Composite work surface
AssigneeSnap-on Incorporated
InventorThomas A. Terminella, Jr.
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Abstract
A tool storage unit includes a housing configured to store a tool and a top surface coupled to the housing. The top surface is a composite that includes an upper face and a lower face. The upper face is configured to be a work surface. The upper face includes a surface texture element integrally formed in the top surface. The upper face includes a raised portion along a perimeter. The lower face includes a plurality of ribs integrally formed with the lower face and protruding in a direction opposite the upper face. The plurality of ribs are spaced to form a cavity. The lower face includes a plurality of integrally formed bosses. At least one of the bosses is an attachment point for coupling to the housing.
Claims20
A tool storage unit comprising:
- a housing configured to store a tool;
- and
- a top surface coupled to the housing, wherein the top surface is a composite, the top surface comprising an upper face and a lower face disposed opposite the upper face,
- wherein the upper face is configured to be a work surface and includes a surface texture element, the surface texture element being integrally formed in the top surface and lying substantially planar over the upper face,
- wherein the upper face includes a raised portion along a perimeter of the upper face,
- wherein the lower face includes a lip along a portion of a perimeter of the lower face,
- wherein another portion of the perimeter of the lower face excludes the lip,
- wherein the lower face includes a plurality of ribs integrally formed with the lower face and protruding in a direction opposite the upper face, the plurality of ribs being configured to facilitate the transfer of loading from loads placed on the upper face, and being spaced at a distance so as to form a cavity, and
- wherein the lower face includes a plurality of integrally formed bosses, at least one of the bosses configured to be an attachment point for coupling to the housing.
A work surface comprising:
- a top surface being a composite, the top surface comprising an upper face and a lower face disposed opposite the upper face,
- wherein the upper face is configured to be a work surface and includes a surface texture element, the surface texture element being integrally formed in the top surface and lying substantially planar over the upper face,
- wherein the upper face includes a raised portion along a perimeter of the upper face,
- wherein the lower face includes a lip along a portion of a perimeter of the lower face,
- wherein another portion of the perimeter of the lower face excludes the lip,
- wherein the lower face includes a plurality of ribs integrally formed with the lower face and protruding in a direction opposite the upper face, the plurality of ribs being configured to facilitate the transfer of loading from loads placed on the upper face, and being spaced at a distance so as to form a cavity, and
- wherein the lower face includes a plurality of integrally formed bosses, at least one of the bosses configured to be an attachment point.
A tool storage unit comprising:
- a housing configured to store a tool;
- and
- a top surface coupled to the housing, wherein the top surface is a composite, the top surface comprising an upper face and a lower face disposed opposite the upper face,
- wherein
- the upper face is configured to be a work surface and includes a surface texture element, the surface texture element being integrally formed in the top surface and lying substantially planar over the upper face,
- the upper face further includes a raised portion along at least a portion of a perimeter of the upper face, and
- the lower face includes
- a lip along at least a portion of a perimeter of the lower face,
- a plurality of ribs integrally formed with the lower face and protruding in a direction opposite the upper face, the plurality of ribs being configured to facilitate the transfer of loading from loads placed on the upper face, and being spaced at a distance so as to form a cavity,
- a elongate receiving cavity, configured to house an illumination assembly, extending outwardly from the lower face, the receiving cavity further having at least one wall substantially parallel to at least a portion of the lip, and
- a plurality of integrally formed bosses, at least one of the bosses configured to be an attachment point for coupling to the housing.
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