US20100295430A1

US20100295430A1 - Tool organizing device

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Publication number: US20100295430A1
Application number: US12/799,309
Authority: US
Inventors: Ying Chou Cheng
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2009-05-19
Filing date: 2010-04-22
Publication date: 2010-11-25
Also published as: TWM366457U

Abstract

A tool organizing device includes a housing having two side walls, a rear wall, a bottom wall, a front opening, and a peripheral fence extended from an upper wall for forming a compartment in the peripheral fence for receiving tool members, and having a number of rails for slidably attaching drawers, and having a number of apertures formed in the side walls for hooking tool members, a tray is selectively and detachably attached to the bottom wall with four posts and includes a peripheral fence extended upwardly from a board for forming a compartment above the board and within the peripheral fence and for receiving tool members, a panel is selectively attached to the housing for hooking tool members.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a tool organizing device, and more particularly to a tool organizing device including an adjustable structure for suitably storing and displaying or supporting various tool members and for allowing the tool members to be easily and quickly obtained by the users.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Typical tool organizing devices or utility carts comprise one or more shelves attached or mounted or secured onto four corner posts for supporting various tool members or objects, and four casters attached or mounted to the bottom portion of the four corner posts for allowing the utility cart to be moved to the other places or locations.
For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,595,107 to Welsch discloses one of the typical utility carts comprising one or more drawers or shelves disposed or attached or mounted or secured onto four corner posts which are coupled to two or more handle legs with support members.
However, the shelves may only be provided in the typical utility carts and used to randomly support the various tool members or objects, but may not be used to suitably organize the tool members or objects.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,902,205 to Yu, U.S. Pat. No. 5,975,660 to Tisbo et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 6,113,203 to Chen disclose three further typical working cabinets or tool box assembles each comprising one or more shelves or drawers slidably received or attached or mounted in an outer housing member for storing or supporting various tool members.
However, the shelves or drawers may only be used to closely receive and store the various tool members or objects, but may not be used to suitably display the various tool members or objects such that the required tool members or objects may not be easily obtained by the users.
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional tool organizing devices or working cabinets or tool box assembles.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a tool organizing device including an adjustable structure for suitably storing and displaying or supporting various tool members and for allowing the tool members to be easily and quickly obtained by the users.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a tool organizing device comprising a housing including a chamber formed therein and defined by two side walls, a rear wall, a bottom wall, and an upper wall, and including an opening formed in a front portion of the housing and communicative with the chamber of the housing, and including four corner areas, and including a peripheral fence extended upwardly from the upper wall for forming a compartment above the upper wall and within the peripheral fence for receiving and storing or organizing various tool members, and including a cavity formed in each of the four corner areas of the upper wall of the housing, and including an engaging hole formed in each of the four corner areas of the bottom wall of the housing, and including a number of rails disposed in the housing, and including a number of apertures formed in the side walls for hooking or hanging or organizing various tool members, a cover openably attached to the front portion of the housing and movable relative to the housing for selectively enclosing and opening the chamber of the housing, and a number of drawers slidably attached to the rails of the housing for receiving and storing or supporting or organizing various tool members.
Four posts may further be provided and selectively and detachably attached to the four corner areas of the bottom wall of the housing, and a tray selectively and detachably attached to the posts. The tray includes a board and a peripheral fence extended upwardly from the board for forming a compartment above the board and within the peripheral fence and for receiving and storing or supporting or organizing various tool members.
The tray includes four corner areas each having a cavity formed therein for engaging with the posts. Four wheel members may further be provided and selectively and detachably attached to the four corner areas of the tray. The tray includes four support members detachably attaching the wheel members to the four corner areas of the tray.
The housing includes four couplers detachably attaching the posts to the four corner areas of the bottom wall of the housing. The housing includes two stems selectively and detachably attached to the corner areas of the upper wall of the housing. The housing includes two couplers detachably attaching the stems to the corner areas of the upper wall of the housing.
The housing includes a panel selectively and detachably attached to the stems. The panel includes a number of orifices formed therein for hooking or hanging or organizing various tool members, and further includes two ears extended from the side portions and selectively and detachably attached to the stems. The panel includes two support members detachably attaching the ears of the panel to the stems.
Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a careful reading of the detailed description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tool organizing device in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view similar to FIG. 1, illustrating the operation of the tool organizing device;

FIG. 3 is a partial exploded view of the tool organizing device;

