Case for storing and lubricating drill bits
View Patent ↗A cutting tool storage case for storing, lubricating, and cleaning cutting tools such as drill bits includes a body which defines an interior space therein which is open at a bottom end of the body. A holder member is coupled to the top end of the body and defines a plurality of apertures which extends through the holder member to the interior space of the body. The cutting tools may be inserted into the apertures to extend into the interior space of the body. A lubricant cup is coupled to the bottom end of the body. The lubricant cup defines a reservoir which is configured for containing a lubricant for use on the cutting tools.
1 . A cutting tool storage case comprising:
a body defining an interior space therein, the interior space being open at a bottom end of the body;
a holder member coupled to the top end of the body, the holder member defining a plurality of apertures which extends through the holder member to the interior space of the body, each aperture of the plurality of apertures being sized and configured to receive an associated cutting tool of a plurality of cutting tools therethrough to the interior space of the body; and
a lubricant cup coupled to the bottom end of the body, the lubricant cup comprising a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to the bottom wall, the lubricant cup defining a reservoir which is surrounded by the bottom wall and the perimeter wall, the reservoir being configured for containing a lubricant.
2 . The cutting tool storage case of claim 1 , wherein:
the interior space of the body is open at a top end of the body; and
the holder member is removable from the body.
3 . The cutting tool storage case of claim 2 , wherein the holder member has external threads which are engageable with internal threads of the body to removably couple the holder member to the body.
4 . The cutting tool storage case of claim 1 , wherein, the plurality of apertures is radially arranged around a center of a top surface of the holder member.
5 . The cutting tool storage case of claim 1 , wherein the lubricant cup is removable from the body.
6 . The cutting tool storage case of claim 5 , wherein the lubricant cup has interior threads which are engageable with exterior threads of the body to removably couple the lubricant cup to the body.
7 . The cutting tool storage case of claim 1 , further comprising a lid removably mounted to the holder member opposite the body, the lid having a top wall and a peripheral wall coupled to the top wall, the peripheral wall surrounding the holder member.
8 . The cutting tool storage case of claim 1 , further comprising:
a cleaning tube coupled to the holder member, the cleaning tube extending through and downwardly from the holder member, an upper end of the cleaning tube being open; and
a plurality of bristles mounted to an interior surface of the cleaning tube.
9 . The cutting tool storage case of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of bristles is distributed radially with respect to the cleaning tube and between the upper end and the lower end of the cleaning tube.
10 . The cutting tool storage case of claim 8 , wherein:
a lower end of the cleaning tube is open; and
further comprising a debris cup removably coupled to the lower end of the cleaning tube, the debris cup defining a cavity therein which is open on an upper side of the debris cup.
11 . The cutting tool storage case of claim 1 , wherein:
the body defines a recess in an exterior surface of the body; and
further comprising a kickstand mounted to the body, the kickstand being mounted in the recess of the body, the kickstand being pivotable with respect to the body between a folded position and an extended position, the kickstand lying against the body in the recess when the kickstand is positioned in the folded position, the kickstand extending outwardly from and downwardly with respect to the body when the kickstand is positioned in the extended position.
12 . The cutting tool storage case of claim 11 , wherein the kickstand tapers from a distal end to a proximal end of the kickstand with respect to the body.
13 . The cutting tool storage case of claim 11 , wherein:
the body has a cylindrical shape; and
an outer surface of the kickstand aligns with the exterior surface of the body when the kickstand is positioned in the folded position.
14 . A cutting tool storage case comprising:
a body defining an interior space therein, the interior space being open at a bottom end of the body, the interior space being open at a top end of the body, the body defining a recess in an exterior surface of the body, the body having a cylindrical shape;
a holder member coupled to the top end of the body, the holder member defining a plurality of apertures which extends through the holder member to the interior space of the body, each aperture of the plurality of apertures being sized and configured to receive an associated cutting tool of a plurality of cutting tools therethrough to the interior space of the body, the plurality of apertures being radially arranged around a center of a top surface of the holder member, the holder member being removable from the body, the holder member having external threads which are engageable with internal threads of the body to removably couple the holder member to the body;
a lubricant cup coupled to the bottom end of the body, the lubricant cup comprising a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to the bottom wall, the lubricant cup defining a reservoir which is surrounded by the bottom wall and the perimeter wall, the reservoir being configured for containing a lubricant, the lubricant cup being removable from the body, the lubricant cup having interior threads which are engageable with exterior threads of the body to removably couple the lubricant cup to the body;
a lid removably mounted to the holder member opposite the body, the lid having a top wall and a peripheral wall coupled to the top wall, the peripheral wall surrounding the holder member;
a cleaning tube coupled to the holder member, the cleaning tube extending through and downwardly from the holder member, an upper end of the cleaning tube being open, a lower end of the cleaning tube being open;
a plurality of bristles mounted to an interior surface of the cleaning tube, the plurality of bristles being distributed radially with respect to the cleaning tube and between the upper end and the lower end of the cleaning tube;
a debris cup removably coupled to the lower end of the cleaning tube, the debris cup defining a cavity therein which is open on an upper side of the debris cup; and
a kickstand mounted to the body, the kickstand being mounted in the recess of the body, the kickstand being pivotable with respect to the body between a folded position and an extended position, the kickstand lying against the body in the recess when the kickstand is positioned in the folded position, the kickstand extending outwardly from and downwardly with respect to the body when the kickstand is positioned in the extended position, the kickstand tapering from a distal end to a proximal end of the kickstand with respect to the body, an outer surface of the kickstand aligning with the exterior surface of the body when the kickstand is positioned in the folded position.