IP Library Granted Patent US 12,194,613
Granted Patent B2
US 12,194,613 · App. 18/167,542 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Tool storage device

Inventors: Dilip Nair (Brookfield, WI); Matthew A. Wills (Shorewood, WI); James A. Cemke, Jr. (Richfield, WI); Anna G. Tracy (Delafield, WI); Ian L. Christianson (Wauwatosa, WI); Andrew M. Tuchscherer (Wauwatosa, WI); Jared M. Amann (New Berlin, WI); Matthew A. Lownik (Wauwatosa, WI)
Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
B25H3/06B25H3/04F16M13/025
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,194,613
App. No.
18/167,542
Filed
Feb 10, 2023
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3631
USPC
248/220.1
Abstract

Tool support devices are provided. In some embodiments, the tool support device includes a storage tray and an adjustable mounting mechanism configured to engage and support the tool support device from a wall, such as a utility bucket wall. In other embodiments, the tool support device is a corner mounted device with a plurality of openings for support tools of different sizes.

Claims (42)

1. A tool support device configured to couple to an interior corner of a mounting wall, the tool support device comprising:

an upper wall defining an upper surface and an opposing lower surface;

a plurality of support openings formed in the upper wall, the plurality of support openings configured to support a plurality of tools;

a sidewall extending from the lower surface, the sidewall comprising a first portion and a second portion generally perpendicular to the first portion, the sidewall defining an outer surface and an opposing inner surface, the sidewall extending from the lower surface to a bottom surface of the sidewall;

a first channel defined by the first portion of the sidewall, the first channel configured to receive a hook that detachably couples the sidewall and the upper wall to the mounting wall;

a first support wall extending from the inner surface, the first support wall defining a first side of the first channel;

a second support wall extending from the inner surface, the second support wall defining a second side of the first channel opposite the first side;

a bridge extending between the first support wall and the second support wall, the bridge defining a recess comprising a recessed surface that is facing away from the outer surface of the first portion of the sidewall, wherein the bridge is between 40% and 60% of a distance from the upper surface of the upper wall to the bottom surface of the sidewall; and

a support extending between an intersection of the first support wall and the upper wall and an intersection of the second support wall and the upper wall.

2. The tool support device of claim 1 , the support defining an upper surface that is coplanar with the upper surface of the upper wall.

3. The tool support device of claim 1 , the upper wall defining a second channel above the first channel, the second channel and the first channel configured to collectively receive the hook that detachably couples the sidewall and the upper wall to the mounting wall.

4. The tool support device of claim 3 , the second channel extending from an open front end to a closed back end opposite the front end, the closed back end defined at least in part by the support.

5. The tool support device of claim 1 , the plurality of support openings comprising a first subset of support openings that each define a square-shaped opening of a first size.

6. The tool support device of claim 5 , the plurality of support openings comprising a second subset of support openings that each define a circular-shaped opening of a second size less than the first size.

7. The tool support device of claim 1 , the upper wall comprising a first portion extending from the first portion of the sidewall and a second portion extending from the second portion of the sidewall, the plurality of support openings comprising a first opening between the first portion of the upper wall and the second portion of the upper wall.

8. The tool support device of claim 7 , comprising a corner extending between the first portion of the sidewall and the second portion of the sidewall, the first opening comprising a first aperture opposite the corner.

9. The tool support device of claim 1 , the upper wall defining an inner surface opposite the outer surface of the first portion of the sidewall, wherein a center of the recessed surface is between 50% and 70% of a distance from the outer surface of the first portion of the sidewall to the inner surface of the upper wall.

10. The tool support device of claim 9 , the support defining an upper surface that is coplanar with the upper surface of the upper wall.

11. The tool support device of claim 9 , the upper wall defining a second channel above the first channel, the second channel and the first channel configured to collectively receive the hook that detachably couples the sidewall and the upper wall to the mounting wall.

12. The tool support device of claim 1 , comprising a third channel defined by the second portion of the sidewall, the third channel configured to receive a second hook that detachably couples the sidewall and the upper wall to the mounting wall.

13. A tool support device configured to couple to an interior corner of a mounting wall, the tool support device comprising:

an upper wall defining an upper surface and an opposing lower surface;

a plurality of support openings formed in the upper wall, the plurality of support openings configured to support a plurality of tools;

a sidewall extending from the lower surface, the sidewall comprising a first portion and a second portion generally perpendicular to the first portion, the sidewall defining an outer surface and an opposing inner surface;

a first channel defined by the first portion of the sidewall, the first channel configured to receive a hook that detachably couples the sidewall and the upper wall to the mounting wall;

a first support wall extending from the inner surface, the first support wall defining a first side of the first channel;

a second support wall extending from the inner surface, the second support wall defining a second side of the first channel opposite the first side; and

a bridge extending between the first support wall and the second support wall, the bridge defining a recess comprising a recessed surface that is facing away from the outer surface of the first portion of the sidewall; and

a support wall extending from the bridge towards the upper wall, the support wall defining an inner surface facing away from the outer surface of the first portion of the sidewall, wherein the inner surface of the support wall is coplanar with a center of the recessed surface.

14. The tool support device of claim 13 , wherein the recessed surface defines a concave surface with respect to the first portion of the sidewall.

15. The tool support device of claim 13 , wherein the support wall extends above a center of the recessed surface.

16. The tool support device of claim 13 , comprising a third channel defined by the second portion of the sidewall, the third channel configured to receive a second hook that detachably couples the sidewall and the upper wall to the mounting wall.

17. A tool support device configured to couple to an interior corner of a mounting wall, the tool support device comprising:

an upper wall defining an upper surface and an opposing lower surface;

a plurality of support openings formed in the upper wall, the plurality of support openings configured to support a plurality of tools;

a sidewall extending from the lower surface to a bottom surface of the sidewall, the sidewall comprising a first portion and a second portion generally perpendicular to the first portion, the sidewall defining an outer surface and an opposing inner surface;

a first channel defined by the first portion of the sidewall, the first channel configured to receive a hook that detachably couples the sidewall and the upper wall to the mounting wall;

a first support wall extending from the inner surface, the first support wall defining a first side of the first channel;

a second support wall extending from the inner surface, the second support wall defining a second side of the first channel opposite the first side; and

a bridge extending between the first support wall and the second support wall, the bridge defining a recess comprising a recessed surface that is facing away from the outer surface of the first portion of the sidewall, wherein the bridge is between 30% and 70% of a distance from the upper surface of the upper wall to the bottom surface of the sidewall.

18. The tool support device of claim 17 , the upper wall defining a second channel above the first channel, the second channel and the first channel configured to collectively receive the hook that detachably couples the sidewall and the upper wall to the mounting wall.

19. The tool support device of claim 18 , comprising a third channel defined by the second portion of the sidewall, the third channel configured to receive a second hook that detachably couples the sidewall and the upper wall to the mounting wall.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2023
From: NAIR, DILIP; WILLS, MATTHEW A.; CEMKE, JR., JAMES A.; TRACY, ANNA G.; CHRISTIANSON, IAN L.; TUCHSCHERER, ANDREW M.; AMANN, JARED M.; LOWNIK, MATTHEW A.
To: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
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Continuity (6)
Continuation PCTUS2023061652 · Jan 31, 2023
Provisional Application 63395442 · Aug 5, 2022
Provisional Application 63314761 · Feb 28, 2022
Provisional Application 63307410 · Feb 7, 2022
Provisional Application 63306258 · Feb 3, 2022
Related Publication 20230241760A1 · Aug 3, 2023
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