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US 6,755,302 B1Granted
Tool container
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsJohn P. Streich, Daniel G. Findle, Patrick S. Keenan, David Namey, Jr.
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Abstract
A tool container has a pair of housing members pivotally coupled with one another to provide an opened and closed position. At least one of the members defines a cavity to receive tools. The cavity is defined by a base and a wall extending from the base. A tool retaining insert is permanently secured in the cavity. The insert and wall include tenons and grooves to secure the insert in the housing member. Also, an arcuate locking mechanism is included to maintain the pair of housing members in a closed position.
Claims50
A tool container, comprising:
- two housing members pivotally coupled with one another for opening and closing with respect to one another, at least one housing member defining a cavity for receiving tools, said cavity defined by a base and a wall extending from said base, said wall including a plurality of alternating dove-tail recesses and tenons;
- an insert for retaining tools, said insert having a surface with a plurality of alternating dove-tail recesses and tenons, said tenons cooperating with opposing recesses for securing with said wall;
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- a mechanism for locking said pair of housing members with respect to one another in a closed position.
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A tool retaining insert, comprising:
- a body member;
- a plurality of V-shaped tool receiving cradles;
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- a finger mechanism projecting from said body adjacent and spaced from said V-shaped tool receiving cradles for retaining tools in said cradles.
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A tool container, comprising:
- a housing member defining a cavity for receiving tools, said cavity defined by a base and a wall extending from said base, said wall including a plurality of securement members;
- a plurality of inserts for retaining tools, said plurality of inserts being multi-positionable in said housing member said inserts having a surface with at least one securement member for cooperating with said wall securement members for securing with said housing member wall in said plurality of positions.
A method of making a tool container, comprising:
- providing a housing member having a cavity defined by a base and a wall extending from said base, said wall including a plurality of mating mechanisms;
- providing at least one tool receiving insert having a plurality of tool receiving members, said tool receiving insert having at least one mating mechanism for cooperating with said wall mating mechanisms;
- positioning said at least one insert in one of a plurality of predetermined positions in said cavity wherein said mating mechanism mate with one another;
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- securing said at least one insert in said cavity.
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A method of securing a tool bit in a tool retaining insert, comprising:
- providing a tool retaining insert having at least one V-shaped tool receiving cradle and two fingers projecting from said insert adjacent said at least one tool receiving cradle;
- providing a tool having a polygonal cross-section;
- positioning said tool on said fingers;
- applying a force on said tool to spread said fingers;
- forcing said tool past said fingers into said V-shaped cradle wherein upon forcing past said finger, said fingers, if necessary, rotating and orientating said tool such that an apex of said tool seats in an apex of said V-shaped cradle.
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A tool container, comprising:
- two housing members pivotally coupled with one another for opening and closing with respect to one another, each housing member defining a cavity for receiving tools, said cavity defined by a base and a closed peripheral wall extending from the base;
- at least one insert for retaining tools permanently secured in each cavity, said insert having at least one recess or projecting member for mating with an opposing projecting member or recess in said wall;
- an arcuate rail on each of said housing members;
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- a latch for coupling with said rail, said latch including an arcuate channel for receiving said arcuate rail, said latch having a first rigid member and a soft outer covering with a first indicia member from said first rigid member projecting through said second soft member and a second indicia member being on said second member and said first and second indicia member being of contrasting colors.
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A tool container comprising:
- two housing members pivotally coupled with one another for opening and closing with respect to one another, at least one housing member defining a cavity for receiving tools, said cavity defined by a base and a wall extending from said base, at least one of said housing bases having a roughed surface;
- an insert for retaining tools, said insert permanently secured in said cavity, said insert having a surface for securing with said member base or wall;
- a mechanism for locking said pair of housing members with respect to one another in a closed position;
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- said insert surface being a rouged surface in contact with said base roughed surface, and wherein the roughed surfaces are ultrasonically welded together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.