For A Tool (e.g., Knife, Shaver) Patents (Class 206/349)
  • Patent number: 7370758
    Abstract: A modular container for stackably storing and transporting multiple circular saw blades. The container includes multiple storage trays wherein each storage tray is able to hold one or more circular saw blades of varying diameters. The storage trays have graduating annular raised surfaces to hold saw blades securely in place during transport thereby preventing injury to the transporter and protecting the cutting teeth of the circular saw blades from being damaged due to movement within the storage container. Each storage tray horizontally pivots open to allow the user easy access to the circular saw blades stored therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Inventor: David S. Smith
  • Publication number: 20080099355
    Abstract: A tool bag assembly is provided. The tool bag assembly is configured to position a first tool within a tool bag such that a portion of the first tool can function as a handle for the tool bag assembly. The tool bag assembly may also include a frame for supporting the first tool within the tool bag. The tool bag may define a first compartment for storing at least a portion of the first tool and a second tool. In addition to the first compartment, the tool bag may include additional compartments for storing additional tools or attachments in a secure manner. The bag includes access flaps for providing limited access to the first tool to grasp as a handle for the tool bag assembly and to provide adequate access to the storage areas to load and remove tools and attachments from the bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventor: Rients Mathijs Bakker
  • Patent number: 7364040
    Abstract: A container has a top and bottom face with a plurality of rectilinear recesses formed in the top face. A plurality of rectilinear magnets are sized and shaped to fit snugly within the recesses with their upper faces. The magnets are essentially coextensive with the upper face of the container. A handle extends upwardly from the upper surface of the container. A pair of spaced parallel cleats extend downwardly from the lower surface of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Inventors: Robert M. Hunter, John B. Reinhard
  • Publication number: 20080073237
    Abstract: An apparatus comprised of an upper and lower housing member, a handle, insert support members containing compartments for the insertion of a spray device and spray device accessories such as spray device tips and filters, and also having an aperture for a hose so that a spray device may be stored without disconnecting the hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventor: David Jackson
  • Publication number: 20080067090
    Abstract: An assembled device for stationery tools comprises a cover and a receiving mount that can be reciprocally secured to each other wherein the cover has a guiding ringed edge defined by an appropriate-size littering port in the center to correspond to a guide rod protruding in the center of the receiving mount thereon. Besides, the cover also includes an elongated slot, a retaining hole, and elongated and flat insert holes appropriately arranged to surround the outer periphery of the top surface thereon wherein the elongated slot can be applied to snap off an endmost edge blade of a utility knife, while the retaining hole and the insert holes thereof can respectively serve to hold in place various types of stationery tools so that the stationery tools can be neatly stored and positioned in specific locations for further use, achieving the best state of application thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventor: Chien Liang Chen
  • Publication number: 20080067091
    Abstract: A toolbox with a processor; the toolbox having a processor and a box body; the processor having a connecting end which is exposed at an outer side of a box body; the connecting end serving for connecting at least one external device; wherein these devices can be controlled and integrated through the processors. The box body has at least one slot; and the connecting end exposes in the slot. The connecting end is connected to at least one of an illumination device, a personal stereo, a microphone and a trumpet. The box body is installed with a display panel and an operating panel. The box body is connected to a personal stereo and a trumpet so that the sound from the personal stereo is played from the trumpet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventor: Ming-Chi Chang
  • Patent number: 7344026
    Abstract: A package for a product and a method of packaging a product are disclosed. The product has a main body and a handle extending substantially transversely from the body. The package comprises a back panel and a front panel, the back panel and the front panel configured form an enclosure and surround at least a portion of the main body to secure the product in the enclosure such that the handle is exposed so that a user can grip the handle of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Powershot Tool Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Melgaard
  • Patent number: 7344118
    Abstract: A holder in combination with a screwdriver provided with a through bore in the handle thereof for attachment by the holder. The holder has a support member provided with an aperture in an upper portion thereof. A pair of support arms depend in spaced-apart relationship from a lower portion of the support member. A detachable lock pin is detachably secured across the pair of support arms and extends through the through bore for support engagement with the screwdriver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Inventor: Ian Samberg
