A magnet sandwiching storage tray for retaining a plurality of articles, especially tools formed from a ferrous metal. The magnet sandwiching storage tray has a top tray member, a bottom tray member, and a plurality of magnets positioned therebetween. The top and bottom tray members each have a plur
A magnet sandwiching storage tray for retaining a plurality of articles, especially tools formed from a ferrous metal. The magnet sandwiching storage tray has a top tray member, a bottom tray member, and a plurality of magnets positioned therebetween. The top and bottom tray members each have a plurality of channels formed therein. Each of the plurality of channels, formed in the top tray member, is sized to temporarily retaining an article, such as a wrench, a socket, or some other tool. The plurality of magnets is positioned within the channels of the bottom tray member and is retained therein by the interior of the top tray member. The magnets exert a sufficient force through the top tray member to attract and temporarily retain the articles in the channels formed in the top tray member. The bottom tray member is secured to the underside of the top tray member so that the plurality of magnets is retained therebetween.
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1. A magnet sandwiching storage tray for retaining a plurality of articles, each of said plurality of articles having a portion with magnet affinity, comprising: a) a top tray member having a 3-dimensional configuration with a perimeter and having a plurality of channels aligned parallel to one anot
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A magnet sandwiching storage tray for retaining a plurality of articles, each of said plurality of articles having a portion with magnet affinity, comprising: a) a top tray member having a 3-dimensional configuration with a perimeter and having a plurality of channels aligned parallel to one another, each of said plurality of channels sized and shaped to receive an article, each of said plurality of channels having an open first end, an oppositely aligned open second end, a front wall, a rear wall and a floor, said rear wall being angled upward and terminating at a spacer wall, each of said spacer walls separating adjacent channels, and said top tray member having a bottom with an open interior cavity formed therein;b) a bottom tray member having a 3-dimensional configuration with a perimeter and having a plurality of channels aligned parallel to one another, each of said plurality of channels sized and shaped to receive a magnet, each of said plurality of channels formed in said bottom tray member corresponding with one of said plurality of channels formed in said top tray member, a portion of said bottom tray member being sized and configured to nest in said open interior cavity of said top tray member and forming a plurality of nesting channels, and said bottom and top tray members being secured about their perimeters; andc) a plurality of magnets each being retained within one of said plurality of nesting channels, each of said magnets having a front face underlying said rear wall of each of said channels formed in said top tray member so as to magnetically attract and retain one of said articles against said rear wall of each of said plurality of channels formed in said top tray member. 2. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 1 wherein each of said plurality of magnets rests within one of said pair of plurality of nesting channels, each of said plurality of magnets is angled upwards, and the depth of said plurality of channels formed in said bottom tray vary. 3. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 2 wherein each of said plurality of channels formed in said bottom tray member has a pair of sidewalls, and said pair of sidewalls of each channel prevent said magnet from moving lengthwise, and said top and bottom tray members are secured together. 4. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 3 wherein each of said plurality of magnets has a rectangular configuration with a front face, a pair of side edges, a lower edge and a top edge, and said front face contacts said rear wall of said top tray member, said pair of side edges contact said pair of sidewall of said bottom tray member, and said lower edge contacts said floor of said bottom tray member. 5. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 3 wherein said pair of sidewalls formed in said bottom tray member is aligned perpendicular to each of said plurality of channels formed in said bottom tray member. 6. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 1 wherein said rear walls of each of said plurality of channels formed in said top tray member are aligned parallel to one another and each is angled from between about 10° to about 80° relative to a vertical axis, and said plurality of magnets are of at least two different heights. 7. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 6 wherein said front wall of each of said plurality of channels formed in said top tray member are aligned parallel to one another and each is aligned parallel to said spacer walls. 8. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 1 wherein said bottom tray member is bonded to said top tray member about their perimeters after said bottom tray member engages said open interior cavity of said top tray member. 9. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 1 wherein said top tray member is formed from a polymer having a thickness of from between about 0.006 inches to about 0.05 inches. 