EP3056319B1 - Storage device for bladed instruments and toolbox including such a device - Google Patents

Storage device for bladed instruments and toolbox including such a device Download PDF

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EP3056319B1
EP3056319B1 EP15290033.8A EP15290033A EP3056319B1 EP 3056319 B1 EP3056319 B1 EP 3056319B1 EP 15290033 A EP15290033 A EP 15290033A EP 3056319 B1 EP3056319 B1 EP 3056319B1
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Bertrand Cupif
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  • the invention relates to a storage device for accommodating blade instruments, such as knives to be coated, and a tool box incorporating such a device.
  • the invention will be more particularly described next to a tool box, particularly a toolbox for a house painter, without being limited thereto.
  • a painter has many instruments other than brushes, in particular, spatulas and knives to be coated. These blade instruments are most often in bulk in the locker or a compartment of a toolbox or are stored in a flexible pouch with a plurality of pockets adapted to house the handles of the knives, the blades being arranged on them. next to each other possibly overlapping. For blade protection, removable covers are sometimes provided.
  • Such a pouch is not practical. It can be easily misplaced if it is not stored in the toolbox. In addition, it contains only a limited number of knives.
  • the knife blades may be easily damaged because they are not so protected by such a pouch.
  • removable protective covers are provided, they do not have a storage slot when removed, and are therefore easily lost.
  • the invention therefore aims to provide a storage device for blade instruments, such as knives to be coated, which does not have the aforementioned drawbacks, thus allowing an easy storage of knives, their easy and fast provision , a protection provided blades, while ensuring cleanliness of the device for its transport and use.
  • the storage device for accommodating blade instruments comprises at least one receiving housing which is delimited by at least one flange, said upper flange, extending in a substantially horizontal plane in the use position. of the device, and on which is possibly intended to rest the edge of the instrument sleeves, and a coplanar opening to the upper flange for insertion of the blades of the instruments, and is characterized in that it comprises at least two walls facing each other. extending transversely to the upper flange, i.e.
  • the storage device of the invention protects the blades of instruments that are not likely to be damaged out of use.
  • this device is very convenient for the user who can easily and quickly store his knives and extract them as quickly.
  • the housing has a volume of reception for the blades and a rim (rigid) for the handles of the knives. For storage, the user only has to insert the blade of the knife into the housing through the opening until the handle comes to a stop against the rim and then relinquishes the knife.
  • the knife is thus in place and protected without the need to associate a complementary protective element such as a cover of the prior art, or to proceed to an additional storage step such as folding and closing the cover of the prior art.
  • the closed housing on its sides traps any residues of dust or dirt that may remain on the knife blades, avoiding dirtying the surrounding environment when transporting the device.
  • the qualifiers "upper” and “lower”, of an element of the device are used in the context of a use of the device on a horizontal surface, that is to say relating to a notion vertical relative to a flat horizontal floor on which the device would be placed.
  • transversal is meant the qualifier of an element of the device or body that extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the device or the body, the body being oblong.
  • the holding means comprise for example a sheet or flexible metal blade, such as stainless steel, extending in a plane substantially parallel to the walls, and is mounted so as to be elastic bending.
  • the flexible metal sheet is associated with the groove so that at rest it exerts a compressive force against one of the walls and is able to move away from the wall when one or more elements are inserted between the sheet and said wall while maintaining a compressive force against said elements.
  • the flexible metal sheet advantageously forms an elastic holding means which does not generate for the user any additional implementation step to protect and hold in place the knives.
  • the user only has to insert the blade of a knife and relinquish the handle once the blade inserted, the knife then being in place and held firmly in its housing.
  • the elasticity of the holding means, and the restoring force they exert against the wall opposite allow to introduce several knives regardless of the thickness of the blades, including when some blades overlap, and to keep them pressed against the wall.
  • the holding means to form an elastic return means, comprise a flat metal sheet having a straight surface when the metal sheet is taken separately dissociated from the device, said sheet being flexed by fixing it by its upper end at the opening of the housing on a surface which is inclined relative to the wall extending said surface, the inclination being convergent towards the inside of the groove.
  • the flexion of the metal sheet is such that the sheet has a first curved portion and a second flat portion, the concavity of the first portion of the sheet facing the wall to which the sheet is attached and near the opening of the housing, while its convexity is turned towards the opposite wall, the one against which are intended to be plated the knife blades, said wall applied, and the second part of the sheet extending parallel to the wall applied and being pressed against it including outside the insertion of knife blades.
  • the opening provided with the inclined surface provides a flare of said opening from which are introduced the blades of the instruments, which facilitates the introduction of instruments.
  • At least the wall is made of plastic, such as polypropylene.
  • the plastic ensures that, when the blades of the instruments rub against the wall, at the insertion, the blades are not likely to be damaged.
  • the housing comprises a bottom connecting the two walls opposite the opening, preferably the bottom having a multitude of through holes. The bottom thus pierced facilitates the evacuation of dust or dirt residues when cleaning the interior of the housing.
  • the storage device comprises two opposite receiving housings which are arranged along two longitudinal sides of said device.
  • the storage device comprises a central compartment arranged between the two opposite receiving housing, and for accommodating various tools.
  • the device comprises a support structure for closure means of the storage device, in particular the household structure of the longitudinal, transverse and top openings, when the closing means do not close them.
  • the structure is sufficiently high, for example of the order of 160 mm with respect to the upper edges of the device, to provide a volume adapted to the occupation of the sleeves of instruments and other tools stored in the device.
  • the structure is preferably tubular, for example made of tubes with a diameter of the order of 16 mm in diameter.
  • it comprises two arches interconnected by an elongated element incidentally forming the carrying handle for the device; each arch comprises two spaced branches which extend vertically and are bent at a certain height to extend horizontally and meet in a transverse part integral with the elongated element, preferably the transverse parts of the arches are arranged at about one third the length of the device.
  • the two horizontal branches of each arch are advantageously spaced preferably from at least the width of the central rack, and at most the width separating them.
  • two walls of application against which are intended to rest the blades of the instruments in the latter case the walls of applied being inclined convergently towards the bottom of the groove
  • This optimized spacing of the horizontal branches provides a lateral space free of each side of the branches and to the right of the upper edges of the housing of the instruments.
  • the spread width of the arches is large enough to access over and through the transverse sides of the device, without being to the right of the instrument handles that are arranged substantially vertically or slightly inclined around the wall plane applique; removal of the instruments is facilitated, a single gesture of traction substantially vertically is sufficient.
  • the wall of the wall of the groove of a receiving housing can be inclined by being convergent towards the bottom of the throat, which imposes a slight inclination towards the outside of the device to the sleeves of the instruments, facilitating all the more the withdrawal of the instruments.
  • the closure means consist for example of a cover, preferably flexible adapted to be folded and / or rolled around the structure and attached by fastening means, for example of the type self-gripping strips.
  • the storage device comprises a base comprising at least on its upper face a receiving housing, and on its underside projecting studs constituting feet for placing the device on a horizontal surface.
  • the invention also relates to a tool box comprising a aforementioned storage device of the invention, the box having a bottom rack with which said device is associated, the device being fixed to the rack removably, preferably to the using two removable fastening systems respectively arranged on two opposite sides, such as toggle type.
  • the storage device forms with the associated bottom rack, a one-piece assembly, transportable via a handle integral with the storage device.
  • the bottom rack advantageously comprises a handle, preferably the storage device having a base which is attached to the above the bottom rack and has a volume on its underside adapted to accommodate at least the handle of the bottom rack.
  • the bottom rack can be compartmentalized.
  • the bottom rack comprises a compartment for housing hardware, in particular for vertically housing a box or briefcase in which may be temporarily put the hardware of the current site.
  • This housing is particularly useful for a painter who, on the site, must dismount some objects / accessories before painting, then has to reassemble them. All the hardware of the screw type and the like is thus preserved preciously.
