Layered tool holder with visible identification
AssigneeAdvanced Materials Group, Inc.
InventorsMichael L Bowen, Robert E Delk
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Abstract
A tool holder formed from two or more layers of material is provided. Cutouts or pockets may be formed in the tool holder corresponding with specific types and sizes of tools. An identification for each tool may be provided on the tool holder adjacent to each cutout. The identification remains visible to a reader when an associated tool is placed in each respective cutout.
Claims23
A tool holder formed from at least two layers of material comprising:
- a first layer of tough, clear material;
- a second layer of material having a thickness greater than the thickness of the first layer;
- the first layer having a first surface and a second surface;
- the second layer having a first surface and a second surface;
- the second surface of the first layer disposed on and bonded with the first surface of the second layer;
- one or more cutouts extending through the first layer and at least a portion of the second layer;
- each cutout having a specific configuration and dimensions to accommodate an associated tool;
- a respective identification for the associated tool printed on the second surface of the first layer adjacent to the respective cutout;
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- each identification visible through the first surface of the first layer.
A method for forming a tool holder having at least one cutout for a respective tool comprising:
- attaching a first layer of material having a first thickness on a second layer of material having a second thickness greater than the first thickness of the first layer;
- forming a layer of adhesive material on the second layer opposite from the first layer;
- placing a release liner on the adhesive material opposite from the first surface of the second layer;
- forming a cutout extending through the first layer and a least a portion of the second layer, each cutout having a specific configuration and dimensions to accommodate an associated tool;
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- forming the cutout adjacent to a corresponding tool identification on the first layer, each identification visible through a first surface of the first layer.
A tool holder formed from at least four layers of material comprising:
- a first layer of tough, clear material;
- a second layer of material having a thickness greater than the thickness of the first layer;
- the first layer having a first surface and a second surface;
- the second layer having a first surface and a second surface;
- the second surface of the first layer disposed on and bonded with the first surface of the second layer;
- one or more cutouts extending through the first layer and at least a portion of the second layer;
- each cutout having a specific configuration and dimensions to accommodate an associated tool;
- a respective identification for the associated tool printed on the second surface of the first layer adjacent to the respective cutout;
- each identification visible through the first surface of the first layer;
- a third layer of material of tough clear material;
- a fourth layer of material having a thickness greater than the thickness of the third layer;
- the third layer having a first surface and a second surface;
- the fourth layer having a first surface and a second surface;
- the second surface of the second layer disposed on and bonded with the first surface of the third layer;
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- the second surface of the third layer disposed on and bonded with the first surface of the fourth layer.
A tool holder for holding tools specific to a selected trade, the tool holder comprising:
- a first perforated sheet of tough, clear material and having a first surface and a second surface;
- a first perforation of said first perforated sheet extending through said first perforated sheet and being shaped to hold a specific individual tool specific to the selected trade;
- a second perforated sheet of semirigid foam having a first side and a second side, the second side of the first perforated sheet being disposed on and boded with the first surface of said second perforated sheet, said second perforated sheet having a thickness greater than the thickness of the first perforated sheet;
- a second perforation extending through said second perforated sheet being of substantially the same shape of and aligned with the first perforation;
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- a third sheet of material having a first side and a second side, the first side being bonded to the second side of said second perforated sheet;
- a respective identification for the specific individual tool specific to the selected trade printed on the second surface of the first perforated sheet adjacent to the respective first perforation, each identification being visible through the first surface of the first layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.