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A floor jack is providing having an integrated tool kit. The floor jack includes a jack body and a tool kit assembly disposed on the jack body for housing tools. The tool kit includes a storage housing pivotally coupled to an exterior side of a sidewall of the jack body. The storage housing defining

A floor jack is providing having an integrated tool kit. The floor jack includes a jack body and a tool kit assembly disposed on the jack body for housing tools. The tool kit includes a storage housing pivotally coupled to an exterior side of a sidewall of the jack body. The storage housing defining a plurality of storage locations configured to secure tools, such as a socket wrench and a plurality of sockets such that they are exposed and readily assessable for use.

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1. A floor jack, comprising: a body having a front portion, an intermediate region, and an end portion, the body further having a pair of sidewalls spaced apart from each other;a lifting assembly having a lift arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the intermediate region of the body and a seco

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A floor jack, comprising: a body having a front portion, an intermediate region, and an end portion, the body further having a pair of sidewalls spaced apart from each other;a lifting assembly having a lift arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the intermediate region of the body and a second end proximate to the front portion, a top plate coupled to the second end of the lift arm, the top plate configured to engage a lifting location of an object to be lifted, and a driving head pivotally coupled to the end portion of the body to operate a hydraulic system housed within the body and configured to raise the lift arm; anda tool assembly having a storage housing pivotally coupled to an exterior side of a sidewall of the pair of sidewalls such that the orientation of the storage housing is operably confined within a prescribed range, the storage housing defining a plurality of storage locations configured to secure tools, the storage housing includes a deflectable portion positioned on an upper edge thereof to engage a corresponding catch of the body to maintain the storage housing in an upright configuration. 2. The floor jack as defined in claim 1, wherein the plurality of storage locations are disposed along an upper edge of the storage housing and each storage location is configured to receive a single wrench socket of a prescribed size. 3. The floor jack-as defined in claim 2, wherein the storage housing is removably attached to a sidewall of the body. 4. The floor jack as defined in claim 1, wherein the body includes a handle having a central portion disposed above the intermediate region and opposing end portions secured to pivot attachments coupled to the sidewalls in the intermediate region; and the deflectable portion is disposed in a curved portion of the upper edge having a curved shape conforming to the pivot attachment on the corresponding sidewall. 5. The floor jack as defined in claim 1, wherein the storage housing includes a front wall configured to receive a plurality of tools. 6. The floor jack as defined in claim 5, wherein the front wall includes a plurality of opposing arms configured to receive the tools in a snap fit manner. 7. A floor jack, comprising: a body having a front portion, an intermediate region, and an end portion, the body further having a pair of sidewalls spaced apart from each other, the first sidewall of the pair of sidewalls having a pair of posts spaced apart from each other proximate to a bottom edge thereof;a lifting assembly having a lift arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the intermediate region of the body and a second end proximate to the front portion, a top plate coupled to the second end of the lift arm, the top plate configured to engage a lifting location of an object to be lifted, and a driving head pivotally coupled to the end portion of the body to operate a hydraulic system housed within the body and configured to raise the lift arm;a first tool assembly having a storage housing pivotally coupled to the posts of the first sidewall, the storage housing defining a plurality of storage locations configured to secure tools, the storage housing having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a front wall, the upper portion defining a plurality of storage locations configured to secure tools, the storage housing defining apertures that mate with the posts in such a manner to enable the storage housing to pivot away from the first sidewall, and a plurality of tools securely received in the plurality of storage locations. 8. The floor jack as defined in claim 7, wherein an upper edge of the storage body includes a deflectable portion positioned to mate with the body in a snap-fit arrangement and a detachable manner. 9. The floor jack as defined in claim 7, wherein the plurality of storage locations receive a plurality of sockets in a generally vertical orientation. 10. The floor jack as defined in claim 9, wherein the front wall includes opposing arms configured to receive a tool in a snap-fit manner. 11. The floor jack as defined in claim 9, wherein the opposing arms are configured to receive a socket wrench. 12. The floor jack as defined in claim 11, wherein the plurality of storage locations are configured to receive a plurality of sockets in a generally vertical orientation. 13. The floor jack as defined in claim 12, wherein an upper edge of the storage housing includes a deflectable portion configured to couple to an attachment of a handle of the body in a snap-fit arrangement and a detachable manner to maintain the storage housing in an upright orientation relative to the respective sidewall, the deflectable portion is disposed in a curved portion of the upper edge conforms to the attachment of the handle, the curved portion being disposed between two storage locations of the plurality of storage locations. 14. The floor jack as defined in claim 7, wherein the front wall of the storage body is configured to receive a plurality of tools. 15. A floor jack, comprising: a body having a front portion, an intermediate region, and an end portion, the body further having a pair of sidewalls spaced apart from each other, a first sidewall of the pair of sidewalls having a forward pivot attachment and an aft pivot attachment spaced apart from each other;a lifting assembly having a lift arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the body and a second end proximate to the front portion, a top plate coupled to the second end of the lift arm, the top plate configured to engage a lifting location of an object to be lifted, and a driving head pivotally coupled to the end portion of the body to operate a hydraulic system housed within the body and configured to raise the lift arm; anda first tool assembly having a storage housing defining a plurality of storage locations configured to secure tools, the storage housing including an upper edge having a deflectable portion positioned to engage a lip of the body in a snap-fit arrangement and a detachable manner while the storage housing is in an upright orientation relative to the first sidewall,a forward end that mates with the forward pivot attachment of the body in a pivotal mount arrangement proximate to a lower edge of the storage location, andan aft end that mates the aft pivot attachment of the body in a pivotal mount arrangement proximate to a lower edge of the storage location, such that the forward pivot attachment and the aft pivot attachment cooperatively enable the storage housing to pivot away from the sidewall. 16. The floor jack as defined in claim 15, wherein the annular lip is defined by a handle attachment of the body. 17. The floor jack as defined in claim 16, wherein the deflectable portion is disposed in a curved portion of the upper edge of the storage body that is shaped to conform to the handle attachment. 18. The floor jack as defined in claim 17, wherein the curved portion is disposed between two storage locations of the plurality of storage locations. 19. The floor jack as defined in claim 15, further comprising a second tool assembly having a storage housing mounted to a second sidewall of the pair of sidewalls.