Tool caddy
AssigneeMerlin J. Peterson
InventorRalph E. Hines
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Abstract
A tool caddy has a wheeled horizontal platform from which a post projects rigidly upward near one margin of the platform. A support assembly is mounted on the post for movement in a vertical direction, and the assembly includes an upwardly-facing ledge. The combination includes a means for latching the support assembly at selectively different heights above the platform. A horizontal tray is positionable above the platform. A hanger rigidly affixed at one side of the tray is engageable over the ledge so as to support the tray removably above the platform. A handle is secured to the tray and is positioned thereabove in an orientation enabling disengagement of the hanger from the ledge upon an upward pull to the handle.
Claims6
A tool caddy comprising:
- a horizontal platform having wheeled support for movement over a surface;
- a single post projecting rigidly upward centrally from near one margin of said platform;
- a support assembly mounted on said post for movement in a vertical direction toward and away from said platform and including an upwardly-facing ledge, said ledge projecting horizontally away from opposing sides of said post;
- means for latching said support assembly at selectively different heights above said platform;
- a horizontal tray positionable above said platform;
- a hanger affixed at one side of said tray and engagable over said ledge to support said tray removably above said platform, said hanger including a pair of downwardly depending tongues spaced laterally outward from said tray and individually disposed transversely apart to engage over said ledge on respective opposing sides of said post;
- and a handle secured to said tray and positioned thereabove in an orientation enabling disengagement of said hanger from said ledge upon an upward pull to the handle.
A caddy as defined in claim 5 in which flanges project from said wall along each adjacent margin of said tray in a manner defining an exposed upper rim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.