Convertible tool case to a support assembly
OwnerJames Francis Blakeinventor
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Abstract
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.
Claims19
A tool case comprising:
- a) a segmented assembly comprising
- i) a center assembly comprising:
- a left vertical support member;
- and
- a 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.