Black Decker Inc.

Patrick S Keenan

John P Streich

Daniel G Findle

David Namey, Jr

Gregory Scott Snider

James E Pangerc

Matthew J Holland

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 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.

Tool receiving insert

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.

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Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America

Patrick S Keenan