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US 4,309,009 AGranted
Tool tray and support therefor
OwnerRichard H. Mitchellinventor
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Abstract
A pair of supporting attachments are adapted to engage automotive mechanic's tool trays of various sizes so as to stably position the tray on a tire. Each support comprises two legs of sheet material overlapping under the tray with their upper edges engaging and supporting the bottom of the tray. Hooked extensions from the sheet legs engage the sidewalls of the tray slidingly lengthwise to allow for adjustment to tires of various diameters. The overlapping leg sheets are adjustably fastened together, as by a wing nut, to accommodate trays of different widths.
Claims9
A device for attachment to a tray with a bottom and side walls comprising:
- a leg having two laterally adjustable overlapping leg sheets, the upper end of each sheet having an edge for engaging and supporting the bottom of the tray, and the lower edges of the leg sheets extending substantially transversely of the tray;
- extensions from each leg sheet including means engaging the tray side walls;
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- means for laterally adjustably fastening the sheets together so that the sheets are mutually supporting and so as to clamp the leg pieces to the bottom and sides of the tray, the two leg sheets cooperating with each other and the tray to form a rigid assembly presenting a footing at the lower edges of the leg sheets whereby flat trays of varying sizes may be stably supported on curved surfaces of different widths and curvatures.
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