Interchangeable and interconnectable tool organizing device
OwnerJonathan Hurleyinventor
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Abstract
A custom tool accessory to hold a tool, the custom tool accessory including a body, at least one tongue disposed at a first side of the body, at least one tongue receiving groove disposed at a second side of the body opposite from the first side of the body, and a tool holding portion disposed on the body to hold the tool. At least one magnet is attached to the underside of a metallic base plate that is in turn secured to the underside of the body. A retainer surrounds the at least one magnet and also underlies the area of the bottom of the base plate that is not covered by the at least one magnet.
Claims19
A modular custom mechanic's tool accessory to hold a plurality of mechanic's tools, the custom tool accessory comprising modular mechanic's tool holders that are interconnectable to cooperatively hold a plurality of mechanic's tools, each mechanic's tool holder comprising:
- (a) a first base section;
- (b) a first upright wall having an inclined inner surface projecting upward from a side of the first base section and having an upright outer surface opposite to the inner surface;
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- (c) a second upright wall spaced from and extending along the first wall, the second wall having an inner surface projecting upward from the opposite side of the base section from the location of the first wall and having an upright outer surface opposite the inner surface;
- (d) a missing mechanic's tool color indicator disposed at the first base section of the mechanic's tool holding portion, the color of the missing mechanic's tool indicator is unrelated to the color of the mechanic's tool, wherein the missing mechanic's tool indicator is visibly blocked from sight by the mechanic's tool when the mechanic's tool is engaged and held by the mechanic's tool holding portion and is visible to sight when the mechanic's tool is removed from the mechanic's tool holding portion;
- (e) at least one tongue extending longitudinally along the height of the outer surface of the first wall and projecting outwardly away from the outer surface of the first wall;
- (f) at least one tongue receiving groove is recessed into the upright outer surface of the second wall to extend along the height of the outer surface of the second wall;
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- (g) wherein the at least one tongue extending along outer surface of the first wall engageable in locking relationship with the at least one groove of a first adjacent holder for mechanic's tools and the at least one tongue receiving groove extending along the outer surface of the second wall engageable in locking relationship with the at least one tongue of a second adjacent holder for mechanic's tools.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.