Tool storage system to accommodate multiple different types of automotive tool kits
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJoel ALONSO VAZQUEZ, Felipe de Jesus SANCHEZ
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Abstract
A tool storage system for a vehicle may include a frame portion configured to receive a first tool kit and a second tool kit, a first coupling interface to operably couple the first tool kit to the frame portion, and a second coupling interface to operably couple the second tool kit to the frame portion. The first coupling interface and the second coupling interface may utilize a common fastener to operably couple the frame portion to the first tool kit and the second tool kit.
Claims20
A tool storage system for a vehicle, the tool storage system comprising:
- a frame portion configured to receive a first tool kit and a second tool kit;
- a first coupling interface to operably couple the first tool kit to the frame portion;
- and
- a second coupling interface to operably couple the second tool kit to the frame portion,
- wherein the first coupling interface and the second coupling interface utilize a common fastener to operably couple the frame portion to the first tool kit and the second tool kit.
A method for configuring a tool storage system to store a selected one of a first tool kit and a second tool kit within a vehicle, the method comprising:
- affixing the tool storage system to a portion of the vehicle, the tool storage system comprising:
- a frame portion configured to receive both the first tool kit and the second tool kit;
- a first coupling interface to operably couple the first tool kit to the frame portion;
- and
- a second coupling interface to operably couple the second tool kit to the frame portion,
- the method further comprising positioning the selected one of the first tool kit or the second tool kit on the frame portion, applying a common fastener to the first coupling interface in response to the first tool kit being selected, and applying the common fastener to the second coupling interface in response to the second tool kit being selected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.