system of claim 1, including: an adhesive between the sheet and the outer surface of the side wall of the tool storage cabinet; and whereinthe sheet is formed of plastic material;each of the plurality of the tool profiles and the visual depictions of the tool receiving compartments are scaled to the size of the side wall of the tool storage cabinet; andeach tool profile is a scaled cross section of the tool represented by the tool profile. 5. The tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system of claim 1, wherein: each of the tool profiles is connected to the sheet by a hook and loop fastener. 6. The tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system of claim 5, wherein: the sheet is formed of plastic material; and includingan adhesive between the sheet and the outer surface of the sidewall of the tool storage cabinet. 7. The tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system of claim 6, wherein: each of the plurality of the tool profiles and the visual depictions of the tool receiving compartments are scaled to the size of the side wall of the tool storage cabinet; andeach tool profile is a scaled cross section of the tool represented by the tool profile. 8. The visual tool identification and location system of claim 1, wherein: each outline of the tool receiving compartments in the drawer formed on the sheet is horizontally aligned with a corresponding one of the drawers in the tool storage cabinet. 9. The visual tool identification and location system of claim 8, wherein: each of the tool receiving compartments is structured to extend parallel to every other tool receiving compartment. 10. The tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system of claim 9, including: a magnet attached to each of the tool profiles. 11. The tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system of claim 10, including: an adhesive between the sheet and the outer surface of the side wall of the tool storage cabinet; and whereinthe sheet is formed of plastic material. 12. The tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system of claim 9, wherein: the visual depiction of each compartment is a diagrammatic outline formed on the sheet. 13. The tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system of claim 12, including: a magnet attached to each of the tool profiles. 14. The tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system of claim 13, wherein: each of the plurality of the tool profiles and the visual depictions of the tool receiving compartments are scaled to the size of the sidewall of the tool storage cabinet. 15. The tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system of claim 14, wherein: each tool profile is a scaled cross section of the tool represented by the tool profile. 16. The tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system of claim 15, wherein: the sheet is formed of plastic material; and includingan adhesive between the sheet and the outer surface of the sidewall of the tool storage cabinet. 17. A visual tool identification and location system adapted to be attached to a tool storage cabinet having a sidewall outer surface, a plurality of tool containing drawers and a plurality of tool receiving compartments in each drawer, the tool identification and location system comprising: a sheet adapted to be mounted to the outer surface of the side wall of the tool storage cabinet, the sheet having a front surface with an outline of each tool receiving compartment of each drawer, the outline of each tool receiving compartment on the sheet being arranged to be aligned with a corresponding one of the drawers of the tool storage cabinet; and whereineach of the plurality of tool receiving compartments is aligned parallel to one another; andthe front surface of the sheet is adapted to removably receive a plurality of tool profiles, each tool profile being a pictorial representation of a tool in the cabinet, and each tool profile being locatable on the sheet on one of the outlines of one of the drawers and one of the tool receiving compartments corresponding to the drawer and the compartment location in the tool cabinet of the tool represented by the tool profile, the sheet and the tool profiles replicating visually the entire contents of the cabinet and whereby the system conveys to a user of the exact location of the tool without the user having to open the drawers of the cabinet. 18. The visual tool identification and location system of claim 17, including: an adhesive between the sheet and the outer surface of the side wall of the tool storage cabinet; and whereinthe sheet is formed of plastic material.
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