Space Efficient Tool Chest Assembly
A tool chest assembly includes a lower cabinet and an upper cabinet. The upper cabinet is configured to fit inside the lower cabinet during shipping or storage to save space. The tool chest assembly is configured for easy set-up and handling.
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The present disclosure generally relates to tool chests or tool boxes.
BACKGROUNDTool boxes or tool chests generally include a large cabinet with one or more trays or drawers. Large tool chests occupy a significant amount of space and therefore increase the cost of shipping and storage. Smaller tool boxes or tool chests do not provide adequate space to retain tools or other equipments. Therefore, a tool chest that is configured with ease to occupy a minimal space during shipping or storage and yet that provides adequate space for retaining tools, is desired.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present disclosure relates to a tool chest assembly that is efficient and economical to ship or store and easy to handle and set-up.
A tool chest assembly includes:
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- a lower cabinet having an interior cavity and including a top member removably coupled to the lower cabinet;
- an upper cabinet configured to be positioned inside the interior cavity of the lower cabinet during shipping or storage; and
- the top member of the lower cabinet being adapted to support the upper cabinet when the lower cabinet and the top cabinet are engaged in a set-up configuration.
The lower cabinet may include one or more trays and the trays may be capable of outward sliding movement. The upper cabinet may include one or more trays that are capable of outward sliding movement.
The lower cabinet may also have a front access opening to the interior cavity and optionally, the front access opening may include a door connected to one of the cabinet members. The upper cabinet may have a front access opening to the interior cavity.
In the tool chest assembly disclosed herein, in a preferred embodiment, the upper cabinet may be secured to the lower cabinet by a plurality of nuts and bolts. The upper cabinet may be positioned within the lower cabinet such that the upper cabinet does not have substantial lateral or vertical movement within the interior cavity of the lower cabinet during transport or storage.
A tool chest assembly configured for shipping includes:
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- an outer cabinet configured to provide an interior cavity and including a top member removably coupled to the outer cabinet; and
- an inner cabinet positioned inside the interior cavity of the outer cabinet, wherein the inner cabinet is removably secured to the outer cabinet during shipping or storage.
A method of configuring a tool chest assembly for shipping or storage and for disassembly or setting up, the method includes the steps of:
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- providing a tool chest assembly that includes
- an outer cabinet having an interior cavity and including a top member removably coupled to the outer cabinet;
- an inner cabinet configured to be positioned within the interior cavity of the outer cabinet during shipping or storage;
- positioning the inner cabinet within the outer cabinet and securing the inner cabinet to the outer cabinet, such that the inner cabinet does not have substantial lateral or vertical movement within the interior cavity of the outer cabinet during transport or storage;
- disassembling the tool chest assembly by removing the top member coupled to the outer cabinet and removing the inner cabinet from the outer cabinet; and
- installing the inner cabinet on top of the outer cabinet and securing the inner cabinet to the outer cabinet, resulting in a set-up configuration.
- providing a tool chest assembly that includes
The drawings are provided to illustrate an apparatus used for some of the embodiments of the disclosure. It is envisioned that alternate configurations of the embodiments of the present disclosure maybe adopted without deviating from the scope of the disclosure.
A tool chest assembly 100 of the present disclosure in a set-up or open configuration is shown in
The lower/outer cabinet 102 in a closed or packed configuration is illustrated in
The top member 112 of the lower cabinet 102 is removed by releasing the nuts 114 and bolts 116 as illustrated in
A partition 150 is positioned within the front member 122, such that the lower interior cavity 156 is partitioned to accommodate the upper cabinet 104 during shipping or storage and to provide space for the one or more trays 128 positioned below the partition member 150 as illustrated in
The upper cabinet 104 has a top member 152 and a right side member 154. The upper cabinet 104 is configured to fit within the lower interior cavity 156 of the lower cabinet during shipping or storage. The upper cabinet 104 is removed from the partition 150 by removing the bolts 142 and the upper cabinet 104 is pulled upwards in a sliding fashion as illustrated in
The upper cabinet 104 has a hand recess 160 for handling the movement and installation of the upper cabinet 104. As illustrated in
During assembly, the upper cabinet 104 is lifted from the interior cavity of the lower cabinet and is positioned on top of the lower cabinet 102. After positioning the upper cabinet 104 on top of the top member 112, the two cabinets 102 and 104 are secured by bolts 114 and nuts 116.
As described in detail below, during shipping or storage, the upper/inner cabinet 104 of the tool chest 100 is positioned within the interior cavity 156 of the lower/outer cabinet 102. The top member 112 is removably coupled to the outer cabinet 102. During transport or storage, the inner cabinet 104 may be removably secured to the outer cabinet 102 by a plurality of bolts 142. The inner cabinet 104 is positioned within the outer cabinet 104 by lowering the inner cabinet 104 into the interior cavity 156 of the outer cabinet 102. Optionally, the inner cabinet 104 may be secured to the outer cabinet 102 by a plurality of bolts 142 to minimize lateral or vertical movement during transport. Then, the top member 112 is removably coupled to the outer cabinet 102 by a series of nuts 114 and bolts 116.
