A position adjustable support assembly is convertible to and from a tool case, to allow transport with a plurality of articles attached thereto. A segmented position adjustable support assembly has a center assembly and a left and right assembly. The left and right assemblies are rotatable about the
A position adjustable support assembly is convertible to and from a tool case, to allow transport with a plurality of articles attached thereto. A segmented position adjustable support assembly has a center assembly and a left and right assembly. The left and right assemblies are rotatable about the center assembly and the vertical supports of the center, left and right assemblies can be retained in base and top-receivers of a tool case. Retainers may secure the segmented assembly to the base and top. This allows a user to mount the segmented assembly in a first work location, and then convert the segmented assembly to a tool case for transport to a second work location.
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1. A tool case comprising: a) a segmented assembly comprising i) a center assembly comprising: a left vertical support member; anda right, vertical support member;a horizontal support member having a length axis and extending between the left vertical support member and right vertical support member
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A tool case comprising: a) a segmented assembly comprising i) a center assembly comprising: a left vertical support member; anda right, vertical support member;a horizontal support member having a length axis and extending between the left vertical support member and right vertical support member;ii) a left-side assembly rotatably attached to the center assembly and extending from a left end of the center assembly, and comprising: left-extended vertical support member:a horizontal support member having a length axis and extending from the left vertical support member to the left-extended vertical support member;wherein the length axis of the horizontal support member of the left-side assembly extends at, a substantially orthogonal direction to the length axis of the horizontal member of the center assembly; iii) a right-side assembly rotatably attached to the center assembly and extending from a right end of the center assembly, and comprising: a right-extended vertical support member;a horizontal support member having a length axis and extending from the right vertical support member to the right-extended vertical support member;wherein the length axis of the horizontal support member of the right-side assembly extends at a substantially orthogonal direction to the length axis of the horizontal member of the center assembly,wherein the length axes of the horizontal support members of the left-side and right-side assemblies extend to the same side of the center-assembly; iv) a support extension coupled to and extending substantially perpendicular to at, least one of the horizontal support members of the center, left-side or right-side assemblies, wherein said support extension comprises: an attached end that is coupled to said horizontal support member;an extended end that is extended out aid horizontal support member;a length from said attached end to said extended end;an extension attachment attaching the attached end of the support extension to the horizontal support member;b) a base having a plurality of base-receivers:c) a top having a plurality of top-receivers: wherein the left, right, left-extended and right extended vertical supports are retained in the plurality of base receivers and top-receivers to form the tool case. 2. The position adjustable support assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one of said horizontal support members of the center, left-side and right-side assemblies is a position adjustable support assembly, wherein at least one of said horizontal support members of the center, left-side and right-side assemblies comprises a fin slot that extends along the length axis of the support member; and wherein the positional adjustable support assembly further comprises a fin extending perpendicularly a fin height from an outside surface of said horizontal support member and extending a portion of said length of the horizontal support member;wherein said horizontal support, member has a circular cross-section and wherein the extension attachment comprises a semi-circular support coupler comprising: a length extending a length axis that is parallel with the horizontal support member length axis;a gap opening extending along the length axis of the semi-circular support coupler to allow the semi-circular support coupler to extend around the horizontal support member in a concentric coupling arrangement:an inside surface;a retaining slot extending along the inside surface along the length axis of the semi-circular support coupler a slot depth;wherein the slot depth is at least as large as the fin height;wherein the retaining slot is configured over the fin to secure the support extension to the horizontal support member and prevent rotation about said horizontal support member; andwherein the support extension is detachably attachable to the horizontal support member and position adjustable along the length of the horizontal support member. 3. The position adjustable support assembly of claim 2, wherein the gap opening extends a radius of no more than about 120 degrees. 4. The position adjustable support assembly of claim 2, wherein the gap opening has a radius that is less than the diameter of the horizontal support member, thereby requiring flexing of the semi-circular support coupler to engage around the horizontal support member. 5. The position adjustable support assembly of claim 2, comprising a plurality fins within the fin slot and a gap between two adjacent fins that is larger than the length of the semi-circular support coupler and wherein said semi-circular support coupler is detachably attachable to the horizontal support, member with said gap between adjacent fins. 6. The position adjustable support assembly of claim 2, wherein the horizontal support member comprises a plurality of retainer apertures for receiving a coupler retainer that extends from the semi-circular support coupler into one of said plurality of retainer apertures to retain the support coupler to the support member in a fixed location along the length of the support member. 7. The position adjustable support assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of base-receivers comprise: i) a left vertical support receiver for receiving the left vertical support member;ii) a right vertical support receiver for receiving the right vertical support member;iii) a left -extended vertical support receiver for receiving the left-extended vertical support member; andiv) a right-extended vertical support receiver for receiving the right-extended vertical support member. 8. The position adjustable support assembly of claim 7, wherein at least one of the plurality of base-receivers is a channel, and wherein a second end of a vertical support member is inserted into said channel. 9. The position adjustable support assembly of claim 7, wherein at least two of the plurality of base-receivers is a channel and wherein a second end of a vertical support member is inserted into said channel. 10. The position adjustable support assembly of claim 7, wherein at least one of the plurality of base-receivers is retained to the base by a base-retainer. 11. The position adjustable support assembly of claim 1, wherein the top-receivers comprise: a) a left vertical support receiver for receiving the left vertical support member;b) a right vertical support receiver for receiving the right vertical support member:c) a left -extended vertical support receiver for receiving the left-extended vertical support member; andd) a right-extended vertical support receiver for receiving the right-extended vertical support member. 12. The position adjustable support assembly of claim 11, wherein at least one of the plurality of top-receivers is a channel and wherein a first end of a vertical support member is inserted into said channel. 13. The position adjustable support assembly of claim 11, wherein at least two of the plurality of top-receivers is a channel and wherein a first end of a vertical support member is inserted into said channel. 14. The position adjustable support assembly of claim 11, wherein at least one of the plurality of top-receivers is retained to the top by a top-retainer. 15. The position adjustable support assembly of claim 1, where the support extension is detachably attachable to the horizontal support member. 16. The position adjustable support assembly of claim 15, wherein the extension attachment comprises an extension coupler for detachably attaching the support extension by insertion of h attached end of h support extension into the extension coupler. 17. A method of converting the tool case of claim 1 to a wall mounted segmented assembly comprising the steps of: a) removing the top from the segmented assembly,b) removing the base from the segmented assembly;c) rotating the left-side assembly until the length axis of the left-side assembly horizontal support member is substantially parallel with the length axis of the center-assembly;d) rotating the right-side assembly until the length axis of the right-side assembly horizontal support member is substantially parallel with the length axis of the center-assembly;e) attaching the segmented assembly to a wall. 18. The method of claim 17 wherein the top comprises a top-retainer for retaining at least one of the left, right, left-extended and right extended vertical supports to said top and wherein the method further comprises the step of removing said top-retainer before removing the top from the segmented assembly. 19. The method of claim 17 wherein the base comprises a base-retainer for retaining at least one of the left, right, left-extended and right extended vertical supports to said base and wherein the method further comprises the step of removing said base-retainer before removing the base from the segmented assembly.
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