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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2000
John P. Streich, Appleton, WI (US);
Daniel G. Findle, White Hall, MD (US);
Patrick S. Keenan, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David Namey, Jr., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Gregory S. Snider, Bel Air, MD (US);
James Pangerc, Baltimore, MD (US);
Matthew J. Holland, Baltimore, MD (US);
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
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.