  • Publication number: 20080060957
    Abstract: A convertible display package and a wallet arranged to be hung from a support. The package includes a tray and a housing. The tray has a base wall, a peripheral side wall, an open top and a hollow interior. The wallet is located within the tray's interior. The housing is similarly constructed, except that its side wall includes a gap. The tray is arranged to be located within the housing, with its sidewall adjacent the housing's sidewall and with its open top within the housing's open top so that the wallet is visible. The tray is arranged to be slid out of the housing through the gap. A pair of magnets are provided for releasably holding the tray within the housing. The housing can be reversibly disposed with respect to the tray to form a lid with the base wall of the housing closing the open top of the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: REBORN PRODUCTS CO., INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Ford, Allan L. Ford
  • Patent number: 7337900
    Abstract: A package (25) for wiper blades (10) features a folded box (26) as well as an insert (32). In order to prevent the wiper blades (10) from abruptly relaxing during removal from the box (26), the insert (32) is embodied of a material whose flexural strength in the curvature direction of the wiper blades (10) is less than that of the wiper blades (10) so that when pulling the insert (32) out of the folded box (26), the wiper blades (10) continuously bend from their extended state in the folded box (26) into their curved shape in an unstressed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bodo Reiber, Asmus Mueller, Dieter Schoenlein
  • Patent number: 7337902
    Abstract: A case for heated appliances. There is a sheath member, a restraining system, and a clip. The sheath member is a single molded piece and includes first and second cradle members and an accordion member coupled to the side edges of the cradle members, thereby forming an enclosure having an opening. The accordion member has a U-shaped cross-section. The restraining system is elongated and is coupled to the sheath by a protruding member through apertures in the restraining system. There is a restraining mode wherein the restraining system compresses the accordion member therebetween. The clip is disposed near an opposite end of the sheath from the restraining system and receives a cord to keep the cord wound about the sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Hood, Inc.
    Inventor: Aundrea Rosdal
  • Patent number: 7337901
    Abstract: An organizer releasable attachable to a rim of a bucket comprising a rounded end conforming to the rim of the bucket such that a handle of the bucket freely rotates to a position in a plane above the organizer from the rounded end side of the bucket when the organizer is attached to the bucket and a second end opposite the rounded end cantilevers over the other side of the bucket. The organizer comprising one or more compartment having at least one of a solid floor and one or more opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Inventor: Ralph H. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20080041740
    Abstract: A carton for a wheelbarrow kit having a hopper with rim portion and a tapered bucket portion, the carton structured to enclose the rim portion of the hopper and having a first opening allowing the bucket portion of the hopper to extend out of the carton. The carton further provides a second opening generally aligned with the first opening, but disposed on the side of the carton opposed to the first opening. The hopper is inverted in the carton so that the rim is disposed at the bottom of the carton and the hopper extends upwardly. In this configuration, multiple cartons enclosing wheelbarrow kits may be stacked on top of each other with the hopper of a lower carton extending upwardly through the second opening of the adjacent carton and into the partially enclosed space of the hopper in the carton above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: Ames True Temper, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric D. Hyp, William J. Logan
  • Publication number: 20080035507
    Abstract: A power tool case for storing battery-operated power tools includes a housing, an electrical connector, and an internal electrical outlet. The housing defines at least one compartment for storing a battery charger and has a handle for transporting the case. The electrical connector is carried by the housing and is adapted to electrically couple with an electrical power source to provide power for the case. The internal electrical outlet is also carried by the housing and is electrically coupled with the electrical connector to allow the battery charger to remain plugged into the internal electrical outlet while the battery charger is stored in the compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth F. Collister, Brenden J. Jones
  • Patent number: 7328792
