FR2659587A1 - BASKET FOR TOOLBOX. - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a basket for a toolbox. It relates to a basket (2) having a handle (20) which defines an opening (29) for passage of one hand and an opening (28) which passes through its bottom. The handle (50) of a second basket (4) can pass through the opening (28) of the first basket so that the two baskets are lifted either simultaneously or separately. The upper basket forms a cover for the lower basket. Application to toolboxes.

Description

The present invention relates generally to toolboxes of the present invention.

  a type that contains a removable basket for transporting tools from the toolbox to a location of use, and more specifically relates to a toolbox having multiple baskets

transport.

  Toolboxes containing removable transport basket are already known in the industry. For example, these boots are four-sided containers having a hinged lid and an inward flange for supporting a rectangular basket to tools The tool basket is in the form of a rectangular four-sided box and has a handle that

  protrudes above, from the ends of the basket.

  This one can be lowered into the toolbox and it

  is then supported by the inner rim of the box.

  Various hand tools can be accommodated in the basket A user removes the basket by lifting the handle by hand, and can then carry the basket and its

  content at a remote work site.

  Although the previous configuration, known in the industry, is satisfactory and has been well accepted, certain disadvantages prevent it from having an optimal utility A disadvantage is the fact that the relatively small storage capacity represented by the basket limits the number of tools that can be transported from the toolbox to a work site A second drawback is the fact that the basket is generally exposed at its upper part, so that the tools can fall from the basket during transport of the box In addition, given this risk, small items such as nails or screws, can not be kept in the basket because of the possibility of the basket falling on the path.

to the work area.

  A four-sided stackable basket for the tool carrier having bottom and top surfaces, and side and end walls projecting from the bottom surface to the top surface. intermediate position protrudes upwardly between the side walls of the basket, the handle having a horizontal upper gripping portion and support end portions A passage opening of a hand is placed under the gripping portion, between the handle and these support parts A profiled passage is also made through

  the bottom surface of the basket and communicates with the opening

  the hand of the hand so that, when the lower surface of a first basket is stacked on the upper surface of a second basket of substantially similar configuration, the gripping portion of the handle of the second basket protrudes through the profiled passage from the first basket and comes very close to the grip portion of the first basket and below it The gripping parts

  handle of the upper and lower baskets thus

  They are nested and can easily be lifted from the inside of the toolbox, in a single operation with one hand In addition, as the lower basket is completely covered by the basket

  superior both during storage and during

  port, small items contained in the lower basket can not be hunted when the upper baskets

  and lower are moved In another aspect of the in-

  vention, the gripping parts of the baskets handles

  a configuration such that they are shifted and

  put an opening between them, so that a user can pass the fingers to separate them manually As a result, the user can lift the two baskets

  simultaneously or on the contrary it can raise individual-

  the first basket, separating it from the second, by

  separation of the parts of the handles.

  Thus, the invention relates to a toolbox and basket assembly comprising the upper and lower baskets which, when nested one inside the other,

  can be seized with one hand.

  The invention also relates to a tool box and basket assembly having upper and lower baskets that are nested so that they can not separate.

  when transported from one location to another.

  The invention also relates to a tool box and basket assembly having stackable baskets which form an entire assortment of suitable storage compartments.

  housing small items and tools.

  The invention also relates to a tool box assembly and baskets having baskets that are nested by

  their handles, this set having an offset of

  handles that form an opening through which

  a user can easily separate the baskets.

  The invention also relates to a tool box and basket assembly comprising stackable baskets that can be stored inside the toolbox

  which may, however, be raised and moved simultaneously

  with one hand, to a remote location

working.

  The invention also relates to a tool box and basket assembly having stackable baskets which remain erected in the stacked state and which can be accommodated in the

  toolbox when stacked.

  The invention also relates to a tool box and basket assembly which can be easily manufactured from a cheap plastic material and which can be

  be easily mounted by the user.

  The invention also relates to a tool box and basket assembly comprising stackable baskets such as

  that the upper basket not only constitutes a

  storage but also forms a lid of the basket

placed below.

  Other features and advantages of the invention

  will be better understood by reading the description

  which will follow examples of embodiment, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the upper and lower baskets according to the invention; Figure 2 is a perspective view of the upper and lower baskets according to the invention, in assembled form; Figure 3 is a cross section of the stacked upper and lower baskets placed inside a tool box and made according to the teachings of the invention; Figure 4 is a partial plan view of an empty toolbox for housing the upper and lower baskets made according to the invention; FIG. 5 is a partial plan view of the

  toolbox, representing the lower basket in posi-

  storage; Figure 6 is a partial plan view of the tool box, and shows the upper basket in storage position within the tool box; and

  Figure 7 is a longitudinal section of the

  seems to toolbox and baskets, representing the

  provision of the upper and lower baskets

  in the toolbox, in the storage position.

