Black Decker Inc.

Daniel G Findle

Matthew J Holland

John R Curtsinger

John P Streich

Leonard R Baublitz

Patrick S Keenan

David Namey, Jr

Gregory Scott Snider

James E Pangerc

David A Evans, Sr

David F Vock

Jennifer R Ervin

William E Hawkins

Timothy B Bailey

Dennis L Chyba

Gina O'Malley

Mark E Brunson

Darren B Moss

David B Lee

Lauren M Wenchel

Rajiv N Dharap

Stanley K Kotula

Hays Lewallen

Nick A Morrisroe

Lauren Wenchel

A tool container has a pair of housing members pivotally coupled with one another to provide an opened and closed position. At least one of the members defines a cavity to receive tools. The cavity is defined by a base and a wall extending from the base. A tool retaining insert is permanently secured in the cavity. The insert and wall include tenons and grooves to secure the insert in the housing member. Also, an arcuate locking mechanism is included to maintain the pair of housing members in a closed position.

Tool container

A display package includes a blister assembly and a storage container. The blister assembly includes a front blister surface having a first opening therein and a rear blister surface coupled to the front blister surface and defining a first cavity. The storage container includes a first container portion secured within the first cavity, a second container portion hingedly coupled to the first container portion for pivotal displacement between an open position and a closed position, and a magnet fixed to an outer surface of the second container portion. The magnet is located at or beyond an outer perimeter of the blister assembly when the first container portion is secured within the first cavity. The magnet is configured to secure the display package to a metallic structure.

Method and package for displaying magnetic tool container

A protective cover for use on one or more saw blades. An insert can be positioned on the saw blade(s). The cover is formed from a heat shrinking material that is shrunk around the saw blade(s) to provide a thin close fitting cover that protects teeth on the saw blade(s). A tag can be attached to the cover and/or saw blade(s) and/or an insert. The tag has a security device disposed thereon. The tag can be used to hang the saw blade(s) from a display device.

Apparatus for packaging saw blades

A display package for a storage container includes a primary and secondary blister package. The primary blister package includes an opening incorporated thereon allowing a user to rotate a cover of the storage container through the opening about its hinge. A base of the storage container is retained within the primary blister package thereby precluding the user from withdrawing the whole storage container from the primary blister package. The secondary blister package includes a plurality of tool accessories arranged therein. The secondary blister package is disposed within an extension section of the primary blister package and positioned above the base of the storage container.

Storage container

Method and apparatus for packaging saw blades

A protective cover for use on one or more saw blades. The cover is formed from a heat shrinking material that is shrunk on the saw blade(s) to provide a thin close fitting cover that protects teeth on the saw blade(s). A tag can be attached to the cover and/or saw blade(s). The tag has a security device that is spaced from the saw blade(s) to prevent interference. The tag can be used to hang the saw blade(s) from a display device. An insert card having indicia thereon can be positioned on the saw blade(s) to convey information.

Method for packaging saw blades

A display package for a storage container includes a primary and secondary blister package. The primary blister package includes a cutaway portion incorporated thereon allowing a user to rotate a cover of the storage container through the cutaway portion about its hinge. A base of the storage container is retained within the primary blister package thereby precluding the user from withdrawing the whole storage container from the primary blister package. The secondary blister package includes a plurality of tool accessories arranged therein. The secondary blister package is disposed within an extension section of the primary blister package and positioned above the base of the storage container.

A thermoformed display device is provided for tool belts and accessories. The display device includes a main header which extends beyond the top of the product being packaged and folds over onto itself and snaps together to trap a printed insert display card within a display chamber. The header portion includes performed hang holes for use with various merchandising systems including pegboard. The second thermoformed header piece consists of a flat sheet that slips through the belt loop portion of the product being packaged and is fastened to the main header by means of plastic push-type fasteners to securely fasten the two pieces together and to allow the header area to stand above the product.

Thermoformed header package for tool belt accessories and related products

A tool container ( ) has a pair of clamshell housing members ( ) hingedly coupled to be moved between opened and closed positions. At least one of the members ( ) defines a cavity defined by a base ( ) and a wall ( ) extending from the base ( ), and a two-retaining insert ( ) is provided in the cavity. The insert ( ) and wall ( ) include alternating complementary dovetail tenons ( ) and recesses ( ) secure a tool-retaining insert in the cavity of the housing member ( ). The tool-retaining insert ( ) includes a number of tool-receiving recesses ( ) therein with tool-receiving cradles ( ) and various alternate retaining finger arrangements ( ) being provided for releasably retaining elongated tools ( ) therein and for facilitating the ease of their removal. Such alternate arrangements including opposed pairs of tool-retaining fingers ( ) and split finger ( ) configurations. A latch mechanism ( ) is included to releasably lock the pair of housing members ( ) in their closed position.

Display package for tool belts and related products

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White Hall, MD, United States of America

Daniel G Findle