  • the box is particularly used as a painter's toolbox.
  • the figure 1 illustrates a storage device 1 of the invention intended to accommodate for their storage of blade instruments, for example knives to be coated, as visible in part on the figure 2 .
  • the figure 2 illustrates a tool box 2 of the invention incorporating the storage device 1 of the invention.
  • the box 2 comprises a bottom rack 3 which is associated with the storage device 1.
  • the box is intended in its bottom rack 3 to contain tools and various tools, while the storage device 1 more particularly houses the blade instruments 4 (such as knives to be coated) and protects them.
  • the blade instruments 4 such as knives to be coated
  • the storage device 1 is designed to accommodate the instruments 4 in reception accommodations 10 according to the invention, which are described below.
  • the tool box 2 is of parallelepipedal and oblong general shape.
  • the dimensions of the body are of the order of 690 mm long, 270 mm wide and 440 mm high.
  • the storage device 1 comprises a base 10A of parallelepipedal general shape which is adapted to fit on the upper part of the bottom rack 3.
  • the base 10A of the storage device 1 is removably attached to the bottom rack 3 by removable fastening systems 5 arranged respectively on the two small opposite sides of the body (sides transverse to the longitudinal axis of the body).
  • Each fastening system 5 is for example of the toggle type, a hook 50 is integral with the storage device 1 (of the base 10A) while a toggle 51 is secured to the bottom rack 3.
  • the storage device 1, more particularly the base 10A, has two longitudinal sides 1A and 1B, each being provided with a receiving housing 10 to accommodate the blade instruments 4 and protect the blades.
  • a central rack 1C is arranged between the two receiving housing 10 of the longitudinal sides 1A and 1B, a central rack 1C to store other instruments.
  • each housing 10 has a deep cavity or groove 11 which is disposed continuously longitudinally along each longitudinal side of the device, and which extends vertically.
  • the depth of the groove 11 corresponds to a maximum length dimension for the most common knife blades.
  • the groove 11 is of the order of 100 mm and extends over the length of the body, a length of about 615 mm.
  • the groove 11 has an upper opening 12, and is closed on five sides being delimited by two longitudinal walls 13 and 14 vertical and spaced, a bottom 15 and connecting the two walls 13 and 14 at their distal end and the opposite of the opening 12 and two transverse and vertical walls of which only is visible namely the wall referenced 16 on the figure 3 .
  • the longitudinal wall 13 is called the wall and the longitudinal wall wall 14 is said fixing wall, because as seen further it is to the latter that are fixed the knife holding means.
  • the transverse wall 16 and its opposite wall correspond to the short sides of the device.
  • the longitudinal wall 13 applied to each receiving housing 10 is part of each of the longitudinal sides of the device, while each fixing wall 14 is part of a pan of the central rack 1C.
  • the upper edge 13A of the opening 12 in continuity with the wall 13 and perpendicular to this wall, forms a horizontal flange on which are intended to abut and rest the sleeves 41 of the blade instruments 4 (knives) ( figures 2 and 5 ) by their edge bordering the blade.
  • the blade instruments 4 are arranged edge to edge, one after the other in the longitudinal direction.
  • the blades are substantially parallel, or even coplanar.
  • the blades can also overlap.
  • the wall 13 applied internally to the receiving housing 10 is in turn intended to receive in a manner plated the blades 40 of the blade instruments 4 (knives)
  • the storage device 1 comprises holding means 6.
  • the holding means 6 are for example constituted by a flexible sheet or blade, preferably metal, extending in a plane substantially parallel to the longitudinal walls.
  • the flexible sheet 6 has a small thickness, of the order of for example 0.2 mm and is for example stainless steel. Before being fixed in the groove 11, it is in the form of a flat sheet, of length corresponding to the length of the groove and of width (that is to say, height in vertical position in the groove) sufficient to be able to plating the blades 40 in the central zone or upper third of the groove 11.
  • This sheet width is for example of the order of 40 mm.
  • the appropriate fixing of the flexible metal sheet 6 makes it possible to impose a flexion on the sheet so that it touches the wall 13 and thus an elastic restoring force. In this way, the sheet is able to move away from the wall 13 when a knife blade 40 is inserted and to return to the stop position to press the blade 40 against said wall, ensuring that the knife is held in position. vertical position.
  • the flexible sheet 6 is fixed by its upper distal end against the fixing wall 14, at the opening 12. More particularly, the opening 12 is flared, at least on the side of this fixing wall 14, because the fixing wall 14 has at its upper distal end a surface 14A with a slope inclined towards the inside of the groove 11.
  • the securing of the flexible sheet 6 is effected by fastening means 60, for example by riveting.
  • the flexion of the flexible metal sheet 6 is such that the sheet has a first curved portion 61 (in the direction of the groove) and a second substantially flat portion 62.
  • the second portion 62 of the sheet is substantially flat and extends parallel to the wall 13.
  • each receiving housing 10 is provided with a plurality of through orifices 15A, which are aligned and allow to evacuate the dust cleaning.
  • a plurality of crenellations 17 whose female parts 17A are intended to cooperate by interlocking with the thickness of the rim 30 of the bottom rack 3 ( figure 7 ) so that the device 1 rests on the bottom rack 3 to form the entire toolbox 2.
  • the underside of the base 10A comprises studs 18 which protrude from the bottom 15 and the crenellations 17, these pads, for example four in number distributed near the four corners of the base, being arranged at distance of the slots towards the inside of the base so as not to hinder the association of the base 10A on the bottom rack 3. In the mounted position of the base 10A on the bottom rack 3, these pads 18 are next to the empty and interior volume of the bottom rack 3.
  • the studs 18 constitute feet for placing the base 10A when it is dissociated from the bottom rack 3, in order not to damage over time and the use of the device, the crenels 17 and the bottom 15 of the housing reception 10.
  • the bottom rack 3 of the tool box 2 comprises a handle 31 of longitudinal axis, to be transported independently of the storage device 1.
  • the handle 31 is fixed.
  • the base 10A of the storage device 1 ( figure 6 ) is designed at its lower face to include a free volume 19 to accommodate the handle 31 in the mounted position of the base 10A on the bottom rack 3.
  • the bottom rack 3 forms a rack which may or may not be compartmentalized.
  • the bottom rack 3 advantageously comprises a compartment 32 for housing a case 33 which can be a storage box for various accessories.
  • the device comprises a longitudinal handle 7.
  • the device comprises closing and protection means 8 as illustrated in FIG. figure 8 .
  • closure means 8 are in the form of a cover, preferably the cover being flexible to be easily folded as illustrated on the figure 9 .
  • the cover 8 comprises a slot 80 for the passage of the longitudinal handle 7.
  • the storage device 1 comprises a support structure 9, preferably tubular, for example made of metal tubes, for the cover 8 forming the closure means.
  • This support structure 9 is secured to the base 10A, fixedly preferably, and extends in height, for example of the order of 160 mm to provide a sufficiently high volume for the sleeves of the blade instruments 4 and other tools to be housed in the central rack 1C.
  • the support structure 9 forms a highly perforated structure to provide large openings on the four sides of the storage device 1 in order to access the instruments and tools from anywhere, from the sides and / or the top of the device.
  • the support structure 9 has two arches 90 and 91 opposite which are secured to the base 10A, preferably the four upper corners of the base.
  • the arches 90 and 91 are connected by an elongated element extending coplanarly with said arches and advantageously forming the longitudinal handle 7.
  • each arch 90, 91 extends vertically on the one hand and is bent to extend in a horizontal plane on the other hand.
  • each arch 90 (91) has two vertical branches 90A (91A) and 90B (91B) connected to two respective corners of the base 10A, and two horizontal branches 90C (91C) and 90D (91D) which form the extension of vertical branches when bent at a certain height, height as described above.
  • the two horizontal branches 90C and 90D of one arch and 91C and 91 for the other arch are spaced and meet to form a so-called transverse portion 90E (91E), transverse direction to the longitudinal edges of the base 10A.
  • the two horizontal branches 90C, 90D and 91C 91D of each arch are advantageously spaced at least substantially from the width of the central rack 1C to provide a wide access from above the support structure 9 and each transverse side.
  • the spacing width is at most that separating the two walls of application 13, in the vertical extension of which extend the sleeves 41 of the instruments, the wall walls being advantageously inclined in a convergence towards the bottom 15 of the throat.
  • horizontal branches 90C (91C) and 90D (91D) preferably extend over a length corresponding to about one third of the length of the base.
  • the transverse portions 90E and 91E of the hoops 90 and 91 are connected in their middle by the longitudinal handle 7 whose dimensions provides a free volume between the hoops and on either side of the handle.
  • the structure household openings high, long, and optimized in width to easily store in the base of bulky tools and access them as easily, including in the corners of the base, and to engage blade instruments with handles and extract them. It is easy to access from above and from all sides of the device, including the transverse sides.
  • the arches 90 and 91 serve to support the upper part of the cover 8.
  • the cover 8 advantageously comprises fastening means 81, of the type self-gripping strips, such as strips of the type called Velcro®. the cover being foldable and able to be attached to the arches 90 and 91 to avoid misplacement.