    Abstract: A toilet plunger cabinet system for conveniently storing and transporting a plunger in a hygienic and aesthetically pleasing manner. The toilet plunger cabinet system includes a base for receiving a lower segment of a plunger and a cover removably connected to the base. The base has a lower plate with an extended portion extending upwardly from an upper surface thereof defining an upper opening. A support portion extends upwardly from the upper surface of the lower plate thereby allowing liquids to be removed from the inner portion of the suction cup of the plunger. The cover preferable includes a handle member for grasping by the user, wherein the cover removably fits about the extended portion. A strap member or a transporting handle may be attached to the base for allowing convenient transportation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Inventor: Mary J. Benson
  • Patent number: 7328793
    Abstract: A plunger storage unit with a base and a cap secured to the based. The base has a handle receiving void. A handle adapter is received in the handle receiving void. The handle adapter has an inner arc and an outer arc with a land between the inner arc and outer arc. Upper tabs and lower tabs are attached to the outer arc such that when the handle adapter is in the handle receiving void a portion of the cap is between the upper tabs and the lower tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Inventors: J. Kirk Leaphart, Jr., C. Mark Leaphart, William Noack, Eugene E. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20080029420
    Abstract: A hanging device for a ratchet wrench includes a base, and an anti-theft mechanism mounted on the base. The anti-theft mechanism includes a first member having a receiving space, a protruding limit post, a plurality of snapping hooks and a first toothed portion, and a second member having a seat portion, a second toothed portion, a catch flange and a mounting stud. Thus, the ratchet wrench is locked by and cannot be detached from the anti-theft mechanism of the hanging device so as to provide an anti-theft function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventor: Hui Lin Tong
  • Publication number: 20080023358
    Abstract: A bucket and cord combination comprising a cylindrical bucket having a predetermined diameter and height for storing an elongated flexible cord therein between an inner cylindrical surface of the bucket and an outer curved surface of an axial insert received in the bucket and forming therewith an annular space for the storage of the cord, the insert having a vertical height equal to or less than the height of the bucket and having a diameter less than the diameter of the bucket, the bucket having a substantially flat circular bottom with a hole therein whose diameter is less than the diameter of the bucket, the bottom of the insert being provided with a flat shoulder extending horizontally outward from the periphery of the insert to the inner periphery of the bucket and spaced from the bottom of the bucket so as to form therewith a doughnut shaped space for storage therein of one terminal end of the cord, the other end of the cord extending from the lower terminal end thereof through a hole in the flat horizo
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventor: Gary D. Otto
  • Patent number: 7318574
    Abstract: A tool kit structure including a tool kit having a bottom box and an upper cover. One side of the upper cover is formed with a recessed section. Two lateral sides of the recessed section are respectively formed with two longitudinally extending lugs opposite to each other. A hanging block is connected with a bottom of the recessed section. The hanging block is conveniently closable/openable. The hanging block is formed with a hanging hole for hanging the tool kit for exhibition. The top of the upper cover is formed with a turning depression near the side of the upper cover. After the hanging block is closed into the recessed section, the turning depression serves as a turning space for a user to easily turn the hanging block. By means of the hanging block, the tool kit can be horizontally placed or vertically hung.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Inventor: Chang Chuan Lee
  • Patent number: 7309093
    Abstract: A swing-out tool chest provides a multi-drawer tool storage chest for organization of tools. The multi-drawer tool storage chest is pivotally mounted in the rear corner of the pickup bed or near the rear doors of a utility van. When not in use, the swing-out tool chest nestles against the side of the vehicle between the tailgate (or rear doors of a utility van) and the wheel well. To gain access to the tools, the operator opens the tailgate and swings the swing-out tool chest toward the rear of the bed. The tools are easily accessible and, in the case of a pickup, the tail gate provides a convenient work area. The present invention further includes a method of converting a commercially available locking tool storage chest to a swing-out tool chest mounted in a pickup bed, van, utility truck, or other vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Inventor: Clinton Ward
  • Publication number: 20070284272
    Abstract: A case for heated appliances. There is a sheath member, a restraining system, and a clip. The sheath member is a single molded piece and includes first and second cradle members and an accordion member coupled to the side edges of the cradle members, thereby forming an enclosure having an opening. The accordion member has a U-shaped cross-section. The restraining system is elongated and is coupled to the sheath by a protruding member through apertures in the restraining system. There is a restraining mode wherein the restraining system compresses the accordion member therebetween. The clip is disposed near an opposite end of the sheath from the restraining system and receives a cord to keep the cord wound about the sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventor: Aundrea Rosdal
