Portable tool organizer and apparatus

#This invention relates to the organization of multiple socket sets and various hand tools. The invention provides multiple tool receiving surfaces upon which to mount hand tools and accessories. The invention preferably rotates to provide easy access to tools and accessories affixed thereto.

#It is common for mechanics to have more than thirty different socket and/or tool sets. Organizing these tools is therefore of paramount importance.

#Until now there have been socket and tool organizers that organize single sets of tools. Examples are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,337,860; 4,410,095; 4,802,580; 4,927,020; 5,855,284; and 6,047,824, all incorporated herein by reference. Socket organizers typically utilize magnets, spring clips or the like to organize sockets in size order, for example, in a linear fashion. With these prior art organizers, multiple tool sets require multiple organizers.

#FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention.

#FIG. 1a is a top plan view of the base plate of one aspect of the present invention.

#FIG. 2 is a top view of the frame/handle of the present invention.

#The present invention will be better understood by the following detailed description of the invention and with reference to the drawings.

#Now referring to FIG. 1, the organizer 2 comprises frame 10 and tool mounting assembly 30.

#Now referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, frame 10 typically comprises uprights 12 and 14 and base 16. Frame 10 can comprise any suitable material such as wood, metal, or fiberglass but is preferably formed of tube steel. Base 16 may further comprise openings 19 formed therein to facilitate mounting the base to a workbench, floor, wall or the like by means of bolting or the like.