Granted Patent B2

US 12,515,309 · App. 18/364,174 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Inventors: Jeffrey J Kuzmic (Wind Lake, WI); Jason Horner (Burlington, WI); Billy Greuel (Waterford, WI); Richard Lee Hopper, Jr. (Kenosha, WI)

Assignee: A & E Incorporated

B25H3/04

Abstract

Claims (23)

1 . A tool rack comprising:

a material comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, and a first and a second side edge;

a plurality of void spaces formed in said material, said void spaces comprising a first end adjacent said top edge, and a second end adjacent said bottom edge, said void spaces comprising an aperture through said material;

a plurality of risers defined by said material between adjacent void spaces;

a first bend in said material adjacent said top edge;

a second bend in said material adjacent said bottom edge;

a first flange comprising said material between said top edge and said first bend, said first flange extending in a width dimension and a length dimension;

a second flange comprising said material between said bottom edge and said second bend, said second flange extending in said width dimension and said length dimension;

a third bend in said risers between said first bend and said second bend;

a fourth bend in said risers between said first flange and said second flange;

a plurality of risers spaced apart in said width dimension and extending substantially perpendicularly to said first flange, said plurality of risers extending in said length dimension from said first flange to said second flange, said plurality of risers extending from said first flange in a height dimension at an oblique angle from a first elevation at said first flange, to a second elevation different than said first elevation, said plurality of risers depending at an oblique angle from said second elevation to third elevation at said second flange;

said first bend in said material at an obtuse angle between said top edge and said first bend;

said second bend in said material at an obtuse angle between said bottom edge and said second bend;

a plurality of riser nests defined by a volume between adjacent risers;

said riser nests comprising a rounded riser base between adjacent risers.

2 . A tool rack according to claim 1 , wherein said first flange is substantially coplanar with said second flange.

3 . A tool rack according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of risers are spaced apart equally in said width dimension.

4 . A tool rack according to claim 1 , wherein said rack is coated with a rubberized material.

5 . A tool rack according to claim 1 , wherein said void spaces are formed by at least one of punching, stamping, or laser cutting.

6 . A tool rack according to claim 1 , wherein said first bend is formed by a bending die.

7 . A tool rack according to claim 1 , wherein said first flange is parallel with said second flange.

8 . A tool rack according to claim 1 , wherein said material comprises an initially flat sheet of material, said first, second and third bends in said initially flat sheet of material to provide said tool rack with a height dimension.

9 . A tool rack according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of risers are spaced apart variably, increasing in width from a first width at said first side edge; to a second width between said first side edge and second side edge, said second width greater than said first width; to a third width at said second side edge, said third width greater than said second width.

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