  • Patent number: 7296772
    Abstract: A special hangtag for plaster trowel, which is in flat shape, has a hanging hole on top. The limit section of the grip is placed in the middle of the hangtag, which can be lifted up forward, and the structure is designed to place the grip of the plaster trowel. On one side of the hole for supporting rod is a guiding slot coming from one side of the hangtag, which makes the supporting rod that is located between the grip and the low profile of the plaster trowel to be located in the hole for supporting rod from the guiding slot. Thus, the grip of the plaster trowel and the supporting rod are horizontally and vertically supported by the limit section of the grip and the hole for supporting rod, and forms a one-unit position with hangtag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Inventor: See-Tuh Wang
  • Patent number: 7293489
    Abstract: A carrying case device for a circular saw and the method of interconnecting the circular saw with the carrying case device when the circular saw is in use. A case is provided having a top surface, wherein the case defines an internal area large enough to store the circular saw. A miter assembly is provided that is attached to the top surface of the case. The miter assembly can be rotated on the case. The miter assembly also includes a guide arm that can be lifted and closed about a hinge connection. The guide arm contains a mounting receptacle for selectively receiving and engaging the circular saw. As a result, the circular saw can be raised and lowered against a work piece as though it were a power miter saw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Inventor: Michael D. Wood
  • Patent number: 7290655
    Abstract: A carrying case assembly for a power tool and the method of interconnecting the carrying case with the power tool. The carrying case has a plurality of sides that define an internal area. An attachment mechanism is disposed within the case along a first side. The attachment mechanism receives and retains the power tool. A slot is formed in the first side of the carrying case. The cutting element of the power tool extends through the slot and extends out of the carrying case. Power is provided within the carrying case to operate the power tool within the carrying case. Work guides are provided on the exterior of the carrying case that are used to help move material against the cutting element that extends out of the carrying case from the power tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Inventor: Michael D. Wood
  • Patent number: 7290656
    Abstract: A gypsum panel knife and blade holder apparatus includes a blade holding pan having a bottom panel, side panels, end panels and an open top. The side panels each have an inside surface and an upper edge, the edges defining a pan periphery. The blade holder includes a plurality of slots that extend longitudinally on the blade holder, each slot being of a length that approaches the greater dimension of the length or width of the blade holder. A plurality of knives fit the blade holder at the slots, each of the knives having a blade with a width and a length, the width being much greater than the width for at least some of the knives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Inventor: Raymond Crawford
  • Patent number: 7287644
    Abstract: A suspension device for a tool socket has a hanging panel (10), an end cap (20) and a fastening strip (30). The hanging panel (10) has a strip latch (12), and the end cap (20) has a through hole (22). The fastening strip (30) has an elongated body, a block (32) and a tongue (34). The tongue (34) of the fastening strip (30) is mounted through the through hole (22), a tool socket and the strip latch (12) to conveniently assembly the suspension device. Moreover, the fastening strip (30) allows the suspension device to be used with different sized tool sockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Inventor: Kun-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 7284660
    Abstract: A container for storing and transporting multiple circular saw blades. This invention provides for a circular, portable, carrying case to safely and conveniently store and transport circular saw blades. The invention has several circular trays and each tray had an insert that houses and securely segregates the circular saw blades. The tray and insert feature protects the user from being injured by the saw blades and ensures that the blades do not become dull due to their moving around in the around in the storage container. The invention provides that each circular tray rotates and swings open to allow the user easy access to the saw blades contained inside the storage container. There is a pen that extends through each tray and the pen provides a means for the pivoting action, rotating and swinging action of each circular tray. Each tray has a latching mechanism that secures the tray in place so that the tray does not inadvertently swing open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Inventor: David Smith
  • Patent number: 7270235
    Abstract: A tool box includes a main body, a cover pivotally mounted on the main body, a driving rack movably mounted in the main body, a plurality of receiving portions each pivotally mounted in the main body and each having a side provided with a toothed rotation block meshing with the driving rack, and a rotation gear rotated by the cover and meshing with the driving rack. Thus, when the cover is pivoted relative to the main body to a determined position, each of the receiving portions is pivoted and moved to a vertical position, thereby facilitating the user removing the hand tool, such as the screwdriver tip, from each of the receiving portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventor: Chang-Ying Chen