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L'invention est relative à un dispositif de rangement pour accueillir des instruments à lames, tels que des couteaux à enduire, ainsi qu'une caisse à outils intégrant un tel dispositif.The invention relates to a storage device for accommodating blade instruments, such as knives to be coated, and a tool box incorporating such a device.

L'invention sera plus particulièrement décrite en regard d'une caisse à outils, en particulier une caisse à outils pour peintre en bâtiment, sans toutefois y être limitée.The invention will be more particularly described next to a tool box, particularly a toolbox for a house painter, without being limited thereto.

Un peintre a de nombreux instruments autres que des pinceaux, en particulier, des spatules et couteaux à enduire. Ces instruments à lames sont le plus souvent en vrac dans le casier ou un compartiment d'une caisse à outils ou bien sont rangés dans une pochette souple dotée d'une pluralité de poches aptes à loger les manches des couteaux, les lames étant disposées les unes à côté des autres en se chevauchant éventuellement. Pour une protection des lames, il est parfois prévu des caches amovibles.A painter has many instruments other than brushes, in particular, spatulas and knives to be coated. These blade instruments are most often in bulk in the locker or a compartment of a toolbox or are stored in a flexible pouch with a plurality of pockets adapted to house the handles of the knives, the blades being arranged on them. next to each other possibly overlapping. For blade protection, removable covers are sometimes provided.

Une telle pochette n'est pas pratique. Elle peut être facilement égarée si elle n'est pas rangée dans la caisse à outils. En outre, elle ne contient qu'un nombre limité de couteaux.Such a pouch is not practical. It can be easily misplaced if it is not stored in the toolbox. In addition, it contains only a limited number of knives.

De plus, les lames de couteaux risquent d'être aisément abîmées car elles ne sont pas autant protégées par une telle pochette. Par ailleurs, lorsque des caches de protection amovibles sont prévus, ils ne disposent pas de logement de rangement lorsqu'ils sont retirés, et se perdent donc facilement.In addition, the knife blades may be easily damaged because they are not so protected by such a pouch. Furthermore, when removable protective covers are provided, they do not have a storage slot when removed, and are therefore easily lost.

Enfin, malgré le soin apporté au nettoyage des couteaux, ils peuvent garder des traces de poussières ou résidus de saleté, qui risquent de salir la pochette ou de la rendre poussiéreuse.Finally, despite the care taken in cleaning the knives, they can keep traces of dust or dirt residue, which may dirty the cover or make it dusty.

On connaît différents dispositifs de rangement tels que ceux décrits dans les documents US4416372A , US6604659B1 , US2080655A , US2013001118A1 , US5626272 , US7290656B1 , NL1029737C2 et US2003062232A1 .Various storage devices are known such as those described in the documents US4416372A , US6604659B1 , US2080655A , US2013001118A1 , US5626272 , US7290656B1 , NL1029737C2 and US2003062232A1 .

Ces différents dispositifs de rangement ne permettent pas de maintenir plusieurs outils, notamment dont les lames ont différentes épaisseurs, dans un logement dont l'encombrement est minimisé, ni d'insérer des outils aisément et rapidement tout en garantissant leur maintien, ni de les extraire tous aussi rapidement.These various storage devices do not allow to maintain several tools, including the blades have different thicknesses in a housing whose size is minimized, or to insert tools easily and quickly while ensuring their maintenance, or to extract them all as quickly.

L'invention a donc pour but de proposer un dispositif de rangement pour instruments à lames, tels que des couteaux à enduire, qui ne présente pas les inconvénients précités, permettant en conséquence une facilité de rangement des couteaux, leur mise à disposition aisée et rapide, une protection assurée des lames, tout en garantissant une propreté du dispositif pour son transport et son utilisation.The invention therefore aims to provide a storage device for blade instruments, such as knives to be coated, which does not have the aforementioned drawbacks, thus allowing an easy storage of knives, their easy and fast provision , a protection provided blades, while ensuring cleanliness of the device for its transport and use.

Selon l'invention, le dispositif de rangement pour accueillir des instruments à lames, comporte au moins un logement d'accueil qui est délimité par au moins un rebord, dit rebord supérieur, s'étendant dans un plan sensiblement horizontal en position d'utilisation du dispositif, et sur lequel est destiné éventuellement à reposer le bord des manches des instruments, et une ouverture coplanaire au rebord supérieur destinée à l'insertion des lames des instruments, et est caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte au moins deux parois en regard s'étendant transversalement au rebord supérieur, c'est-à-dire verticalement, et étant espacées pour ménager une gorge au droit de l'ouverture, la gorge étant destinée à former un volume d'accueil pour les lames des instruments, et lesdites parois fermant respectivement deux côtés du logement et la gorge comporte des moyens de maintien destinés à maintenir en place les instruments dans ladite gorge et des moyens de maintien sont aptes à plaquer les lames des instruments contre une paroi, dite paroi d'applique, les moyens de maintien formant un moyen de rappel élastique s'étendant dans un plan sensiblement parallèle aux parois. Ainsi, le dispositif de rangement de l'invention permet de protéger les lames des instruments qui ne risquent pas d'être abîmées hors utilisation. En outre, ce dispositif est très pratique pour l'utilisateur qui peut aisément et rapidement ranger ses couteaux et les extraire aussi rapidement. En effet, le logement dispose d'un volume d'accueil pour les lames et d'un rebord (rigide) pour les manches des couteaux. Pour le rangement, l'utilisateur n'a qu'à insérer la lame du couteau dans le logement à travers l'ouverture jusqu'à ce que le manche vienne en butée contre le rebord puis se dessaisit du couteau.According to the invention, the storage device for accommodating blade instruments, comprises at least one receiving housing which is delimited by at least one flange, said upper flange, extending in a substantially horizontal plane in the use position. of the device, and on which is possibly intended to rest the edge of the instrument sleeves, and a coplanar opening to the upper flange for insertion of the blades of the instruments, and is characterized in that it comprises at least two walls facing each other. extending transversely to the upper flange, i.e. vertically, and being spaced apart to provide a groove in line with the opening, the groove being intended to form a receiving volume for the blades of the instruments, and said walls respectively closing two sides of the housing and the groove comprises holding means for holding in place the instruments in said groove and holding means are suitable to flatten the blades of the instruments against a wall, said wall, the holding means forming an elastic return means extending in a plane substantially parallel to the walls. Thus, the storage device of the invention protects the blades of instruments that are not likely to be damaged out of use. In addition, this device is very convenient for the user who can easily and quickly store his knives and extract them as quickly. Indeed, the housing has a volume of reception for the blades and a rim (rigid) for the handles of the knives. For storage, the user only has to insert the blade of the knife into the housing through the opening until the handle comes to a stop against the rim and then relinquishes the knife.

Le couteau est ainsi en place et protégé sans besoin de lui associer un élément complémentaire de protection tel qu'un cache de l'art antérieur, ou de procéder à une étape de rangement supplémentaire telle que le pliage et la fermeture de la pochette de l'art antérieur.The knife is thus in place and protected without the need to associate a complementary protective element such as a cover of the prior art, or to proceed to an additional storage step such as folding and closing the cover of the prior art.

Enfin, le logement fermé sur ses côtés emprisonne les résidus éventuels de poussières ou saletés qui pourraient rester sur les lames de couteaux, évitant de salir l'environnement proche lors du transport du dispositif. Dans la suite de la description, les qualificatifs « supérieur » et « inférieur », d'un élément du dispositif sont utilisés dans le cadre d'une utilisation du dispositif sur une surface horizontale, c'est-à-dire relatif à une notion verticale par rapport à un sol plat horizontal sur lequel serait posé le dispositif.Finally, the closed housing on its sides traps any residues of dust or dirt that may remain on the knife blades, avoiding dirtying the surrounding environment when transporting the device. In the rest of the description, the qualifiers "upper" and "lower", of an element of the device are used in the context of a use of the device on a horizontal surface, that is to say relating to a notion vertical relative to a flat horizontal floor on which the device would be placed.

On entend par « transversal » le qualificatif d'un élément du dispositif ou de la caisse qui s'étend perpendiculairement à l'axe longitudinal du dispositif ou de la caisse, la caisse étant oblongue.By "transversal" is meant the qualifier of an element of the device or body that extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the device or the body, the body being oblong.

