MODULAR TOOL ORGANIZER
A modular tool holder for holding an array of different mechanic's tools includes a tool holder component having opposed, upwardly extending first and second faces. The first and second faces are separated by an intermediate section contoured to receive and hold a mechanics tool. A male connector structure is disposed along the base of the first face and a female connector structure is disposed along the base of the second face. An abutment wall structure extends upwardly to a height above the tool holder component. The abutment wall structure has a first wall and a second wall spaced from the first wall. A female connector structure is incorporated into the first wall to interconnect with the male connector structure of the tool holder component, and a male connector structure is located at the base of the second wall to interconnect with the female connector structure of an adjacent tool holder component.
1 . A modular tool holder for holding an array of different mechanic's tools, comprising:
a tool holder component having opposed first and second faces each extending upwardly from a base, the first and second faces separated by an intermediate section contoured to receive and hold a mechanics tool, the tool holder component comprising a male connector structure disposed along the base of the first face and a female connector structure disposed along the base of the second face;
an abutment wall structure extending upwardly from a base to a height above the tool holder component, the abutment wall structure having a first wall and a second wall spaced from the first wall, a female connector structure incorporated into the first wall to interconnect with the male connector structure of the tool holder component and a male connector structure at the base of the second wall to interconnect with the female connector structure of an adjacent tool holder component.
2 . The modular tool holder of claim 1 , wherein the male connector structure comprising at least one projection member extending from the base of the first face of the tool holder component and from the base of the second wall of the abutment wall structure.
3 . The modular tool holder of claim 2 , wherein the female connector structure is configured to receive the at least one projection member.
4 . The modular tool holder of claim 2 , wherein the male connector structure is selected from the group including: a plurality of posts; a blade; a plurality of detents.
5 . The modular tool holder of claim 4 , wherein the female connector structure is configured to receive the plurality of posts.
6 . The modular tool holder of claim 4 , wherein the female connector structure is configured to receive the blade.
7 . The modular tool holder of claim 4 , wherein the female connector structure is configured to receive the plurality of detents.
8 . The modular tool holder of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of posts extend upwardly and the female connector structure comprises sockets for receiving the plurality of posts.
9 . The modular tool holder of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of detents extend laterally from the base of the first face of the tool holder component and from the base of the second wall of the abutment wall structure.
10 . The modular tool holder of claim 9 , wherein the female connector structure comprising apertures in the second face of the tool holder component or the first wall of the abutment wall structure for receiving the plurality of detents.
11 . The modular tool holder of claim 9 , wherein the detents comprise a shank attached to the base of the first face of the tool holder component and to the base of the second wall of the abutment wall structure, and a hook at the distal end of the shank.
12 . The modular tool holder of claim 11 , wherein the shank extends through an aperture in the second face of the tool holder component or the first wall of the abutment wall structure, and the hook is configured to bear against the inside surface of the second face of the tool holder component or the inside surface of the first wall of the abutment wall structure.
13 . The modular tool holder of claim 4 , wherein the blade extends upwardly and the female connector structure comprises an interior of the second face of the tool holder component or the interior of the first wall of the abutment wall structure.
14 . The modular tool holder of claim 13 , further comprising a lock for assisting in maintaining the engagement of the blade with the female connector structure.
15 . The modular tool holder of claim 14 , wherein the lock comprising a first ridge extending along the blade and a second ridge extending along the interior of the second face of the tool holder component or the interior of the first wall of the abutment wall structure, wherein during engagement of the tool holder component with the abutment wall structure, the first ridge slides over the second ridge to a position side-by-side to the second ridge.
16 . The modular tool holder of claim 13 , wherein the blade extends along the base of the first face of the tool holder component and along the base of the second wall of the abutment wall structure.
17 . The modular tool holder of claim 16 , wherein the blade is spaced outwardly from the base of the first face of the tool holder component and outwardly from the base of the second wall of the abutment wall structure.
18 . The modular tool holder of claim 13 , further comprising a plurality of side strips on at least one the first and second faces of a tool holder component.
19 . The modular tool holder of claim 13 , further comprising a plurality of side strips on at least one the first and second walls of the abutment wall structure.
20 . The modular tool holder of claim 1 , wherein the abutment wall structure includes an upwardly directed surface for receiving indicia related to the modular tool holder.
21 . The modular tool holder of claim 1 , wherein the abutment wall structure is configured to receive a label surface.