  Reference is first made to FIGS.

  a first basket 2 and a second tool carrying basket 3, each molded of a single piece of conventional plastic material, are formed. The first basket 2 has the configuration of a substantially rectangular four-sided container having an upper surface 6, a area

  lower 8 and vertical side walls 10

  both of the lower surface 8 to the upper surface 6 Several storage compartments 12 are formed within the confines of the basket 2 and are separated by partitions 13 Although the compartments 12 have been shown to be longitudinal and parallel, other configurations compartments can be made and used where appropriate. End parallel walls 14 surround the upper basket 2, and a flange 16 forming a downwardly facing lip is disposed at the periphery of the side walls 10 and the end walls 14, along the upper edge of the basket 2 As represented in FIG. 1, two remote notches 17 penetrate into the flange portions 16 forming an upside-down lip along the walls

end 14.

  As indicated in FIGS. 1 and 3, a handle 18 protrudes upwards between the side walls 10 and the

  end walls 14 The handle 18 has a horizontal portion

  An end wall 24 carries opposite ends of the horizontal gripping portion and protrudes above the lower surface 8 of the basket towards the upper gripping portion 20. As shown in FIG. 1, the handle 18 protrudes upwards beyond the upper face 6 of the basket 2, in the preferred embodiment. However, if necessary, the height of the handle 18 can be reduced, below the upper face 6 of the basket 2, without impairing the function

implementation according to the invention.

  The handle 18 also has an edge 26 folded downwards as best shown in Figure 3 It should be noted that the edge 26 which is folded downwards is rounded to its outer surface, for a purpose described in the following a passage profiled 28 goes up through the lower surface 8 of the basket 2 It should be noted that the horizontal gripping portion 20 and the end support walls 24 delimit an opening 29 for passage of one hand between them. The passage 28 communicates with the opening 29 as

shown in Figure 1.

  The lower basket 4 has a practical configuration

  The lower basket 4 is delimited by an upper surface 30, a lower surface 32 and side walls 34 which protrude vertically above the lower surface 32, towards the upper surface 30. delimited in the basket 4 and are separated by partitions 38 Some of the compartments, as shown, have concave lower surfaces allowing them to contain small items such as staples or nails End walls 40 are intended to surround the basket 4, and a flange 42 forming a downwardly turned lip is placed along the upper edge of the end walls 40 and side walls 34 End intermediate cavities 44 are formed in the end portions of the flange 42 and along the end walls 40, four corner projections 46 protrude outwardly from the corners of the basket 4, in a purpose described in

the following.

  Like the upper basket 2, the lower basket 4 has a handle 48 protruding above the space between the side walls 34 and defined in part by

  a horizontal part 50 of capture This horizontal part

  The horizontal gripping portion 50 is supported at its ends by walls 54 which extend upwards from the lower surface 32. Reference is now made to FIGS. Figures 3 and 4; the baskets 2 and 4 are intended to be housed in a four-sided tool box 60, open at its upper part and having a closure cover 62. As best shown in FIG. 4, the empty toolbox has a chamber

  central 64 directed downwards from the upper

  Between the sidewalls at both ends of the toolbox 60, rectangular compartments are delimited by a longitudinal vertical wall 65 and vertical end walls 66. The upper edges of the walls 65 and 66 are molded in one piece. The coplanar surfaces 67 integrally molded and protruding downwardly with an inclination of 450 in the chamber 64, are placed near the end walls 66. Molded projections 68 having a U-shape are placed at the end. bottom end of surfaces 67 and

  protrude outwards in a horizontal direction.

  We can appreciate the use of empi

  lables and the toolbox, following the description of the

  Following is an initial reference to FIGS. 3, 4 and 5; the lower basket 4 can be placed inside the central chamber 64 of the tool box 60, so that the projections 46 of the corners of the basket 4 are supported by the projections 68. It should be noted in FIG. 44 allows the lower basket 4 not to be in contact with the vertical walls 65, 66, so that it reaches the lower part of the chamber 64 and comes into contact with the projections 68 When so supported, the lower basket 4 is horizontal and has a fixed position at a

  relatively low level in the central chamber 7.

  The housing of the upper basket 2 in the tool box is shown in FIG. 6 As shown, the upper basket is housed in the tool box 60 while being supported, since notches 17 of the flange 16 house the end walls 66 of the toolbox 60 The upper basket 2 is thus supported by the end walls 66 of the toolbox 60 and is maintained in

  horizontal position in the internal chamber 64 The posi-

  top and bottom baskets in

  stacked and stored is shown in FIGS. 3 and 7.