Les moyens de maintien comprennent par exemple une feuille ou lame flexible métallique, tel qu'en acier inoxydable, s'étendant dans un plan sensiblement parallèle aux parois, et est montée de sorte à être mise en flexion élastique.The holding means comprise for example a sheet or flexible metal blade, such as stainless steel, extending in a plane substantially parallel to the walls, and is mounted so as to be elastic bending.

La feuille métallique flexible est associée à la gorge de sorte qu'au repos elle exerce une force de compression contre l'une des parois et est apte à s'écarter de la paroi lorsqu'un ou des éléments sont insérés entre la feuille et ladite paroi tout en maintenant une force de compression contre lesdits éléments.The flexible metal sheet is associated with the groove so that at rest it exerts a compressive force against one of the walls and is able to move away from the wall when one or more elements are inserted between the sheet and said wall while maintaining a compressive force against said elements.

La feuille métallique flexible forme avantageusement un moyen de maintien élastique qui n'engendre pour l'utilisateur aucune étape de mise en oeuvre supplémentaire pour protéger et maintenir en place les couteaux. L'utilisateur n'a qu'à insérer la lame d'un couteau et se dessaisir du manche une fois la lame introduite, le couteau étant alors en place et maintenu fermement dans son logement.The flexible metal sheet advantageously forms an elastic holding means which does not generate for the user any additional implementation step to protect and hold in place the knives. The user only has to insert the blade of a knife and relinquish the handle once the blade inserted, the knife then being in place and held firmly in its housing.

En outre, l'élasticité des moyens de maintien, et la force de rappel qu'ils exercent contre la paroi en regard, permettent d'introduire plusieurs couteaux quelle que soit l'épaisseur des lames, y compris lorsque certaines lames se chevauchent, et de les maintenir plaquées contre la paroi.In addition, the elasticity of the holding means, and the restoring force they exert against the wall opposite, allow to introduce several knives regardless of the thickness of the blades, including when some blades overlap, and to keep them pressed against the wall.

Dans un mode de réalisation préférentiel, les moyens de maintien, pour former un moyen de rappel élastique, comportent une feuille métallique plane, présentant une surface droite lorsque la feuille métallique est prise isolément dissociée du dispositif, ladite feuille étant mise en flexion en la fixant par son extrémité supérieure au niveau de l'ouverture du logement sur une surface qui est inclinée par rapport à la paroi prolongeant ladite surface, l'inclinaison étant convergente vers l'intérieur de la gorge.In a preferred embodiment, the holding means, to form an elastic return means, comprise a flat metal sheet having a straight surface when the metal sheet is taken separately dissociated from the device, said sheet being flexed by fixing it by its upper end at the opening of the housing on a surface which is inclined relative to the wall extending said surface, the inclination being convergent towards the inside of the groove.

La flexion de la feuille métallique est telle que la feuille comporte une première partie courbe et une seconde partie plane, la concavité de la première partie de la feuille étant tournée en regard de la paroi à laquelle est fixée la feuille et à proximité de l'ouverture du logement, tandis que sa convexité est tournée vers la paroi opposée, celle contre laquelle sont destinées à être plaquées les lames de couteau, dite paroi d'applique, et la seconde partie de la feuille s'étendant parallèlement à la paroi d'applique et étant plaquée contre celle-ci y compris en dehors de l'insertion de lames de couteaux.The flexion of the metal sheet is such that the sheet has a first curved portion and a second flat portion, the concavity of the first portion of the sheet facing the wall to which the sheet is attached and near the opening of the housing, while its convexity is turned towards the opposite wall, the one against which are intended to be plated the knife blades, said wall applied, and the second part of the sheet extending parallel to the wall applied and being pressed against it including outside the insertion of knife blades.

En outre, l'ouverture pourvue de la surface inclinée procure un évasement de ladite ouverture depuis laquelle sont introduites les lames des instruments, ce qui facilite l'introduction des instruments.In addition, the opening provided with the inclined surface provides a flare of said opening from which are introduced the blades of the instruments, which facilitates the introduction of instruments.

Avantageusement, au moins la paroi d'applique est en matière plastique, telle qu'en polypropylène. La matière plastique garantit que, lors du frottement des lames des instruments contre la paroi, à l'insertion, les lames ne risquent pas d'être abîmées.Advantageously, at least the wall is made of plastic, such as polypropylene. The plastic ensures that, when the blades of the instruments rub against the wall, at the insertion, the blades are not likely to be damaged.

Selon une autre caractéristique, le logement comporte un fond reliant les deux parois à l'opposé de l'ouverture, de préférence ce fond comportant une multitude d'orifices traversants. Le fond ainsi percé facilite l'évacuation des poussières ou résidus de saleté lors du nettoyage de l'intérieur du logement.According to another characteristic, the housing comprises a bottom connecting the two walls opposite the opening, preferably the bottom having a multitude of through holes. The bottom thus pierced facilitates the evacuation of dust or dirt residues when cleaning the interior of the housing.

Dans un mode de réalisation préféré, le dispositif de rangement comporte deux logements d'accueil opposés qui sont agencés le long de deux côtés longitudinaux dudit dispositif.In a preferred embodiment, the storage device comprises two opposite receiving housings which are arranged along two longitudinal sides of said device.

Dans ce dernier cas, le dispositif de rangement comporte un casier central agencé entre les deux logements d'accueil opposés, et destiné à loger divers outils.In the latter case, the storage device comprises a central compartment arranged between the two opposite receiving housing, and for accommodating various tools.

Le dispositif comporte une structure de support pour des moyens de fermeture du dispositif de rangement, en particulier la structure ménage des ouvertures longitudinales, transversales et de dessus, lorsque les moyens de fermeture ne les obturent pas.The device comprises a support structure for closure means of the storage device, in particular the household structure of the longitudinal, transverse and top openings, when the closing means do not close them.

La structure est suffisamment haute, par exemple de l'ordre de 160 mm par rapport aux rebords supérieurs du dispositif, pour ménager un volume adapté à l'occupation des manches des instruments et autres outils rangés dans le dispositif.The structure is sufficiently high, for example of the order of 160 mm with respect to the upper edges of the device, to provide a volume adapted to the occupation of the sleeves of instruments and other tools stored in the device.

La structure est de préférence tubulaire, par exemple faite de tubes de diamètre de l'ordre de 16 mm de diamètre. Dans un mode privilégié de réalisation, elle comporte deux arceaux reliés entre eux par un élément longiligne formant accessoirement la poignée de transport pour le dispositif ; chaque arceau comprend deux branches écartées qui s'étendent verticalement et sont coudées à une certaine hauteur pour s'étendre horizontalement et se rejoindre en une partie transversale solidaire de l'élément longiligne, de préférence les parties transversales des arceaux sont agencées à environ un tiers de la longueur du dispositif.The structure is preferably tubular, for example made of tubes with a diameter of the order of 16 mm in diameter. In a preferred embodiment, it comprises two arches interconnected by an elongated element incidentally forming the carrying handle for the device; each arch comprises two spaced branches which extend vertically and are bent at a certain height to extend horizontally and meet in a transverse part integral with the elongated element, preferably the transverse parts of the arches are arranged at about one third the length of the device.

Pour faciliter l'accès au casier central et aux instruments à lames pour les ranger ou les sortir, les deux branches horizontales de chaque arceau sont avantageusement écartées de préférence d'au moins la largeur du casier central, et au plus de la largeur séparant les deux parois d'applique contre lesquelles sont destinées à s'appuyer les lames des instruments, dans ce dernier cas les parois d'applique étant inclinées de manière convergente vers le fond de la gorge Cet écartement optimisé des branches horizontales ménage un espace latéral libre de chaque côté des branches et au droit des rebords supérieurs des logements d'accueil des instruments.To facilitate access to the central rack and the blade instruments for storing or removing them, the two horizontal branches of each arch are advantageously spaced preferably from at least the width of the central rack, and at most the width separating them. two walls of application against which are intended to rest the blades of the instruments, in the latter case the walls of applied being inclined convergently towards the bottom of the groove This optimized spacing of the horizontal branches provides a lateral space free of each side of the branches and to the right of the upper edges of the housing of the instruments.

De cette manière, la largeur d'écartement des arceaux est suffisamment grande pour accéder par-dessus et par les côtés transversaux du dispositif, sans pour autant être au droit des manches des instruments qui sont disposés sensiblement verticalement ou légèrement inclinés autour du plan des parois d'applique ; le retrait des instruments en est facilité, un unique geste de traction sensiblement à la verticale est suffisant.In this way, the spread width of the arches is large enough to access over and through the transverse sides of the device, without being to the right of the instrument handles that are arranged substantially vertically or slightly inclined around the wall plane applique; removal of the instruments is facilitated, a single gesture of traction substantially vertically is sufficient.

