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Granted Patent B2
US 12,617,071 · App. 17/641,832 · Granted May 5, 2026

Storage unit for tools

Inventor: Heinrich Tilly (Brilon, DE)
Assignee: SW-STAHL GMBH
B25H3/028A47B88/423E05B65/46
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Patent No.
US 12,617,071
App. No.
17/641,832
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A storage unit, in particular a tool and gear wagon 1 , for storing tools, comprising at least one body 2 with several pull-out drawers 4 which can be arrested via at least one locking unit 40 such that, when any one of the drawers 4 is pulled out, the other drawers 4 are blocked. In order to be able to pull out several drawers and preferably adjust them individually, it is provided for the locking unit to have an adjustment element which ensures the function of locking in a first position, and in a second position, the release of at least more than one drawer is provided.

Claims (31)

1 . Storage unit for storing tools, comprising at least one body ( 2 ) with several pull-out drawers ( 4 ) which can be arrested, via at least one locking unit ( 40 , 60 ), such that when any one of the drawers ( 4 ) is pulled out, the other drawers ( 4 ) are blocked, wherein the at least one locking unit ( 40 , 60 ) has a single mechanical adjustment element ( 69 ) which switches between the function of locking in a first position and the release of all drawers ( 4 ) in a second position, allowing more than one drawer to be completely pulled out at a time in the second position, wherein locking elements ( 41 ) are arranged so to be vertically movable on a U-shaped panel ( 42 ), and wherein the U-shaped panel ( 42 ) is connected with the at least one body ( 2 ) via at least two hinges ( 58 ) so as to be movable in a pivoting manner, wherein the hinges ( 58 ) include a vertical axis of rotation.

2 . Storage unit according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

telescopic rails ( 31 ) are fitted with a blocking element ( 56 ) in a rear region which corresponds with the locking unit ( 40 , 60 ).

3 . Storage unit according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

a blocking element ( 56 ) is movable to and fro in the pull-out direction in a longitudinal recess ( 57 ) of a telescopic rail ( 31 ), wherein the blocking element ( 56 ) is movable into an end position by the drawer ( 4 ).

4 . Storage unit according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

the locking unit ( 40 ) consists of a U-shaped panel ( 42 ) at which vertically movable locking elements ( 41 , 78 ) are arranged.

5 . Storage unit according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

the locking unit ( 60 ) consists of two U-shaped panels ( 61 , 62 ) of which a first U-shaped panel ( 61 ) is stationarily connected with the body ( 2 ), and a second U-shaped panel ( 62 ) can be moved into the first U-shaped panel ( 61 ) and submerge in it in a vertically and horizontally moving manner via guiding rods ( 72 ) and guiding slots ( 70 , 71 ) of the first U-shaped panel ( 61 ), wherein vertically movable locking elements ( 78 ) corresponding to the number of drawers are arranged on the second U-shaped panel ( 62 ).

6 . Storage unit according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

locking elements ( 41 , 78 ) include a stop face ( 52 ) for blocking elements ( 56 ), and/or one or more locking elements ( 41 , 78 ) are vertically shiftable by the blocking elements ( 56 ), and/or the locking elements ( 41 , 78 ) are flatly fixed on a base ( 63 ) of a U-shaped panel ( 42 , 62 ) in a slidable manner.

7 . Storage unit according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

locking elements ( 41 , 78 ) have two rounded corners at a longitudinal edge, wherein one rounded corner is fitted with a stop face ( 52 ), and wherein the rounded corners are oriented towards a rear panel of the body ( 2 ) after assembly.

8 . Storage unit according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

a U-shaped panel ( 42 ) has a bracket ( 45 ) for a locking pin ( 43 ) which engages with its free end with a bore ( 44 , 47 ) of a bottom element ( 5 ) of the body ( 2 ), and/or at least two bores ( 44 , 47 ) of the bottom element ( 5 ) provide an arrest of the U-shaped panel ( 42 ) in at least one first and one second position.

9 . Storage unit according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

the adjustment element consists of a spring-loaded locking pin ( 43 ) which can be arrested in several borers ( 44 , 68 ), or the adjustment element ( 69 ) consists of an adjustable and arrestable mechanism which provides, by means of a rotating cylinder block with a key, an adjustment and arrest of the locking unit ( 40 , 60 ) from the outside.

10 . Storage unit according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

tool cabinets have an upper storage tray ( 6 ), and/or a tool and gear wagon 1 includes handles or grip hollows ( 18 , 19 ) at a storage tray ( 6 ) formed at least at narrow sides.

11 . Storage unit according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

narrow sides of a tool cabinet have a perforated cover or openings for tool hooks, and/or a tool and gear wagon ( 1 ) is fitted with two fixed rollers ( 7 ) and at least one rotationally movable roller ( 9 , 10 ) which moreover is provided with a safety catch ( 13 , 14 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2022
From: TILLY, HEINRICH
To: SW-STAHL GMBH
Reel/Frame 059217/0460 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102019006380.5 · Sep 10, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220402114A1 · Dec 22, 2022
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