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US 12,673,410 B2Granted
Tool storage units with integrated power
AssigneeSnap-on Incorporated
InventorsDavid A. Doerflinger, Daniel Eggert
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Abstract
The present invention broadly relates to a tool storage unit with an integrated power strip. In some embodiments, the power strip is movable with a compartment of the tool storage unit. In other embodiments, the power strip is stationary. The compartment is adapted to provide access to the power strip when the compartment is open.
Claims11
A tool storage unit, comprising:
- a compartment movable between open and closed positions;
- a power strip coupled to an interior wall of the compartment and accessible via the compartment when the compartment is in the open position;
- a power cable extending from the power strip;
- a cable carrier adapted to house at least a portion of the power cable;
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- a tube adapted to slidably couple to the compartment, wherein the tube extends over or through a back wall of the compartment, and wherein the cable carrier is disposed in the tube and the cable carrier is adapted to extend out of the tube when the compartment is moved to the open position and retract into the tube when the compartment is moved to the closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.