De plus, indépendamment de la structure de support des moyens de fermeture, la paroi d'applique de la gorge d'un logement d'accueil, cette paroi étant celle contre laquelle sont destinées à s'appuyer les lames des instruments, peut être inclinée en étant convergente vers le fond de la gorge, ce qui impose une légère inclinaison vers l'extérieur du dispositif aux manches des instruments, facilitant d'autant plus le retrait des instruments.In addition, regardless of the support structure of the closure means, the wall of the wall of the groove of a receiving housing, this wall being the one against which the instrument blades are intended to rest, can be inclined by being convergent towards the bottom of the throat, which imposes a slight inclination towards the outside of the device to the sleeves of the instruments, facilitating all the more the withdrawal of the instruments.

Les moyens de fermeture sont par exemple constitués d'une housse, de préférence souple apte à être pliée et/ou roulée autour de la structure et attachée par des moyens d'attache, par exemple du type bandes auto-agrippantes.The closure means consist for example of a cover, preferably flexible adapted to be folded and / or rolled around the structure and attached by fastening means, for example of the type self-gripping strips.

Selon encore une autre caractéristique, le dispositif de rangement comporte une embase comprenant au moins sur sa face supérieure un logement d'accueil, et sur sa face inférieure des plots en saillie constituant des pieds pour poser le dispositif sur une surface horizontale.According to yet another feature, the storage device comprises a base comprising at least on its upper face a receiving housing, and on its underside projecting studs constituting feet for placing the device on a horizontal surface.

L'invention est également relative à une caisse à outils comportant un dispositif de rangement précité de l'invention, la caisse comportant un casier de fond auquel est associé ledit dispositif, le dispositif étant fixé sur le casier de manière amovible, de préférence à l'aide de deux systèmes de fixation amovible agencés respectivement sur deux côtés opposés, tels que du type grenouillères.The invention also relates to a tool box comprising a aforementioned storage device of the invention, the box having a bottom rack with which said device is associated, the device being fixed to the rack removably, preferably to the using two removable fastening systems respectively arranged on two opposite sides, such as toggle type.

Le dispositif de rangement forme avec le casier de fond associé, un ensemble monobloc, transportable via une poignée solidaire du dispositif de rangement.The storage device forms with the associated bottom rack, a one-piece assembly, transportable via a handle integral with the storage device.

Le casier de fond comporte avantageusement une poignée, de préférence le dispositif de rangement présentant une embase qui est rapportée sur le dessus du casier de fond et comporte un volume sur sa face inférieure apte à loger au moins la poignée du casier de fond.The bottom rack advantageously comprises a handle, preferably the storage device having a base which is attached to the above the bottom rack and has a volume on its underside adapted to accommodate at least the handle of the bottom rack.

Le casier de fond peut être compartimenté.The bottom rack can be compartmentalized.

De préférence, le casier de fond comporte un compartiment pour loger de la quincaillerie, en particulier pour loger verticalement une boîte ou mallette dans laquelle peut être mise provisoirement la quincaillerie du chantier en cours. Ce logement est particulièrement utile pour un peintre qui, sur le chantier, doit démonter certains objets/accessoires avant de peindre, puis doit les remonter ensuite. Toute la quincaillerie du type vis et similaire est ainsi conservée précieusement.Preferably, the bottom rack comprises a compartment for housing hardware, in particular for vertically housing a box or briefcase in which may be temporarily put the hardware of the current site. This housing is particularly useful for a painter who, on the site, must dismount some objects / accessories before painting, then has to reassemble them. All the hardware of the screw type and the like is thus preserved preciously.

La caisse est en particulier utilisée en tant que caisse à outils de peintre en bâtiment.The box is particularly used as a painter's toolbox.

La présente invention est maintenant décrite à l'aide d'exemples uniquement illustratifs et nullement limitatifs de la portée de l'invention, et à partir des illustrations ci-jointes, dans lesquelles :

  • La figure 1 illustre une vue en perspective plongeante du dispositif de rangement seul de l'invention et sans instruments à lames ;
  • La figure 2 est une vue en perspective plongeante d'une caisse à outils comprenant le dispositif de rangement de l'invention, plusieurs instruments à lames y étant rangés ;
  • La figure 3 est une vue en perspective partielle en coupe de la figure 2, sans les instruments à lames ;
  • La figure 4 correspond à la figure 3 en vue de côté, selon le côté transversal à l'axe longitudinal du dispositif, et sans les instruments à lames ;
  • La figure 5 correspond à la figure 3 en vue de côté, selon le côté transversal à l'axe longitudinal du dispositif, avec les instruments à lames ;
  • La figure 6 est une vue en perspective et de dessous du dispositif de rangement ;
  • La figure 7 est une vue en perspective plongeante du fond de la caisse à outils de la figure 2 ;
  • La figure 8 est une vue en perspective du dispositif de rangement seul de l'invention doté d'une housse de protection ;
  • La figure 9 est une vue en perspective de la caisse de la figure 2 sans les instruments à lames et comprenant la housse de la figure 8 à l'état replié.
The present invention is now described with the aid of examples which are only illustrative and in no way limit the scope of the invention, and from the attached illustrations, in which:
  • The figure 1 illustrates a perspective plunging view of the storage device alone of the invention and without blade instruments;
  • The figure 2 is a perspective plunging view of a tool box comprising the storage device of the invention, several blade instruments are stored therein;
  • The figure 3 is a partial perspective view in section of the figure 2 , without the blade instruments;
  • The figure 4 corresponds to the figure 3 in side view, along the side transverse to the longitudinal axis of the device, and without the blade instruments;
  • The figure 5 corresponds to the figure 3 in side view, along the side transverse to the longitudinal axis of the device, with the blade instruments;
  • The figure 6 is a perspective view from below of the storage device;
  • The figure 7 is a plunging perspective view of the bottom of the toolbox of the figure 2 ;
  • The figure 8 is a perspective view of the storage device alone of the invention provided with a protective cover;
  • The figure 9 is a perspective view of the crate of the figure 2 without the blade instruments and including the cover of the figure 8 in the folded state.

La figure 1 illustre un dispositif de rangement 1 de l'invention destiné à accueillir pour leur rangement des instruments à lames, par exemple des couteaux à enduire, tels que visibles en partie sur la figure 2.The figure 1 illustrates a storage device 1 of the invention intended to accommodate for their storage of blade instruments, for example knives to be coated, as visible in part on the figure 2 .

La figure 2 illustre une caisse à outils 2 de l'invention intégrant le dispositif de rangement 1 de l'invention.The figure 2 illustrates a tool box 2 of the invention incorporating the storage device 1 of the invention.

La caisse 2 comporte un casier de fond 3 auquel est associé le dispositif de rangement 1.The box 2 comprises a bottom rack 3 which is associated with the storage device 1.

La caisse est destinée dans son casier de fond 3 à contenir des outils et diverses pièces d'outillage, tandis que le dispositif de rangement 1 loge plus particulièrement des instruments à lames 4 (tels que des couteaux à enduire) et les protège.The box is intended in its bottom rack 3 to contain tools and various tools, while the storage device 1 more particularly houses the blade instruments 4 (such as knives to be coated) and protects them.

Le dispositif de rangement 1 est conçu pour accueillir les instruments 4 dans des logements d'accueil 10 selon l'invention, qui sont décrits plus loin.The storage device 1 is designed to accommodate the instruments 4 in reception accommodations 10 according to the invention, which are described below.

La caisse à outils 2 est de forme générale parallélépipédique et oblongue.The tool box 2 is of parallelepipedal and oblong general shape.

A titre d'exemple, les dimensions de la caisse sont de l'ordre de 690 mm de long, 270 mm de large et 440 mm de hauteur.For example, the dimensions of the body are of the order of 690 mm long, 270 mm wide and 440 mm high.

Le dispositif de rangement 1 comporte une embase 10A de forme générale parallélépipédique qui est adaptée à s'emboîter sur la partie supérieure du casier de fond 3.The storage device 1 comprises a base 10A of parallelepipedal general shape which is adapted to fit on the upper part of the bottom rack 3.