  As can be noted, the upper and lower baskets 2 and 4 are intended to be stacked As indicated in Figures 1 and 2, when the baskets are put in cooperation, the handle 48 of the lower basket 4 passes through the profiled passage 28 the upper basket 2 until it fits into the handle 18 of the upper basket 2 The U-shaped section, in cross section, of the handles 18, 48 facilitates the interlocking of the handle

  upper 18 in the lower handle 48 as shown in FIG.

shown in Figure 3.

  It should be noted that the edge 26 of the handle 18, which is turned downwards, is offset from the curved lower surface 70 of the handle 48, and is separated therefrom by a gap 72. in the space 72 allows the user to separate the handles and lift the upper basket independently of the lower basket However, if necessary, the interlocking of the U-shaped handles 18, 48 facilitates the

  simultaneous lifting of the baskets with one hand.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the outer surface of the flange 26 forming a downwardly facing lip and the curved surface 70 of the lower handle are complementarily rounded and cooperate in forming a handle gripping portion, so that that a hand can

  comfortably grab both surfaces simultaneously.

  However, as previously described, the surfaces are separated by a space 72 so that the separation of

  handles can be made easier if necessary.

  FIG. 2 indicates that the stacked baskets can be transported from their storage position in the toolbox shown in FIG. 3 to a remote work location. The stacking baskets can remain erect in the configuration shown in FIG. lower 8 of the upper basket 2 bears on the upper surface 30 of the lower basket 4 In addition, the lower surface 8 of the upper basket 2 completely surrounds the lower basket 4 so that the contents of the compartments of the basket 4 can not be projected during transport or can not mix from one compartment to another As a result, the upper basket 2 has a dual role, first that of a lid for the basket 2 and

  then that of an independent storage basket.

  Of course, various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art toolbox baskets that have just been described by way of non-limiting examples, without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims (12)

  Tool basket, characterized in that it comprises: an upper surface and a lower surface (6, 8) and side walls (10, 14) protruding above the lower surface towards the upper surface, a profiled handle (18) occupying an intermediate position and protruding upwardly between the side walls, the handle having a top gripping portion   (20) and supporting end portions (24) and delimiting   both an opening (29) for passage of a hand between the gripping portion and the end portions, and a shaped passage (28) passing through the lower surface and communicating with the through opening of a hand of the handle.   Basket according to Claim 1, characterized in   the basket grip (18) has a configura- U-shaped cross section.   3 basket according to claim 2, characterized in that the bottom surface (8) of the basket is substantially   so flat that the basket can remain erect.   4 basket according to claim 3, characterized in that it is intended to be housed between the side walls   container (60), and includes peripheral devices   (46) for cooperating with the side walls   of the container, so that the basket is supported by the side walls of the container and can be freely removed from it by lifting the basket with the aid of the handle (18).   Stackable tool basket, characterized in that it comprises: a lower surface than an upper surface (6, 8) and side walls (10, 14) protruding above the lower surface towards the upper surface, a handle profile (18) having an intermediate position and protruding upwardly between the side walls of the basket, the handle having a gripping portion (20) and end support portions (24), and an opening (29) of hand passage placed below the gripping portion and between the end portions of the handle, a shaped passage (28) passing through the lower surface and communicating with the passage opening   the hand of the handle, so that in stacking position   of the lower surface of the basket on the upper surface of a second basket having a substantially similar configuration, the gripping portion of the handle of the second basket passes through the profiled passage of the first basket and comes close to the gripping portion of the handle of the first basket.   6 basket according to claim 5, characterized in that the gripping portion (20) of the handle of the first basket has a device (26) facing downwards and intended to cooperate by interlocking with a complementary device   (70) of the gripping portion of the handle of the second basket.   7 basket according to claim 6, characterized in that the gripping portions (20, 50) of the first and second handle have U-shaped cross-sectional configurations of corresponding dimensions, the grip portion (20) of the handle the first basket can be housed in the gripping portion (50) of the handle of the second basket.   The basket according to claim 7, characterized in that the support end portions (24) of the   contoured handle diverges outwards, downwards.   A basket as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the first and second nested grip gripping portions (20, 50) have offset surface devices defining an opening (72) therebetween, whereby the fingers 'a user can be dragged so that they manually separate the parts of grabbing the handles.   Basket according to claim 5, characterized in that the lower surface of the basket is substantially flat, so that the first and second basket (2, 4)   can stay upright when stacked.   Basket according to claim 5, characterized in that the first and second stacked baskets (2, 4) are intended to be housed in a storage container (60) which has vertical side walls, and the baskets have peripheral devices. intended to cooperate with the side walls of the container, so that the baskets   can be withdrawn either simultaneously or individually.   manually lifting the baskets out of the container using the handles.   Basket according to Claim 11, characterized in that the simultaneous extraction of the baskets (2,4) is carried out by manual lifting of the gripping part (50).   of the bottom handle of the second basket.   Basket according to Claim 12, characterized in that the lower surface (8) of the first basket (2)   substantially covers the second basket (4) in the stacked state.