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US 12,042,911 B2Granted
Tool storage assembly, and head tube assembly including the tool storage assembly
AssigneeCrank Brothers, Inc.
InventorsCarl Winefordner, Frank Hermansen
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Abstract
A tool storage assembly, including a container assembly, and at least a multi-tool assembly, removably connected to said container assembly, wherein said container assembly and said multi-tool assembly comprise respective sliding connection portions that engage each other.
Claims11
A tool storage assembly, comprising:
- a container assembly, and
- at least one multi-tool assembly, removably connected to said container assembly, wherein said container assembly and said multi-tool assembly comprise respective sliding connection portions that engage each other, wherein said sliding connection portions of the container assembly and multi-tool assembly are either hook shaped or dovetail-shaped,
- wherein said container assembly and said multi-tool assembly are removably connected to each other so to be mutually aligned along an axis, and wherein said sliding connection portions are configured to engage/disengage each other, in a sliding manner, along directions perpendicular to said axis,
- wherein said at least one multi-tool assembly comprises a second multi-tool assembly including a chainbreaker including a first screw pin, and wherein said container includes a side connection area for said second multi-tool assembly, which allows said second multi-tool assembly to be connected to said container in such a way that an axis of said first screw pin is perpendicular to an axis of said container, so that said container can be used as a handle for operating said chainbreaker, and
- wherein said side connection area includes hook-shaped or dovetail shaped sliding connection portions.
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A multi-tool assembly comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical-shaped body having an axis of cylindrical symmetry along a longitudinal direction, a chainbreaker and a CO2 inflator,
- wherein said chainbreaker includes a first threaded seat, made in said body, and a first screw pin, which is engaged in said first threaded seat, and wherein said CO2 inflator includes a second threaded seat, made in said body, and a second screw pin, which is engaged in said second threaded seat,
- wherein in an in-use condition, both an axis of the first threaded seat is parallel to the axis of cylindrical symmetry of the body and
- an axis of the second threaded seat is parallel to the axis of cylindrical symmetry of the body
- and at least one sliding connection configured to attach to a tool storage assembly.
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A tool storage assembly, comprising
- a container assembly comprising at least one pair of sliding connection portions situated at one end of the container assembly;
- and
- at least one multi-tool assembly comprising two pairs of sliding connection portions, each pair at opposing ends of said at least one multi-tool assembly,
- wherein said at least one multi-tool assembly is removably connected to said container assembly by engaging said at least one pair of sliding connection portions of the container assembly with one pair of sliding connection portions of the at least one multi-tool assembly,
- wherein said sliding connection portions of the container assembly are arranged in a mirror image with respect to a center plane of the container assembly and wherein said sliding connection portions of the multi-tool assembly are arranged in a minor image with respect to a center plane of the at least one multi-tool assembly,
- wherein said at least one multi-tool assembly includes a second multi-tool assembly including a chainbreaker including a first screw pin, and wherein said container includes a side connection area for said second multi-tool assembly, which allows said second multi-tool assembly to be connected to said container in such a way that an axis of said first screw pin is perpendicular to an axis of said container, so that said container can be used as a handle for operating said chainbreaker, and
- wherein said side connection area includes hook-shaped or dovetail shaped sliding connection portions.
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