Tool organization system

A tool holder adapted to be either removably attached to an upper sidewall lip of a mobile tool cart, or stored within a tool storage compartment of the mobile tool cart, the tool holder comprising:

• a flexible body having a front surface and an opposing rear surface that terminate in a body perimeter having a top edge;
• a plurality of tool pockets attached to the front surface of the flexible body;
• and
• a rigid support plate attached adjacent the top edge, the rigid support plate having an outwardly extending portion that extends to a downwardly extending portion,
• the rigid support plate, the outwardly extending portion, and the downwardly extending portion being adapted to fit around the upper sidewall lip of the mobile tool cart for removably handing the tool holder on the mobile tool cart, and
• the flexible body and the rigid support plate being shaped and sized to fit within the tool storage compartment of the mobile tool cart.

A method for storing a plurality of tools in either a working configuration or a storage configuration, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a mobile tool cart having a cart base having a base perimeter, a cart sidewall extending upwardly from the base perimeter to an upper sidewall lip, the cart base and the cart sidewall cooperating to form a tool storage compartment, and a pair of wheels rotatably attached adjacent the cart base for at least partially supporting the cart base for rolling movement;
• providing a tool holder having a flexible body having a front surface and an opposing rear surface that terminate in a body perimeter having a top edge, a plurality of tool pockets attached to the front surface of the flexible body, and a support plate attached adjacent the top edge, the support plate having a means for removably hanging the tool holder from the upper sidewall lip of the mobile tool cart;
• inserting the plurality of tools into the plurality of tool pockets;
• hanging the tool holder on the upper sidewall lip of the mobile tool cart such that the plurality of tools are positioned for easy access, in the working configuration;
• removing the tool holder from the upper sidewall lip of the mobile tool cart;
• and
• inserting the tool holder into the tool storage compartment such that the tool are stored in the storage configuration.