During disassembly or for setting up the tool chest 100, the top member 112 is removed from the outer cabinet 102. The inner cabinet 104 is lifted from the outer cabinet 102 by removing the bolts 142, if the bolts 142 are used to secure the inner cabinet 104. The top member 112 is coupled to the outer/lower cabinet 102. The inner/upper cabinet 104 is positioned on top of the top member 112 of the lower cabinet 102. The upper cabinet 104 is then secured to the lower cabinet 102 by a series of nuts 168 and bolts 166.
While embodiments have been illustrated and described in the drawing and foregoing description, such illustrations and descriptions are considered to be exemplary and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only illustrative embodiments have been shown and described and that all changes and modifications that come within the spirit of the disclosure are desired to be protected. The applicant has provided description and figures which are intended as illustrations of embodiments of the disclosure, and are not intended to be construed as containing or implying limitation of the disclosure to those embodiments. There are a plurality of advantages of the present disclosure arising from various features set forth in the description. It will be noted that alternative embodiments of the disclosure may not include all of the features described yet still benefit from at least some of the advantages of such features. Those of ordinary skill in the art may readily devise their own implementations of the disclosure and associated methods, without undue experimentation, that incorporate one or more of the features and/or steps of the disclosure and fall within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure and the appended claims.
Claims
1. A tool chest assembly comprising:
- a lower cabinet having an interior cavity and including a top member removably coupled to the lower cabinet;
- an upper cabinet configured to be positioned inside the interior cavity of the lower cabinet during shipping or storage; and
- the top member of the lower cabinet being adapted to support the upper cabinet when the lower cabinet and the top cabinet are engaged in a set-up configuration.
2. The tool chest assembly of claim 1, wherein lower cabinet comprises at least one tray, the tray being capable of outward sliding movement.
3. The tool chest assembly of claim 1, wherein upper cabinet comprises at least one tray, the tray being capable of outward sliding movement.
4. The tool chest assembly of claim 1, wherein the lower cabinet has a front access opening to the interior cavity, the front access opening comprising a door connected to one of the cabinet members.
5. The tool chest assembly of claim 1, wherein the upper cabinet is secured to the lower cabinet by a plurality of nuts and bolts.
6. The tool chest assembly of claim 1, wherein the upper cabinet has a front access opening to the interior cavity.
7. The tool chest assembly of claim 1, wherein the upper cabinet is positioned within the lower cabinet such that the upper cabinet does not have substantial lateral or vertical movement within the interior cavity of the lower cabinet during transport or storage.
8. A tool chest assembly configured for shipping comprising:
- an outer cabinet configured to provide an interior cavity and including a top member removably coupled to the outer cabinet; and
- an inner cabinet positioned inside the interior cavity of the outer cabinet, wherein the inner cabinet is removably secured to the outer cabinet during shipping or storage.
9. The tool chest assembly of claim 8, wherein outer cabinet comprises at least one tray, the tray being capable of outward sliding movement.
10. The tool chest assembly of claim 8, wherein inner cabinet comprises at least one tray, the tray being capable of outward sliding movement.
11. The tool chest assembly of claim 8, wherein the outer cabinet has a front access opening to the interior cavity, the front access opening comprising a door connected to one of the cabinet members.
12. The tool chest assembly of claim 8, wherein the outer cabinet is secured to the outer cabinet by a plurality of nuts and bolts.
13. The tool chest assembly of claim 8, wherein the inner cabinet has a front access opening to the interior cavity.
14. The tool chest assembly of claim 8, wherein the inner cabinet is positioned within the outer cabinet such that the inner cabinet does not have substantial lateral or vertical movement within the interior cavity of the outer cabinet during transport or storage.
15. A method of configuring a tool chest assembly for shipping or storage and for disassembly or setting up, the method comprising:
- providing a tool chest assembly comprising an outer cabinet having an interior cavity and including a top member removably coupled to the outer cabinet; an inner cabinet configured to be positioned within the interior cavity of the outer cabinet during shipping or storage;
- positioning the inner cabinet within the outer cabinet and securing the inner cabinet to the outer cabinet, such that the inner cabinet does not have substantial lateral or vertical movement within the interior cavity of the outer cabinet during transport or storage;
- disassembling the tool chest assembly by removing the top member coupled to the outer cabinet and removing the inner cabinet from the outer cabinet; and
- installing the inner cabinet on top of the outer cabinet and securing the inner cabinet to the outer cabinet, resulting in a set-up configuration.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the inner cabinet is secured to the outer cabinet by a plurality of nuts and bolts.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 15, 2006
Publication Date: Dec 20, 2007
Applicant: GEELONG SALES COMPANY INTERNATIONAL LTD. (Kowloon)
Inventors: Jon Fiscus (Schaumburg, IL), Darren Fraser (Kowloon), Qing Lin Xu (Kowloon)
Application Number: 11/424,279
International Classification: A47B 77/00 (20060101);