Tool and accessory container with inner grid system

A tool container, comprising:

• a first half;
• a second half pivotally coupled to said first half;
• a subcontainer;
• a plurality of receptacles formed in at least one of said first half and said subcontainer;
• a plurality of pins formed in the other of said first half and said subcontainer, said plurality of pins each being sized to engage a corresponding one of said plurality of receptacles so as to releasably couple said subcontainer and said first half;
• and
• an indicia card positionable between said subcontainer and a selected one of said first and second halves;
• said indicia card including indicia identifying a preferred location operable to position said subcontainer and including a plurality of second receptacles each aligned with selected ones of said plurality of receptacles.

A tool container, comprising:

• first and second container members rotatably connectable to create an inner compartment, each member having a compartment outer wall and integrally formed perimeter walls;
• a receptacle system having a receptacle wall homogenously connected to each of the members and spatially separated from the compartment outer wall of each member defining an inner compartment facing surface of each member, the receptacle system including a plurality of female receptacles defining through cavities of each inner compartment facing surface and divisibly arranged in each of a plurality of rows and columns, each row and each column having a subset of substantially equally spaced ones of the receptacles, and each of the receptacles having at least four walls;
• and
• at least one tool package having at least one male pin member adapted to releasably engage within selected ones of the receptacles of the receptacle system such that each tool package is positionable in multiple locations and orientations about the receptacle system.

A tool container, comprising:

• first and second container members rotatably connectable to create an inner compartment, each member having a compartment outer wall and integrally formed perimeter walls;
• a receptacle system created by an inner compartment facing surface adjacent at least one of the compartment outer walls, the receptacle system including a plurality of female receptacles divisibly arranged in each of a plurality of rows and columns, each row and each column having a subset of substantially equally spaced ones of the receptacles;
• at least one tool package having at least one male pin member adapted to releasably engage within selected ones of the receptacles of the receptacle system such that each tool package is positionable in multiple locations and orientations about the receptacle system;
• an adapter having at least one of the male pin members extending from a side of the adapter;
• and
• an engagement system incorporated in the adapter operable to receive an alternate tool package such that the alternate tool package is connectable to the receptacle system using the male pin member of the adapter.

A tool container, comprising:

• first and second container members rotatably connectable to create an inner compartment, each member having a compartment outer wall and integrally formed perimeter walls;
• a receptacle system created by an inner compartment facing surface adjacent at least one of the compartment outer walls, the receptacle system including a plurality of female receptacles divisibly arranged in each of a plurality of rows and columns, each row and each column having a subset of substantially equally spaced ones of the receptacles;
• at least one tool package having at least one male pin member adapted to releasably engage within selected ones of the receptacles of the receptacle system such that each tool package is positionable in multiple locations and orientations about the receptacle system;
• an insert member positionable between at least a selected one of the tool packages and a selected one of the compartment outer walls;
• wherein the insert member includes indicia identifying a preferred location about the receptacle system to operably position the selected tool package;
• and
• wherein the insert member further includes a predetermined pattern of apertures alignable with a predetermined pattern of the receptacles to pre-define a position of the tool package on the receptacle system.

A tool container system, comprising:

• first and second container members rotatably connectable to create an inner compartment, each member having a compartment outer wall and integrally formed perimeter walls;
• a grid system homogenously formed on an inner compartment facing surface adjacent at least one of the compartment outer walls, the grid system including a plurality of female receptacles each having at least four engaging surfaces divisibly arranged in each of a plurality of perpendicularly arranged rows and columns, each row and each column having a subset of substantially equally spaced ones of the receptacles;
• and
• at least one tool package having a plurality of male peg members adapted to frictionally engage with each of the at least four engaging surfaces within selected ones of the receptacles of the grid system such that each tool package is positionable in multiple locations and orientations about the grid system;
• wherein a spacing of the male peg members substantially equals a multiple of the spacing of the receptacles of the grid system.

A method for mounting tool packages in a tool container, the tool container including first and second container members having a grid system created on an inner compartment facing surface of at least one of the members, the grid system including a plurality of female receptacles divisibly arranged in each of a plurality of rows and columns, the method comprising:

• forming each of the container members together with the grid system;
• rotatably joining the first and second container members to operably define an inner compartment;
• releasably engaging at least one male peg member of at least one tool package within selected ones of the receptacles of the grid system;
• positioning an insert member between each tool package and the grid system prior to the engaging step;
• and
• aligning a predetermined pattern of apertures of each insert member with a predetermined pattern of the receptacles to limit a position of each tool package on the grid system.