L'embase 10A du dispositif de rangement 1 est fixée de manière amovible au casier de fond 3 par des systèmes de fixation 5 amovible agencés respectivement sur les deux petits côtés opposés de la caisse (côtés transversaux à l'axe longitudinal de la caisse). Chaque système de fixation 5 est par exemple du type à grenouillère, un crochet 50 est solidaire du dispositif de rangement 1 (de l'embase 10A) tandis qu'une grenouillère 51 est solidaire du casier de fond 3.The base 10A of the storage device 1 is removably attached to the bottom rack 3 by removable fastening systems 5 arranged respectively on the two small opposite sides of the body (sides transverse to the longitudinal axis of the body). Each fastening system 5 is for example of the toggle type, a hook 50 is integral with the storage device 1 (of the base 10A) while a toggle 51 is secured to the bottom rack 3.

Le dispositif de rangement 1, plus particulièrement l'embase 10A, présente deux côtés longitudinaux 1A et 1B, chacun étant doté d'un logement d'accueil 10 pour accueillir les instruments à lames 4 et protéger les lames.The storage device 1, more particularly the base 10A, has two longitudinal sides 1A and 1B, each being provided with a receiving housing 10 to accommodate the blade instruments 4 and protect the blades.

Avantageusement, est agencé entre les deux logements d'accueil 10 des côtés longitudinaux 1A et 1B, un casier central 1C pour y ranger d'autres instruments.Advantageously, is arranged between the two receiving housing 10 of the longitudinal sides 1A and 1B, a central rack 1C to store other instruments.

En regard des figures 3 à 5, chaque logement 10 comporte une cavité ou gorge ou rainure profonde 11 qui est disposée en continu longitudinalement le long de chaque côté longitudinal du dispositif, et qui s'étend verticalement. La profondeur de la gorge 11 correspond à une dimension de longueur maximale pour les lames de couteaux les plus usuels.With regard to Figures 3 to 5 each housing 10 has a deep cavity or groove 11 which is disposed continuously longitudinally along each longitudinal side of the device, and which extends vertically. The depth of the groove 11 corresponds to a maximum length dimension for the most common knife blades.

A titre d'exemple, la gorge 11 est profonde de l'ordre de 100 mm et s'étend sur la longueur de la caisse, d'une longueur de l'ordre de 615 mm.For example, the groove 11 is of the order of 100 mm and extends over the length of the body, a length of about 615 mm.

La gorge 11 comporte une ouverture supérieure 12, et est fermée sur cinq côtés en étant délimitée par deux parois longitudinales 13 et 14 verticales et écartées , un fond 15 et reliant les deux parois 13 et 14 en leur extrémité distale et à l'opposé de l'ouverture 12 et deux parois transversales et verticales dont seule est visible à savoir la paroi référencée 16 sur la figure 3.The groove 11 has an upper opening 12, and is closed on five sides being delimited by two longitudinal walls 13 and 14 vertical and spaced, a bottom 15 and connecting the two walls 13 and 14 at their distal end and the opposite of the opening 12 and two transverse and vertical walls of which only is visible namely the wall referenced 16 on the figure 3 .

La paroi longitudinale 13 est dite paroi d'applique et la paroi longitudinale 14 est dite paroi de fixation, car comme vu plus loin c'est à cette dernière que sont fixés les moyens de maintien des couteaux.The longitudinal wall 13 is called the wall and the longitudinal wall wall 14 is said fixing wall, because as seen further it is to the latter that are fixed the knife holding means.

La paroi transversale 16 et sa paroi opposée correspondent aux petits côtés du dispositif. La paroi longitudinale d'applique 13 de chaque logement d'accueil 10 fait partie de chacun des côtés longitudinaux du dispositif, tandis que chaque paroi de fixation 14 fait partie d'un pan du casier central 1C.The transverse wall 16 and its opposite wall correspond to the short sides of the device. The longitudinal wall 13 applied to each receiving housing 10 is part of each of the longitudinal sides of the device, while each fixing wall 14 is part of a pan of the central rack 1C.

Le bord supérieur 13A de l'ouverture 12, en continuité de la paroi d'applique 13 et perpendiculaire à cette paroi, forme un rebord horizontal sur lequel sont destinés à venir en butée et reposer les manches 41 des instruments à lames 4 (couteaux) (figures 2 et 5) par leur bord limitrophe à la lame.The upper edge 13A of the opening 12, in continuity with the wall 13 and perpendicular to this wall, forms a horizontal flange on which are intended to abut and rest the sleeves 41 of the blade instruments 4 (knives) ( figures 2 and 5 ) by their edge bordering the blade.

Comme montrés sur la figure 2, les instruments à lames 4 sont disposés bord à bord, les uns à la suite des autres dans la direction longitudinale. Les lames sont sensiblement parallèles, voire coplanaires. Les lames peuvent également se chevaucher.As shown on the figure 2 , the blade instruments 4 are arranged edge to edge, one after the other in the longitudinal direction. The blades are substantially parallel, or even coplanar. The blades can also overlap.

La paroi d'applique 13 interne au logement d'accueil 10 est quant à elle destinée à recevoir de manière plaquée les lames 40 des instruments à lames 4 (couteaux)The wall 13 applied internally to the receiving housing 10 is in turn intended to receive in a manner plated the blades 40 of the blade instruments 4 (knives)

Afin de maintenir en place les instruments à lames 4 (couteaux) et plus particulièrement maintenir plaquées les lames 40 contre la paroi d'applique 13 de la cavité 11, le dispositif de rangement 1 comporte des moyens de maintien 6.In order to hold in place the blade instruments 4 (knives) and more particularly to keep the blades 40 pressed against the wall 13 of the cavity 11, the storage device 1 comprises holding means 6.

En regard des figures 4 et 5, les moyens de maintien 6 sont par exemple constitués d'une feuille ou lame flexible, de préférence métallique, s'étendant dans un plan sensiblement parallèle aux parois longitudinales.With regard to figures 4 and 5 , the holding means 6 are for example constituted by a flexible sheet or blade, preferably metal, extending in a plane substantially parallel to the longitudinal walls.

La feuille flexible 6 présente une faible épaisseur, de l'ordre par exemple de 0.2 mm et est par exemple en acier inoxydable. Avant d'être fixée dans la gorge 11, elle se présente comme une feuille plane, de longueur correspond à la longueur de la gorge et de largeur (c'est-à-dire hauteur en position montée verticale dans la gorge) suffisante pour pouvoir plaquer les lames 40 dans la zone médiane ou du tiers supérieur de la gorge 11. Cette largeur de feuille est par exemple de l'ordre de 40 mm.The flexible sheet 6 has a small thickness, of the order of for example 0.2 mm and is for example stainless steel. Before being fixed in the groove 11, it is in the form of a flat sheet, of length corresponding to the length of the groove and of width (that is to say, height in vertical position in the groove) sufficient to be able to plating the blades 40 in the central zone or upper third of the groove 11. This sheet width is for example of the order of 40 mm.

La fixation idoine de la feuille métallique flexible 6 permet d'imposer une flexion à la feuille pour que celle-ci touche la paroi d'applique 13 et ainsi qu'une force de rappel élastique. De cette manière, la feuille est apte à s'écarter de la paroi d'applique 13 lorsqu'est insérée une lame 40 de couteau et à revenir en position de butée pour plaquer la lame 40 contre ladite paroi, assurant un maintien du couteau en position verticale.The appropriate fixing of the flexible metal sheet 6 makes it possible to impose a flexion on the sheet so that it touches the wall 13 and thus an elastic restoring force. In this way, the sheet is able to move away from the wall 13 when a knife blade 40 is inserted and to return to the stop position to press the blade 40 against said wall, ensuring that the knife is held in position. vertical position.

La feuille flexible 6 est fixée par son extrémité distale supérieure contre la paroi de fixation 14, au niveau de l'ouverture 12. Plus particulièrement, l'ouverture 12 est évasée, au moins du côté de cette paroi de fixation 14, du fait que la paroi de fixation 14 comporte en son extrémité distale supérieure une surface 14A à pan incliné en direction de l'intérieur de la gorge 11.The flexible sheet 6 is fixed by its upper distal end against the fixing wall 14, at the opening 12. More particularly, the opening 12 is flared, at least on the side of this fixing wall 14, because the fixing wall 14 has at its upper distal end a surface 14A with a slope inclined towards the inside of the groove 11.

La solidarisation de la feuille flexible 6 est effectuée par des moyens de fixation 60, par exemple par rivetage.The securing of the flexible sheet 6 is effected by fastening means 60, for example by riveting.

