Tool organizer
A tool organizer provides a modular building block to allow assembly of organizers to hold multiple tools of a desired quantity. The organizers have a front tab that fits into a rearward receiver of another organizer to allow multiple organizers to be assembled together to make a multi-tool organizer block. The organizers employ tool receiving channels with curved profiles to allow tools placed therein to be aesthetically aligned for an ordered appearance.
1 . A tool organizer system for holding tools, comprising:
a first tool organizer coupled to a second corresponding tool organizer, each of said first tool organizer and said second tool organizer comprising:
a base member having a tool receiver channel defined therein, said base member including a tab and a tab receiving slot, the tab located at a front side of the base member and extending vertically therefrom, and the tab receiving slot located proximal to a rear side of the base member and accessible from a bottom side, wherein the tab receiving slot includes a ridge at left and right edges thereof,
said tool receiver channel having a first wall extending from a lower region to a first upper region along a rear face of the tab, and a second wall spaced away from said first wall extending from the lower region to a second upper region,
wherein said second wall has a multi-sloped profile for providing a surface for abutting a portion of a face of a tool when the tool is placed for holding in the tool receiver channel,
wherein said tab receiving slot is configured to receive a corresponding tab of another tool organizer thereby coupling multiple base members joined in series to form a composite organizer with a combined set of tool receiver channels; and
the first and second tool organizers are configured to collectively provide the combined set of tool receiver channels from base members of said first and second tool organizers by insertion of the tab of one of the first or second tool organizers into the tab receiving slot of the other one of the second or first tool organizers.
2 . The tool organizer system for holding tools according to claim 1 , wherein the tool comprises a wrench and the portion of the face of the tool comprises a shaft of the wrench.
3 . The tool organizer system for holding tools according to claim 1 , wherein the surface for abutting the portion of the face comprises a first surface for abutting a first portion of a first face, and wherein said first wall provides a second surface for abutting a second portion of a second face of the tool, opposite the first face, when the tool is placed for holding in the tool receiver channel.
4 . The tool organizer system for holding tools according to claim 1 , said first tool organizer and said second tool organizer further comprising a forwardly angled shelf portion for displaying a tool marker atop a lowered section of the multi-sloped profile.
5 . The tool organizer system for holding tools according to claim 1 , said first tool organizer and said second tool organizer further comprising one or more cleats formed at a base thereof for biting into a surface on which said first tool organizer and said second tool organizer are installed to reduce unintentional sliding of the tool organizer.
6 . The tool organizer system for holding tools according to claim 1 , wherein said first tool organizer and said second tool organizer provide a uniform spacing and configuration for holding tools when joined.
7 . The tool organizer system for holding tools according to claim 1 , wherein the tool comprises first and second tools, and said tools comprise wrenches and the portion of the face of the tool comprise shafts of the wrenches.
8 . The tool organizer system for holding tools according to claim 1 , wherein one base member has a single tool receiver channel and the second base member has multiple tool receiver channels.
9 . The tool organizer system for holding tools according to claim 1 , wherein each base member has multiple tool receiver channels.
10 . The tool organizer system for holding tools according to claim 1 , wherein said multi-sloped profile comprises at least two pitches, with a lower portion having a first pitch and an upper portion having a steeper pitch thereby providing that an overall length of the tool organizer that is more compact.
11 . The tool organizer system for holding tools according to claim 1 further comprising a magnet receiving portion in at least one of said base members.
12 . The tool organizer system for holding tools according to claim 11 further comprising at least one magnet installed in the magnet receiving portion for assisting the organizer staying in place relative to a metal base.
13 . The tool organizer system for holding tools according to claim 1 , wherein when the tab of one of the first or second tool organizers into the tab receiving slot of the other one of the second or first tool organizers, a rear face of the tab of the one organizer slides and is seated against an interior face of the receiving slot of the other organizer to conceal the tab of the one organizer.