  • Patent number: 7261586
    Abstract: An electric hand power tool has a housing, a drive motor, a power cord extending to an outside from the housing and supplying energy to the drive motor, wherein the power cord has an exit region with a cord sleeve that tubularly clasps the power cord and is provided with a structure for receiving a data storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Christoph Cramer
  • Patent number: 7258230
    Abstract: A portable tool case is disclosed that may be displayed in numerous orientations using a cover member of the tool case as a support. The cover member that may be rotated into a support position to support the tool case on a surface. The cover member may comprise a pair of covers that are manipulated into an easel, display or table orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Alltrade Tools LLC
    Inventors: Hector R. Hernandez, Jr., Vincent S. Romeo
  • Publication number: 20070181394
    Abstract: A utility bag having a compartment recessed in an upper portion of the utility bag to provide additional storage space and utilize unused space in compartments thereof. The recessed compartment may accommodate various items including tools and trays for storing small items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventor: Michael Dancyger
  • Patent number: 7243793
    Abstract: A tool storing device is disclosed. It mainly includes a pair of vertical plates, a solid handle, a first partition, a second partition, and a tool receiving portion. Then, it forms a first storing space and a second storing space. These two vertical plates connected by the solid handle forms a solid structure. Due to the first partition and the second partition, the first and second storing spaces can be slight expended or compressed. By the tool receiving portion design, this invention is a stable and light-weighted storing device, and the variety of its use is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Inventor: Cheng I Ho
  • Publication number: 20070138041
    Abstract: A carrying case for carrying a portable electric power tool may have a container and a cover pivotably attached to the container. The container and/or cover may have an outer wall. A bumper may be mounted to the container and/or cover, and preferably to the outer wall thereof. A handle may be connected to the container and/or cover. The bumper serves to cushion an impact load exerted on the case if the case is dropped in an orientation in which the case strikes a hard surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventor: Robert P. Welsh
  • Patent number: 7210663
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing a tool to a hangtag is provided. A method for securing the tool is also provided. In one embodiment, the invention pertains to a hangtag assembly that includes a fastening mechanism for securing a tool having a shank portion, such as a socket driver. The hangtag has a body portion, and a hanging mechanism connected to the body portion. The hangtag also has a tool fastening mechanism for securely attaching a tool to the hangtag. The tool fastening mechanism includes one or more pairs of through-openings, and one or more ties, wherein each tie is wove around the shank of the tool and through a respective pair of through-openings. In another embodiment, the invention pertains to a hangtag assembly that includes a fastening mechanism for securing a circular tool having a centrally located hub portion defining an opening therethrough. The hangtag has a body portion with a plurality of apertures therethrough and a tool fastening mechanism for securely attaching a tool to the hangtag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: JPJ Investment Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Wheeler, Zareh Khachatoorian
  • Patent number: 7195120
    Abstract: A product storage and display container and a method of displaying a product storage and display container are provided. The container includes a receptacle having a compartment adapted to house a product, a display tag, an engagement element formed on one of the tag and the receptacle, a receiving element formed on the other of the tag and the receptacle, wherein the mating of the engagement element with the receiving element retains the display tag on the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company
    Inventors: Ian W. Cunningham, Jon S. Holz, Craig S. Roberts
  • Patent number: 7191898
    Abstract: A case for holding multiple saw blades includes an upper shell and a lower shell which collectively enclose a volume, with multiple pockets contained within the volume. Each of the pockets is adapted for holding a saw blade such that the saw blade is protected from contact with saw blades in adjacent pockets, and such that each saw blade may be individually accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Union Rich USA, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew Williams
  • Patent number: 7188724
    Abstract: A rolling tool case for holding and transporting a tool. The case includes two sections which are jointed to enclose the tool body in an interior cavity. The handle of the tool extends through an opening hole in the top of the case. The tool's handle may be gripped to roll the tool over a surface, reducing the needed size of the tool case. Wheels on the bottom of one of the two sections allow the case to roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Crain Cutter Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance D. Crain, Tan D. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 7185759