10. A magnet sandwiching storage tray for retaining a plurality of articles, each of said plurality of articles having a portion with magnet affinity, comprising: a) a top tray member having a 3-dimensional configuration with a perimeter and having a plurality of channels aligned parallel to one another, each of said plurality of channels sized and shaped to receive an article, each of said plurality of channels having an open first end, an oppositely aligned open second end, a front wall, a rear wall and a floor, said rear wall being angled upward at from between about 10° to about 80° relative to a vertical axis and terminating at a spacer wall, each of said spacer walls separating adjacent channels, and said top tray member having a bottom with an open interior cavity formed therein;b) a bottom tray member having a 3-dimensional configuration with a perimeter and having a plurality of channels aligned parallel to one another, each of said plurality of channels sized and shaped to receive a magnet, each of said plurality of channels formed in said bottom tray member corresponding with one of said plurality of channels formed in said top tray member, a portion of said bottom tray member being sized and configured to nest in said open interior cavity of said top tray member and forming a plurality of nesting channels, and said bottom and top tray members being secured about their perimeters; andc) a plurality of magnets each being retained within one of said plurality of nesting channels, each of said magnets having a rectangular configuration with a front face underlying said rear wall of each of said channels formed in said top tray member so as to magnetically attract and retain one of said articles against said rear wall of each of said plurality of channels formed in said top tray member. 11. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 10 wherein each of said plurality of rectangular configured magnets has a length of at least about 1.5 inches, a width of at least about 1 inch, and a thickness of at least about 0.25 inches. 12. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 10 wherein each of said plurality of channels formed in said top tray member has a depth, and the depth of at least one of said channels is greater than the depth of one of said remaining channels, and said plurality of magnets are of at least two different heights. 13. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 10 wherein each of said plurality of channels formed in said top tray member has a depth, and the depth of all of said channels is the same. 14. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 10 wherein said top tray member is integrally formed as a single unitary body, said bottom tray member is integrally formed as a single unitary body, and a portion of said bottom tray member is sized and configured to nest within said open interior cavity of said top tray member and enclose and hold stationary each of said plurality of magnets. 15. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 10 wherein said rear wall of each of said plurality of channels formed in said top tray member extend upward at an angle of from between about 30° to about 60° relative to a vertical axis. 16. A magnet sandwiching storage tray for retaining a plurality of articles, each of said plurality of articles having a portion with magnet affinity, comprising: a) a top tray member having a 3-dimensional configuration with a perimeter and having a plurality of channels aligned parallel to one another, each of said plurality of channels sized and shaped to receive an article, each of said plurality of channels having an open first end, an oppositely aligned open second end, a front wall, a rear wall and a floor, said rear wall being angled upward at from between about 30° to about 60° relative to a vertical axis and terminating at a spacer wall, each of said spacer walls separating adjacent channels, and said top tray member having a bottom with an open interior cavity formed therein;b) a bottom tray member having a 3-dimensional configuration with a perimeter and having a plurality of channels aligned parallel to one another, each of said plurality of channels sized and shaped to receive a magnet, each of said plurality of channels formed in said bottom tray member corresponding with one of said plurality of channels formed in said top tray member, a portion of said bottom tray member being sized and configured to nest in said open interior cavity of said top tray member and forming a plurality of nesting channels, and said bottom and top tray members being secured about their perimeters; andc) a plurality of magnets each being retained within one of said plurality of nesting channels, each of said magnets having a front face underlying said rear wall of each of said channels formed in said top tray member so as to magnetically attract and retain one of said articles against said rear wall of each of said plurality of channels formed in said top tray member. 17. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 16 wherein each of said plurality of magnets is held stationary between said top tray member and said bottom tray member, each of said plurality of magnets are aligned parallel to one another and at an angle to a vertical axis, and said top and bottom tray members are secured together by a heat bond. 18. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 16 wherein said top tray member has a spacer wall separating adjacent channels formed therein and said bottom tray member has a spacer wall separating adjacent channels formed therein, and when said bottom tray member engages said open interior cavity of said top tray member, said spacer wall of said bottom tray member is spaced apart from an inner surface of said spacer wall of said top tray member. 19. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 16 wherein said plurality of articles include at least three wrenches, each having a similar configuration and each being of a different size, each wrench having a shaft with a head formed on a first end and a head formed on an oppositely aligned second end, and each of said shafts has a length that is greater than each of said plurality of channels formed in said top tray member, whereby said heads of each of said wrenches project beyond said channels formed in said top tray member in which it is retained. 20. The magnet sandwiching storage tray of claim 16 wherein said top tray member and said bottom tray member are each formed from a polymer film having the same thickness, said thickness is less than about 0.05 inches, and said top and bottom tray members are secured together by an adhesive.
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