FIG. 4 is a partial cross sectional view of the tool organizing device taken along lines 4-4 of FIG. 2, illustrating the operation of the tool organizing device;

FIG. 5 is a further perspective view similar to FIGS. 1 and 2, illustrating the other arrangement or organization of the tool organizing device; and

FIG. 6 is a further perspective view similar to FIGS. 1-2 and 5, illustrating the further arrangement of the tool organizing device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-4, a tool organizing, device 1 in accordance with the present invention comprises an outer housing 10 including a chamber 11 formed therein for receiving various tool members therein (not shown) and formed or defined by two side walls 12, a rear wall 13, a bottom wall 14, and an upper wall 15, and including an opening 16 formed in the front portion 17 thereof and communicative with the chamber 11 of the housing 10, and including a peripheral fence 18 extended upwardly from the outer peripheral portion of the upper wall 15 for forming or defining a recess or compartment 19 above the upper wall 15 and within the peripheral fence 18, and including a cavity 20 formed in each of the four corner areas 21 of the upper wall 15 or the peripheral fence 18 of the housing 10, and including a screw hole or engaging hole 22 (FIG. 4) formed in each of the four corner areas 21 of the bottom wall 14 of the housing 10.
The housing 10 further includes a number of apertures 23 formed in each of the side walls 12 for hooking or engaging with the tool members and for displaying the tool members and for allowing the tool members to be easily seen and obtained by the users, and further includes a cover 24 pivotally or slidably or openably attached or mounted to the front portion 17 of the housing 10 and pivotal or slidable or movable relative to the housing 10 for selectively enclosing the chamber 11 of the housing 10 (FIGS. 1, 3, 5-6), or for selectively opening the chamber 11 of the housing 10 (FIGS. 2, 4), and thus for allowing the tool members to be engaged into or disengaged or removed from the chamber 11 of the housing 10 selectively.
The housing 10 further includes a number of tracks or rails 25 disposed or mounted in the chamber 11 of the housing 10, and/or attached or secured to the inner portion of the side walls 12 of the housing 10 for slidably attaching or mounting drawers 26 therein which may be used to suitably receive or store or support or organize the tool members, and also for allowing the tool members to be easily seen and obtained by the users. It is to be noted that the tool members may also be received or stored or supported or displayed or organized within the compartment 19 that is formed and located above the upper wall 15 and within the peripheral fence 18 of the housing 10, and thus for allowing the tool members further to be easily seen and obtained by the users.
Four posts 30 may further be provided and selectively engaged with or attached or mounted or secured to the bottom wall 14 of the housing 10 with screws or bolts or fasteners or couplers 31 (FIGS. 3, 4), for example, the posts 30 each include an inner thread or screw hole 32 formed in one end or the upper portion 33 thereof for threading or engaging with the screws or bolts or fasteners or couplers 31 which may also be threaded or engaged with the engaging holes 22 of the housing 10 for detachably attaching or mounting or securing the posts 30 to the four corner areas 21 of the bottom wall 14 of the housing 10 (FIGS. 1-4). Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5, the posts 30 may also be selectively and detachably attached or mounted or secured to the four corner areas 21 of the upper wall 15 or the peripheral fence 18 of the housing 10 with the fasteners or couplers 31.
The tool organizing device 1 may further include a tray 40 having a bottom board 41 and having a peripheral fence 42 extended upwardly from the outer peripheral portion of the bottom board 41 for forming or defining a recess or compartment 43 above the bottom board 41 and within the peripheral fence 42 for further receiving and storing and displaying or supporting the tool members, and having a cavity 44 formed in each of the four corner areas 45 of the bottom board 41 or the peripheral fence 42 of the tray 40 for selectively receiving or engaging with the lower portions 34 of the posts 30 and for selectively and detachably attaching or mounting or securing the tray 40 to the lower portions 34 of the posts 30 directly or indirectly with screws or bolts or fasteners or couplers or support members 46. Four wheel members 47 may further be provided and selectively and detachably attached or mounted or secured to the four corner areas 45 of the bottom board 41 with the support members 46 for allowing the tool organizing device 1 to be easily moved to the other places or locations.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5, the four corner areas 45 of the tray 40 may also be selectively and detachably attached or mounted or secured to the upper portion or one end 33 of the posts 30 with the screws or bolts or fasteners or couplers or support members 46 for further receiving and storing and displaying or supporting the tool members, the wheel members 47 may also be selectively and detachably attached or mounted or secured to the four corner areas 21 of the bottom wall 14 of the housing 10 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. Further alternatively, as shown in FIG. 6, the posts 30 may also be selectively detached or disengaged from the housing 10 when required.
Referring again to FIGS. 1-4, the tool organizing device 1 may further include two poles or stems 50 each having a lower portion 51 selectively and detachably attached or mounted or secured to the cavity 20 of either of the four corner areas 21 of the upper wall 15 or the peripheral fence 18 of the housing 10, and the stems 50 each include a screw hole or engaging hole 52 (FIG. 4) formed in the lower portion 51 thereof for threading or engaging with the screws or bolts or fasteners or couplers 53 which may also be threaded or engaged with the cavity 20 of the housing 10 for selectively and detachably attaching or mounting or securing the stems 50 to the four corner areas 21 of the upper wall 15 of the housing 10 (FIGS. 1-4).
The tool organizing device 1 may further include a display panel 60 having one or more (such as four) couplers or ears 61 formed or provided or attached or mounted to the side portions 62 thereof for selectively and detachably attaching or mounting or securing the display panel 60 onto the stems 50 directly or indirectly with screws or bolts or fasteners or couplers or support members 63, and the display panel 60 may further include a number of orifices 64 formed therein for hooking or engaging with the tool members and for displaying the tool members and for allowing the tool members to be easily seen and obtained by the users. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5, the display panel 60 and the stems 50 may also be selectively and detachably attached or mounted or fastened or secured to the four corner areas 45 of the peripheral fence 42 of the tray 40 with the screws or bolts or fasteners or couplers 53 for further receiving and storing and displaying or supporting the tool members.
In operation, as shown in FIGS. 1-5, the tool members may be hooked or engaged with the apertures 23 that are formed in the side walls 12 of the housing 10 for displaying and for organizing the tool members, the tool members may also be hooked or engaged with the orifices 64 of the display panel 60 for further displaying and organizing the tool members. The tool members may also be suitably received or stored or supported or organized in the drawers 26, and/or received or stored or supported or organized in the compartment 43 of the tray 40 for allowing the tool members to be easily seen and obtained by the users.
Accordingly, the tool organizing device in accordance with the present invention includes an adjustable structure for suitably storing and displaying or supporting various tool members and for allowing the tool members to be easily and quickly obtained by the users.
Although this invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure has been made by way of example only and that numerous changes in the detailed construction and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Claims