    Abstract: A toilet tool storage device for providing accessible and transportable storage for a tool having an implement and a handle is disclosed. The device includes a first shell and a second shell. The first shell has an inner surface defining a receptacle sized to house the implement and an outer surface defining a first opening. The second shell is rotatably engaged to the first shell and has an outer surface defining a second opening. The second shell is rotatable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first opening and the second opening are cooperatively aligned to provide access to the receptacle so that the tool may be moved in or out of the receptacle. In the second position, the outer surface of the second shell and the first opening are cooperatively aligned prohibit access to the receptacle, thereby enclosing the implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Rich
  • Patent number: 7175151
    Abstract: An anti-theft suspension device for screwdrivers or the alike is provided. The suspension device has a clamping member at the bottom of a suspension board. The clamping member has a hollow body with a tilted fixing plate installed inside. Both the hollow body and the fixing plate have openings allowing the tool to be inserted through. The tilted fixing plate is arranged so that the axis of its opening is not aligned with those of the clamping member's openings. When the tool is inserted through the openings, the friction between the tool and the fixing plate causes the axis of the fixing plate's opening to align with the openings of the clamping member and the tool thereby could be inserted easily. When the tool reaches its destination, a restoring force takes the fixing plate back to its original, tilted position and the tool is affixed to the fixing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Inventor: Chi-Tsai Chang
  • Patent number: 7175023
    Abstract: A chisel scabbard (10) comprises a pouch (12) and a belt clip (22). An insert (14) is received in the mouth (16) of the pouch (12) and is adapted to receive various sizes of chisel. A flat front surface (64) is provided with abrasion material to permit sharpening of the chisel. Clips (50) enable two scabbards to be connected together. A sharpener (90) is provided comprising an abrasion plate (110) mounted in a slider (100). The chisel displaces the plate in the slider on insertion of the chisel in the scabbard. The slider can be actuated to repeat the sharpening stroke. The pouch (12) can comprise two extruded sections (92, 94) and end caps (96, 14?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company
    Inventor: Graham John Martin
  • Patent number: 7172068
    Abstract: A circular saw blade storage apparatus includes a panel having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge. The first and second edges are positioned opposite of each other. A first housing is hingedly coupled to the first edge and a second housing is hingedly coupled to the second edge. The first and second housings each have a top side having a plurality of slots therein. The first and second housings may each be positioned on the panel so that the top sides face each other. Each of a plurality of saw blades may be removably extended into one of the slots so that the blades are stored within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Griffin, Sandra L. Perez
  • Patent number: 7172067
    Abstract: A level case includes a tubular body having a series of walls that define an internal cavity, and a cap that selectively closes the internal cavity. A series of indentations are formed in the walls, and are configured to receive and engage the corners of a level received within the internal cavity. The internal cavity defines spaces between the level surfaces and the facing surfaces of the walls, to protect the level surfaces in the event the walls of the tubular body are subjected to forces that cause inward deformation of the walls. The cap is configured similarly to the tubular body, including indentations that receive the corners of the level. The cap is engaged over the opening of the tubular body so as to enclose a portion of the level that extends outwardly of the tubular body. The indentations in the tubular body are continuous throughout a majority of the length of the tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Johnson Level & Tool Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Gruetzmacher, Michael L. Grinnall, Duane D. Franzen, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7159712
    Abstract: The toolbox has a primary case, two add-on cases and four pivot pins. The primary case has a front casing and a rear housing. The rear casing has two pivoting sides, two locking hinges and multiple hinge barrels. The add-on cases are pivotally attached to the pivoting sides and each has a connecting casing and a pivoting housing. Each connecting casing is attached to one of the pivoting sides and each has multiple hinge barrels and a resilient clamp. Each pivoting casing is attached to the corresponding connecting casing oppositely to the rear casing and has a locking hinge, multiple hinge barrels and a slice. The pivot pins are separately pass through the locking hinges and the corresponding hinge barrels of the rear housing, the corresponding hinge barrels of the connecting casing and the locking hinges and the corresponding hinge barrels of the pivoting housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Inventor: Kun-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 7152734
