# US 10,500,712 B2 · Tool storage rack > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,500,712 B2 - Document ID: US10500712B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/379,489 - Filed: 2016-12-15 - Published: 2017-06-22 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2015-12-17 - Applicants: Gregory R Ernst - Inventors: Gregory R Ernst - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500712B2 ## CPC - B25H 3/04: Racks - B23Q 3/00: Devices holding, supporting, or positioning work or tools, of a kind normally removable from the machine (work-tables or other parts, e.g. faceplates, normally not incorporating means for securing work B23Q1/00; automatic position control B23Q15/00 {; food cutting boards A47J47/00; workpiece support for dies B21D37/02}; rotary tool heads for turning-machines B23B3/24, B23B3/26; non-driven tool holders B23B29/00; general features of turrets B23B29/24 {; drawbars in spindles B23B31/261; for electrical discharge machining B23H11/003; for welding B23K37/04; means for securing grinding wheels B24B45/00; mountings for abrasive wheels B24D5/16}; tools or bench devices for fastening, connecting, disengaging or holding B25B {; chucks for percussive tools B25D17/084; work benches for manual work B25H1/00; devices for securing circular saw blades B27B5/32; for assembling or manufacturing aircrafts B64F5/10; devices for holding circuit boards H05K13/0061; for holding semiconductors or wafers H10P72/00}) - B25H: WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS (storing or packaging B65) - B23Q: DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING (tools of the kind used in lathes or boring machines B23B27/00); MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT ## Abstract A tool storage rack provides receiving bays for positioning tools therein. An elastomeric portion of the rack provides gripping and cushioning for the tool and further provides gripping for lessening the chance of movement or sliding of the rack from position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A tool storage rack, comprising: a base member having first and second end walls and plural spaced walls between said end walls extending perpendicularly away from said base member, defining plural tool receiving bays between said first end wall and an adjacent one of said plural spaced walls and between successive adjacent ones of said plural spaced walls and between a last one of said plural spaced walls and said second end wall, a first portion of at least one tool receiving bay defining a concave up section adjacent a first edge of the base member; and an anti-skid liner positionable on said base member for defining a tool resting floor to the tool storage rack, wherein said anti-skid liner comprises an engagement member for engaging with said base member to secure the liner in position relative to said base member, said engagement member further defining feet portions for providing a portion to rest the tool storage rack against a surface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The tool storage rack according to claim 1, wherein said feet portions provide gripping to resist against movement of the tool storage rack relative to the surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The tool storage rack according to claim 1, wherein said anti-skid liner provides gripping engagement with portions of a tool positioned in a tool receiving bay. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The tool storage rack according to claim 1, wherein said anti-skid liner and said base member have complementary profiles on portions thereof to provide for nesting engagement of said anti-skid liner with said base member. ### Claim 5 The tool storage rack according to claim ones 1, wherein a section of at least one of said walls extends a first distance from said base member and defines a handle access region for smaller tools whereby access to a tool handle is not blocked by said wall. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The tool storage rack according to claim 1, wherein said tool receiving bays define a handle or tool head support region for larger tools. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The tool storage rack according to claim 1, further comprising a second portion of the at least one tool receiving bay defining a concave up section adjacent a second edge of the base member, said second edge being on a side of the base member opposite the first edge, said second portion concave up section providing a resting portion for engaging a portion of a tool having a curved profile positioned in the at least one tool bay. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The tool storage rack according to claim 1, further comprising said anti-skid liner having plural slots defined therein for passing over said plural spaced walls, for enabling positioning said anti-skid liner relative to said base member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The tool storage rack according to claim 1, wherein said anti-skid liner comprises an elastomeric substance. ### Claim 10 A method of providing a device for storing tools, comprising: providing plural tool receiving bays, ones of said tool receiving bays defined by a space between plural divider walls, first portions of said divider walls having a first height and second portions of said divider walls having a second height greater than said first height; and providing an anti-skid liner with receiving slots for allowing said divider walls to pass therethrough for allowing positioning of said anti-skid liner over said divider walls for positioning at a base of said tool receiving bays, further comprising providing said anti-skid liner with an engagement member for engaging with said tool receiving bays to secure the liner in position relative to said tool receiving bays, wherein portions of said engagement members further extend beyond perhipheral edges of said tool receiving bays and provide feet portions extending below a bottom surface of said tool receiving bays for providing a portion to rest the device against a surface. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein said feet portions provide gripping to resist against movement of the receiving bays relative to a surface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein said anti-skid liner provides gripping engagement with portions of a tool positioned in a tool receiving bay. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, further comprising said first height first portions providing said tool receiving bays with a handle access region for smaller tools. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, further comprising said second height second portions providing said tool receiving bays with a handle or tool head support region for larger tools. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein said anti-skid liner comprises an elastomeric substance. ### Claim 16 A rack for holding pliers in a tool box or tool drawer, comprising: plural divider members defining pliers receiving bays with opposite first and second edge portions, ones of said first and second edge portions having curved floor regions; a first section of ones of said divider members extending a first distance from said floor regions and a second section of ones of said divider members extending a second distance from said floor regions, said second distance being greater than said first distance; providing an anti-skid surface to said receiving bays for engagement with pliers placed in the rack, said anti-skid surface comprising a unitary member with slots defined therein for allowing installation over said divider members; and providing a gripping foot portion to the rack for gripping engagement with a surface, said gripping foot portion formed as a portion of the anti-skid surface that extends beyond peripheral edges of said receiving bays. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The rack according to claim 16, wherein said anti-skid liner comprises an elastomeric substance. ### Claim 18 A method of providing a device for storing tools, comprising: providing plural tool receiving bays defined by divider walls, first portions of said divider walls having a first height and second portions of said divider walls having a second height greater than said first height; and providing an anti-skid liner with receiving slots for allowing said divider walls to pass therethrough for allowing positioning of said anti-skid liner over said divider walls for positioning at a base of said tool receiving bays, further comprising providing said anti-skid liner with feet portions for providing a portion to rest the device against a surface, wherein said feet portions comprise rectangular parallelepipeds defined at opposite edges of the anti-skid liner and positioned adjacent to exterior peripheral edges of said tool receiving bays. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method according to claim 18, wherein said anti-skid liner comprises an elastomeric substance.