La flexion de la feuille métallique flexible 6 est telle que la feuille comporte une première partie courbe 61 (dans la direction de la gorge) et une seconde partie 62 sensiblement plane.The flexion of the flexible metal sheet 6 is such that the sheet has a first curved portion 61 (in the direction of the groove) and a second substantially flat portion 62.

La concavité de la première partie 61 de la feuille étant tournée en regard de la paroi de fixation 14 à laquelle est fixée la feuille et à proximité de l'ouverture 12 du logement d'accueil 10, tandis que sa convexité est tournée vers la paroi d'applique 13. La seconde partie 62 de la feuille est sensiblement plane et s'étend parallèlement à la paroi d'applique 13.The concavity of the first portion 61 of the sheet facing the fixing wall 14 to which the sheet is attached and near the opening 12 of the receiving housing 10, while its convexity is turned towards the wall 13. The second portion 62 of the sheet is substantially flat and extends parallel to the wall 13.

Avantageusement, en regard de la figure 6 montrant le dessous de l'embase 10A, le fond 15 de chaque logement d'accueil 10 est doté d'une pluralité d'orifices traversants 15A, qui sont alignés et qui permettent d'évacuer les poussières au nettoyage.Advantageously, next to the figure 6 showing the underside of the base 10A, the bottom 15 of each receiving housing 10 is provided with a plurality of through orifices 15A, which are aligned and allow to evacuate the dust cleaning.

Toujours sur cette vue, sont visibles dans l'épaisseur de l'embase 10A, une pluralité de créneaux 17 dont les parties femelles 17A sont destinées à coopérer par emboîtement avec l'épaisseur du rebord 30 du casier de fond 3 de caisse (figure 7) afin que le dispositif 1 repose sur le casier de fond 3 pour former l'ensemble de la caisse à outils 2.Still in this view, are visible in the thickness of the base 10A, a plurality of crenellations 17 whose female parts 17A are intended to cooperate by interlocking with the thickness of the rim 30 of the bottom rack 3 ( figure 7 ) so that the device 1 rests on the bottom rack 3 to form the entire toolbox 2.

En outre, le dessous de l'embase 10A comporte des plots 18 qui font saillie par rapport au fond 15 et aux créneaux 17, ces plots, par exemple au nombre de quatre répartis à proximité des quatre coins de l'embase, étant agencés à distance des créneaux vers l'intérieur de l'embase afin de ne pas gêner l'association de l'embase 10A sur le casier de fond 3. En position montée de l'embase 10A sur le casier de fond 3, ces plots 18 sont en regard du volume vide et intérieur du casier de fond 3.In addition, the underside of the base 10A comprises studs 18 which protrude from the bottom 15 and the crenellations 17, these pads, for example four in number distributed near the four corners of the base, being arranged at distance of the slots towards the inside of the base so as not to hinder the association of the base 10A on the bottom rack 3. In the mounted position of the base 10A on the bottom rack 3, these pads 18 are next to the empty and interior volume of the bottom rack 3.

Les plots 18 constituent des pieds pour poser l'embase 10A lorsque celle-ci est dissociée du casier de fond 3, afin de ne pas abîmer au cours du temps et de l'usage du dispositif, les créneaux 17 et le fond 15 des logements d'accueil 10.The studs 18 constitute feet for placing the base 10A when it is dissociated from the bottom rack 3, in order not to damage over time and the use of the device, the crenels 17 and the bottom 15 of the housing reception 10.

En regard de la figure 7, le casier de fond 3 de la caisse à outils 2 comporte une poignée 31 d'axe longitudinal, pour être transporté indépendamment du dispositif de rangement 1. Dans l'exemple illustré, la poignée 31 est fixe. A cet égard, l'embase 10A du dispositif de rangement 1 (figure 6) est conçue au niveau de sa face inférieure pour comprendre un volume libre 19 pour y loger la poignée 31 en position montée de l'embase 10A sur le casier de fond 3.With regard to the figure 7 , the bottom rack 3 of the tool box 2 comprises a handle 31 of longitudinal axis, to be transported independently of the storage device 1. In the example shown, the handle 31 is fixed. In this respect, the base 10A of the storage device 1 ( figure 6 ) is designed at its lower face to include a free volume 19 to accommodate the handle 31 in the mounted position of the base 10A on the bottom rack 3.

Le casier de fond 3 forme un casier qui peut être ou non compartimenté.The bottom rack 3 forms a rack which may or may not be compartmentalized.

Dans l'exemple illustré de la figure 7, le casier de fond 3 comporte avantageusement un compartiment 32 pour loger une mallette 33 qui peut constituer une boîte de rangement pour des accessoires divers.In the illustrated example of the figure 7 , the bottom rack 3 advantageously comprises a compartment 32 for housing a case 33 which can be a storage box for various accessories.

En regard des figures 1, 8 et 9, pour transporter la caisse à outils 2 et/ou le dispositif de rangement 1, le dispositif comporte une poignée longitudinale 7.With regard to figures 1 , 8 and 9 , to transport the tool box 2 and / or the storage device 1, the device comprises a longitudinal handle 7.

De plus, de manière à protéger hors utilisation les instruments à lames 4 et autres outils destinés à être logés dans le casier central 1C du dispositif de rangement 1, le dispositif comporte des moyens de fermeture et protection 8 tels qu'illustrés sur la figure 8.In addition, in order to protect off-use the blade instruments 4 and other tools intended to be housed in the central rack 1C of the storage device 1, the device comprises closing and protection means 8 as illustrated in FIG. figure 8 .

Ces moyens de fermeture 8 se présentent sous la forme d'une housse, de préférence la housse étant souple pour être aisément pliée telle qu'illustrée sur la figure 9.These closure means 8 are in the form of a cover, preferably the cover being flexible to be easily folded as illustrated on the figure 9 .

La housse 8 comprend une fente 80 pour le passage de la poignée longitudinale 7.The cover 8 comprises a slot 80 for the passage of the longitudinal handle 7.

En regard de la figure 1, le dispositif de rangement 1 comporte une structure de support 9, de préférence tubulaire, par exemple faits de tubes métalliques, pour la housse 8 formant les moyens de fermeture.With regard to the figure 1 , the storage device 1 comprises a support structure 9, preferably tubular, for example made of metal tubes, for the cover 8 forming the closure means.

Cette structure de support 9 est solidaire de l'embase 10A, de manière fixe de préférence, et s'étend en hauteur, par exemple de l'ordre de 160 mm afin de ménager un volume suffisamment haut pour les manches des instruments à lames 4 et autres outils à loger dans le casier central 1C.This support structure 9 is secured to the base 10A, fixedly preferably, and extends in height, for example of the order of 160 mm to provide a sufficiently high volume for the sleeves of the blade instruments 4 and other tools to be housed in the central rack 1C.

La structure de support 9 forme une structure très ajourée pour fournir de grandes ouvertures sur les quatre côtés du dispositif de rangement 1 afin de pouvoir accéder aux instruments et outils de n'importe où, par les côtés et/ou le dessus du dispositif.The support structure 9 forms a highly perforated structure to provide large openings on the four sides of the storage device 1 in order to access the instruments and tools from anywhere, from the sides and / or the top of the device.

La structure de support 9 comporte deux arceaux 90 et 91 en regard qui sont rendus solidaires de l'embase 10A, de préférence des quatre coins supérieurs de l'embase. Les arceaux 90 et 91 sont reliés par un élément longiligne s'étendant de manière coplanaire auxdits arceaux et formant avantageusement la poignée longitudinale 7.The support structure 9 has two arches 90 and 91 opposite which are secured to the base 10A, preferably the four upper corners of the base. The arches 90 and 91 are connected by an elongated element extending coplanarly with said arches and advantageously forming the longitudinal handle 7.

Avantageusement, chaque arceau 90, 91 s'étend verticalement d'une part et est coudé pour s'étendre dans un plan horizontal d'autre part. Ainsi, chaque arceau 90 (91) comporte deux branches verticales 90A (91A) et 90B (91B) reliées à deux coins respectifs de l'embase 10A, et deux branches horizontales 90C (91C) et 90D (91D) qui forment le prolongement des branches verticales une fois coudées à une certaine hauteur, hauteur telle que décrite plus haut.Advantageously, each arch 90, 91 extends vertically on the one hand and is bent to extend in a horizontal plane on the other hand. Thus, each arch 90 (91) has two vertical branches 90A (91A) and 90B (91B) connected to two respective corners of the base 10A, and two horizontal branches 90C (91C) and 90D (91D) which form the extension of vertical branches when bent at a certain height, height as described above.

