Tool cases with easy removal of stored items
AssigneeTeam Fair Holdings Limited
InventorKailash C. Vasudeva
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Abstract
A tool case has a lid and a base, and a panel arranged therebetween. Various structures are used to trap or otherwise retain tools, tool items or other stored items, such that they cannot accidentally fall out of their “home” positions, but such that they are readily removable by the user when desired. Such structures include, for example, retractable stops, depressions beneath stored items, weight-biased pivoting of holders, spring biasing of holders, trapping of items by the lid or by other item holders within the case, and various clip arrangements. Preferably the lid is transparent, and the tools or other items are arranged by height in step-wise fashion, the panel being stepped accordingly, to maximize visibility.
Claims9
A tool case having a base and a lid securable thereto to define a storage space between said base and said lid, said tool case comprising:
- at least one panel in said base having means for holding items selected from the group consisting of tool, tool components and hardware;
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- easy-access means for securing said items in said tool case in a storage position and for facilitating simple removal of said items when desired,
- said items being retained by clips, a free end of said items having clearance provided beneath said free end, whereby said free end of said items may be pushed downwardly to cause rotation of said items about a fulcrum point, such that after said item is pushed downward, said item is angled with respect to said storage position to slide out from said clips, to remove said items from said clips;
- said easy access means further comprising a bridge, located over the items, for securing said items in said tool case, independent of said lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.