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US 12,544,905 · App. 18/580,705 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Tool accessory holder, tool system, and tool accessory storage system

Inventors: Evan H. Fischer (Milwaukee, WI); Zach M. McMahon (Wauwatosa, WI); Brad Urban (Wauwatosa, WI); Yi He Zeng (Ji'an, CN)
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
B25H3/003B25H3/021
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Patent No.
US 12,544,905
App. No.
18/580,705
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tool accessory holder for use with a tool accessory case and configured to couple to a power tool, a tool system, and tool accessory storage system. The tool accessory holder can be removed from the tool accessory case and coupled to the power tool and removed from the power tool and coupled to the tool accessory case. The tool system includes an accessory holder and a power tool. The tool accessory holder is alternately couplable to the tool accessory storage case and to the power tool.

Claims (19)

1 . A tool accessory holder for use with a tool accessory case and configured to couple to a power tool, the tool accessory holder comprising:

a body configured to hold one or more tool accessories for use with the power tool, the body configured to be selectively received in the tool accessory case;

a first retainer coupled to the body and configured to couple the tool accessory holder to the tool accessory case; and

a second retainer coupled to the body and configured to couple the tool accessory holder to the power tool;

wherein the tool accessory holder is removable from the tool accessory case and couplable to the power tool, and

wherein the body defines a plurality of compartment, wherein each of the plurality of compartments is configured to receive one of the one or more tool accessories for use with the power tool,

wherein the plurality of compartments are configured to receive the one of the one or more tool accessories on a front of the body, wherein the body includes a back of the body on a side opposite of the front of the body, wherein the back of the body includes a boss, wherein the second retainer includes a bore formed in the body, the bore extending from the front of the body to the back of the body, and wherein the bore extends within the boss.

2 . The tool accessory holder of claim 1 , wherein the first retainer is a projection extending from a side of the body.

3 . The tool accessory holder of claim 2 , wherein the projection is configured to be releasably coupled to an engagement feature located on a sidewall of the tool accessory case.

4 . The tool accessory holder of claim 2 , wherein the projection is a first projection, and wherein the first retainer also includes a second projection extending from a side of the body opposite the first projection.

5 . The tool accessory holder of claim 1 , wherein the bore receives a threaded fastener to couple the tool accessory holder to the power tool.

6 . The tool accessory holder of claim 1 , wherein the tool accessory holder is rotatable relative to tool accessory case while coupled to the tool accessory case.

7 . The tool accessory holder of claim 1 , wherein the tool accessory holder is moveable relative the tool accessory case between a storage position and an upright position while coupled to the tool accessory case.

8 . The tool accessory holder of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of compartments is arranged in a row along a length of the body.

9 . The tool accessory holder of claim 1 , wherein the one or more tool accessories for use with the power tool include one or more selected from a group consisting of a drill bit, a driver bit, an impact bit, and a socket bit.

10 . The tool accessory holder of claim 1 ,

wherein the bore extends into one of the plurality of compartments.

11 . The tool accessory holder of claim 5 , wherein the bore is aligned with the one of the plurality of compartments such that the threaded fastener is received through the one of the plurality of compartments to be received within the bore.

12 . The tool accessory holder of claim 1 , wherein the back of the body includes a flange configured to inhibit over-pivoting of the tool accessory holder, the flange being spaced apart from the boss.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2025
From: FISCHER, EVAN H.; MCMAHON, ZACH M.; URBAN, BRAD
To: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072844/0892 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2025
From: ZENG, YI HE
To: TECHPOWER ENGINEERING (DONGGUAN) COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 072845/0061 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2025
From: TECHPOWER ENGINEERING (DONGGUAN) COMPANY LIMITED
To: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072845/0115 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202121680283.0 · Jul 22, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250083298A1 · Mar 13, 2025
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