    Abstract: A sealed packing box having a size checking space comprises a front portion and a rear portion abutting against and connecting with each other, the front portion is a transparent plastic housing, and the rear portion is a sheet member capable of abutting against and connecting with the front portion; the sealed packing box after being assembled has a first receiving space to completely seal a product packed, and a second receiving space as a size checking space to check whether a product packed is compatible with what one needs, the second receiving space has an access communicating with the outside. Thereby, a consumer can put an article in the second receiving space to check whether the volume of the product packed meets what he wants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Inventor: Tsan-Nien Chen
  • Patent number: 7137516
    Abstract: A hardware display unit includes a front grid having a front matrix of openings, and a rear grid having a rear matrix of openings corresponding in position to the first matrix of openings. The front grid is positioned with respect to the rear grid such that corresponding pairs of openings in the front and rear matrices together define downward sloping bays for receiving hardware. The display unit further includes side brackets mounted to side edges of the front and rear grids, the side brackets extending behind the front and rear grids for attaching the display unit to a vertical supporting structure. The display unit further includes a cap mounted to the front and rear grids. The cap includes a substantially horizontal surface extending from the front and rear grids towards a vertical supporting structure to which the first and second side brackets are attached. An adapter unit allows smaller items to be loaded into the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventor: Greg J. Perry
  • Patent number: 7131535
    Abstract: A method and device is disclosed for displaying a plurality of tools on a point-of-sale display. The device may comprises a pair of support members, each retaining a tool such that one tool partially obscures the other while allowing a customer to properly identify each tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Alltrade Tools LLC
    Inventors: Hector Ray Hernandez, Jr., Vincent S. Romeo
  • Patent number: 7124900
    Abstract: A hanger is disclosed for a tool in the form of a socket and that includes a recess. The hanger includes a board, two locking elements extending from the board and a key located between the locking elements. The board includes an aperture so that it can be hung on an object secured to a wall. The key is moved between a non-locking position and a locking position. In the non-locking position, the key allows the locking elements to be biased toward each other so that they can be inserted in the recess of the socket. In the locking position, the key prevents biasing of the locking elements toward each other so that they cannot be pulled from the recess of the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Patent number: 7108131
    Abstract: The invention is based on a case, in particular a power tool case, having a housing (10, 12) that has at least one housing part (46, 48) with a storage space (14) for carrying and/or storage of a power tool (18), in particular a manual power tool. It is proposed that the housing (10, 12) forms at least of a part of a base (20) to stand on for a stationary operating mode of the power tool (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Dreher, Juergen Stoeger
  • Patent number: 7083044
    Abstract: The present invention 10 discloses a deep-set paint tray 22 having a cover 24 with a lip 32 positioned on the periphery for engaging the lip 26 of the deep-set paint roller pan 22. The deep-set paint roller pan 22 has a depth on the shallow end exceeding the diameter of a paint roller handle 34 thereby providing means for positioning a paint roller 18 within the tray prior to sealing the cover 24 to the tray. The flexible cover 24 provides means whereby air can be expelled from the interior by pressing on the middle of the cover as the cover is snapped onto the deep-set paint roller pan lip 26. The present invention 10 eliminates the need to clean the pan 22 and the roller 18 intermittently during a painting job. In addition, the pan 22 and roller 18 are more environmentally friendly because the pan and roller do not need to be cleaned since the cover 24 hermetically seals to the deep-set paint roller pan, therefore enabling the paint 14 to be stored with the roller in the tray for extended periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Kilian, William Stockburger
  • Patent number: RE39945
    Abstract: An iron cover for ski wax irons a heat resistant liner having a padded bottom segment shaped to cover and protect the sole of an iron and a plurality of side flaps with ends. The side flaps extend sufficiently around the sides of an iron placed within the liner, and are secured around the iron with an elastic cord associated with the side flaps. The side flaps are structured and separated to define a plurality of heat release vents to allow heat to escape from a hot iron placed in the cover for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Originality, LLC
    Inventor: Eli Brown