Tool storage system
AssigneeTechtronic Cordless GP
InventorsJ. Porter Whitmire, J. Luke Jenkins, Stephen A. Hughett, Brianna E. Williams, Tyler H. Knight, Jeffrey Groves, Austin Clark
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Abstract
A storage container system includes rolling toolbox, a storage container, a storage bin, and a storage container assembly. Various aspects relate to a storage container including at least one sidewall extending from a base, the sidewall at least partially defining an outer wall of an interior compartment. A lid is coupled to the sidewall and movable between an open position and a closed position. The interior compartment is accessible while the lid is in the open position, and the interior compartment is covered while the lid is in the closed position.
Claims19
A rolling toolbox comprising:
- a container including a base, a plurality of sidewalls, a lid coupled to one of the sidewalls, and a latch, the lid movable between a closed portion and an open position, the latch selectively securing the lid in the closed position, the lid including a feature configured to engage a complementary feature positioned on the base of another container and releasably secured to the other container in a stacked relationship, the feature comprising a plurality of protrusions, each of the protrusions having a cantilevered flange, at least one of the container and the other container includes a locking plate that is movable between an engaged position in which the locking member secures the base of the other container to the lid and a disengaged position in which the other container is removable from the lid, the locking plate being configured to engage the flange of each of the protrusions and movable relative to a surface of the lid of the container and a bottom surface of the base of the other container;
- a wheel rotatably coupled to the container and supporting the container for movement on a support surface;
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- a handle coupled to the container to guide movement of the container, the handle being movable between a retracted position and an extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.