Les deux branches horizontales 90C et 90D d'un arceau et 91C et 91 pour l'autre arceau sont écartées et se rejoignent pour former une partie dite transversale 90E (91E), de direction transversale aux bords longitudinaux de l'embase 10A.The two horizontal branches 90C and 90D of one arch and 91C and 91 for the other arch are spaced and meet to form a so-called transverse portion 90E (91E), transverse direction to the longitudinal edges of the base 10A.

En regard des figures 1 et 5, les deux branches horizontales 90C, 90D et 91C 91D de chaque arceau sont avantageusement écartées au moins sensiblement de la largeur du casier central 1C pour fournir un large accès par le dessus de la structure de support 9 et par chaque côté transversal. Toutefois, la largeur d'écartement est au plus celle séparant les deux parois d'applique 13, dans le prolongement vertical desquelles s'étendent les manches 41 des instruments, les parois d'applique étant avantageusement inclinées selon une convergence vers le fond 15 de la gorge.With regard to figures 1 and 5 , the two horizontal branches 90C, 90D and 91C 91D of each arch are advantageously spaced at least substantially from the width of the central rack 1C to provide a wide access from above the support structure 9 and each transverse side. However, the spacing width is at most that separating the two walls of application 13, in the vertical extension of which extend the sleeves 41 of the instruments, the wall walls being advantageously inclined in a convergence towards the bottom 15 of the throat.

Cette configuration d'écartement des branches combinée à l'inclinaison des parois d'applique permet de ménager un espace latéral libre 42 schématisé et délimité par des pointillés sur la figure 5, qui est situé de chaque côté des branches horizontales 90C et 90D de l'arceau et au droit des logements d'accueil 10, de façon à pouvoir extraire les instruments à lames 4 directement sans gêne.This configuration of separation of the branches combined with the inclination of the walls of the wall makes it possible to provide a free lateral space 42 schematized and delimited by dotted lines on the figure 5 , which is located on each side of the horizontal branches 90C and 90D of the hoop and the right of the receiving housing 10, so as to extract the reed instruments 4 directly without discomfort.

En outre, les branches horizontales 90C (91C) et 90D (91D) s'étendent de préférence sur une longueur correspondant à environ un tiers de la longueur de l'embase.In addition, the horizontal branches 90C (91C) and 90D (91D) preferably extend over a length corresponding to about one third of the length of the base.

Les parties transversales 90E et 91E des arceaux 90 et 91 sont reliées en leur milieu par la poignée longitudinale 7 dont les dimensions procure un volume libre entre les arceaux et de part et d'autre de la poignée.The transverse portions 90E and 91E of the hoops 90 and 91 are connected in their middle by the longitudinal handle 7 whose dimensions provides a free volume between the hoops and on either side of the handle.

Ainsi, la structure ménage des ouvertures hautes, longues, et optimisées en largeur pour facilement ranger dans l'embase des outils encombrants et accéder à ces derniers tout aussi facilement, y compris dans les coins de l'embase, ainsi que d'y engager des instruments à lames avec manches et de les en extraire. Il est aisé d'accéder par le dessus et depuis tous les côtés du dispositif, y compris par les côtés transversaux.Thus, the structure household openings high, long, and optimized in width to easily store in the base of bulky tools and access them as easily, including in the corners of the base, and to engage blade instruments with handles and extract them. It is easy to access from above and from all sides of the device, including the transverse sides.

Les arceaux 90 et 91 servent à supporter la partie supérieure de la housse 8.The arches 90 and 91 serve to support the upper part of the cover 8.

Enfin, en regard de la figure 9, la housse 8 comprend avantageusement des moyens d'accroche 81, du type bandes auto-agrippantes, telles que des bandes du type dénommé Velcro®. la housse étant repliable et apte à être attachée aux arceaux 90 et 91 pour ne pas l'égarer.Finally, with regard to the figure 9 , the cover 8 advantageously comprises fastening means 81, of the type self-gripping strips, such as strips of the type called Velcro®. the cover being foldable and able to be attached to the arches 90 and 91 to avoid misplacement.

Claims (14)

  1. A storage device (1) for bladed instruments comprising at least one receptacle (10) that is demarcated by at least one edge (13A), known as the upper edge, extending along a substantially horizontal plane when the device is in the usage position, an opening (12) that is co-planar with the upper edge (13A) and intended for the insertion of the blades of the instruments, and at least two walls (13, 14) facing each other and extending transversally to the upper edge (13A), that is to say vertically, and spaced so as to create a groove (11) near the opening (12), where the groove (11) is designed to form a volume that receives the blades of the instruments, and said walls (13, 14) close the two respective sides of the receptacle (10), where the groove (11) comprises holding means (6) intended to hold the instruments in place in said groove (11), characterised in that the holding means (6) are suitable for setting the blades of the instruments against a wall (13), known as the application wall, where the holding means form an elastic return means extending in a plane that is substantially parallel to the walls.
  2. A device according to claim 1, characterised in that the holding means (6) for forming the elastic return means comprise a flexible sheet or blade in metal, such as stainless steel, mounted so as to be elastically bent; the metal sheet is preferably flat, and has a straight surface when the metal sheet is taken in isolation and separated from the device, where the sheet is elastically bent by fixing it by its upper end at the opening (12) of the receptacle on a surface (14A) that is tilted in relation to the wall (14) extending said surface, where the tilt converges towards the inside of the groove (11).
  3. A device according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that at least the application wall is in plastic material, such as polypropylene.
  4. A device according to any of the foregoing claims, characterised in that the receptacle (10) comprises a bottom (15) connecting the two walls (13, 14) opposite the opening (12), and the bottom (15) preferably has a multitude of through holes (15A).
  5. A device according to any of the foregoing claims, characterised in that it comprises two receptacles (10) facing each other that are arranged along the two longitudinal sides (1A, 1B) of the device, and the device preferably has a central tray (1C) placed between the two opposite receptacles.
  6. A device according to any of the foregoing claims, characterised in that it comprises means (8) to close said storage device and a support structure (9) for the closing means (8), in particular the support structure (9) has longitudinal, transverse and top openings when these are not blocked by the closing means (8).
  7. A device according to the foregoing claim, characterised in that the support structure (9) is tubular, preferably made from tubes with a diameter of about 16 mm, and comprises two arched members (90, 91) joined to each other by an elongated member (7), incidentally forming a carry handle for the device, where each arched member (90, 91) comprises two spaced branches (90A, 90C, 90B, 90D; 91B, 91D, 91A, 91C) extending vertically and bent at a certain height to extend horizontally and join in a transverse part (90E, 91E) that is integral with the elongated member, where the transverse parts of the arched members are preferably placed at about a third of the length of the device.
  8. A device according to claim 7, characterised in that the two horizontal branches (90C, 90D; 91C 91D) of each arched member (90, 91) are spaced, preferably by at least the width of the central tray (1C), and no more than the width separating the two application walls (13) against which the blades of the instruments are intended to be set; in that latter case, the application walls (13) are titled to converge towards the bottom of the groove (11) so as to create a free lateral space between the branches and near the upper edges (13A) of the receptacles (10) for the instruments.
  9. A device according to any of the foregoing claims, characterised in that the application wall (13) of the groove (11) of a receptacle, against which the instrument blades are to be set, is tilted to converge towards the bottom of the groove.
  10. A device according to claims 6 to 8, characterised in that the closing means (8) are for example made up of a cover, preferably a flexible one suitable for bending and/or rolling around the support structure (9) and attached by attaching means (81), such as Velcro strips.
  11. A device according to any of the foregoing claims, characterised in that it comprises a base (10A) comprising a receptacle (10) at least on its upper side and protruding studs (18) on its lower side.
  12. A toolbox (2) particularly a box for painters, comprising a storage device (1) according to any of the foregoing claims, characterised in that it comprises a bottom tray (3) with which said device is associated, where the device is fastened on the tray so as to be removable, preferably with two removable fastening systems (5) of the latch type (51) placed on two opposite sides respectively.
  13. A box according to the foregoing claim, characterised in that the bottom tray (3) comprises a handle (31), where the storage device (1) preferably has a base (10A) that is added to the top of the bottom tray and comprises a volume (19) on its lower side for accommodating at least the handle (31) of the bottom tray.
  14. A box according to claim 12 or 13, characterised in that the bottom tray (3) is divided into compartments; in particular, it comprises a compartment (32) for storing hardware, and particularly for vertically accommodating a box or a case (33).
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