1. A tool organizing device comprising:

a housing including a chamber formed therein and defined by two side walls, a rear wall, a bottom wall, and an upper wall, and including an opening formed in a front portion of said housing and communicative with said chamber of said housing, and including four corner areas, and including a peripheral fence extended upwardly from said upper wall for forming a compartment above said upper wall and within said peripheral fence, and including a cavity formed in each of said four corner areas of said upper wall of said housing, and including an engaging hole formed in each of said four corner areas of said bottom wall of said housing, and including a plurality of rails disposed in said housing, and including a plurality of apertures formed in said side walls,

a cover openably attached to said front portion of said housing and movable relative to said housing for selectively enclosing and opening said chamber of said housing, and

a plurality of drawers slidably attached to said rails of said housing.

2. The tool organizing device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising four posts selectively and detachably attached to said four corner areas of said bottom wall of said housing, and a tray selectively and detachably attached to said posts.

3. The tool organizing device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said tray includes a board and a peripheral fence extended upwardly from said board for forming a compartment above said board and within said peripheral fence.

4. The tool organizing device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said tray includes four corner areas each having a cavity formed therein for engaging with said posts.

5. The tool organizing device as claimed in claim 4 further comprising four wheel members selectively and detachably attached to said four corner areas of said tray.

6. The tool organizing device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said tray includes four support members detachably attaching said wheel members to said four corner areas of said tray.

7. The tool organizing device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said housing includes four couplers detachably attaching said posts to said four corner areas of said bottom wall of said housing.

8. The tool organizing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing includes two stems selectively and detachably attached to said corner areas of said upper wall of said housing.

9. The tool organizing device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said housing includes two couplers detachably attaching said stems to said corner areas of said upper wall of said housing.

10. The tool organizing device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said housing includes a panel selectively and detachably attached to said stems.

11. The tool organizing device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said panel includes a plurality of orifices formed therein, and at least two ears selectively and detachably attached to said stems.

12. The tool organizing device as claimed in claim 11, wherein said panel includes at least two support members detachably attaching said at least two ears of said panel to said stems.