Portable Cargo Trailer Tool Pouch

• US 20090250495A1
• Filed: 03/26/2009
• Published: 10/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Troy Sonnier
• Original Assignee: Troy Sonnier
• Inventors: Sonnier, Troy S.
• Application Number:
  US12/411,438
• Publication Number:
  US 20090250495A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 224/401
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/06 for tools or spare parts for vehicle roof parts B60J7/20; for spare wheels B62D

Abstract

A portable cargo trailer tool pouch is a storage device for securing tools and other objects in an enclosed trailer in an organized fashion without using valuable floor space. The tool pouch is formed from a back panel (20) made of durable fabric that has a plurality of pockets (30) of varying sizes secured to the back panel (20). The tool pouch has a plurality of metal grommets (120) along the top edge (112) of the panel (20) that permit the fully loaded tool pouch to be mounted in the enclosed trailer by hanging the grommets (120) on preinstalled hooks or nails on the interior wall or door(s) of the trailer. This embodiment, fully loaded with tools and other objects, may be easily carried by two handle straps (110) secured at the top edge (112) of the panel (20).

Claims

1. A flexible object storage receptacle for hanging on a vertical surface of an enclosed trailer comprising:

a. a back panel made of a durable fabric, said back panel having a front and a top edge

b. a plurality of pockets of varying sizes attached to said front of said back panel, said pockets each having a front and a top edge

c. means for hanging said storage receptacle on said vertical surface, and

d. means for carrying said storage receptacle,

whereby objects can be neatly and securely stored during movement of said enclosed trailer, and said objects can be carried at once in said storage receptacle to a different location.

2. The object storage receptacle of claim 1 wherein said pockets are made of said durable fabric.

3. The object storage receptacle of claim 1 wherein said pockets are made of a durable, transparent vinyl or similar material.

4. The object storage receptacle of claim 1 wherein said means for hanging comprises a plurality of grommets installed along said top edge of said back panel.

5. The object storage receptacle of claim 1 wherein said means for carrying said storage receptacle comprises one or more handle straps secured to said top edge of said back panel.

6. The object storage receptacle of claim 5 further including a handle attached on each said handle strap.

7. The object storage receptacle of claim 1 wherein said means for carrying said storage receptacle comprises one or more cutout handles installed along said top edge of said back panel.

8. The object storage receptacle of claim 1 further including a label holder secured to said front of each said pocket.

9. The object storage receptacle of claim 1 further including a flap secured to said front of said back panel above said top edge of each said pocket covering said top edge of said pocket, said flap having an undersurface.

10. The object storage receptacle of claim 9 further including a fastener secured to said undersurface of said flap that engages with a mate attached to said front of said pocket.

11. A method of storing objects on a vertical surface within an enclosed trailer, comprising:

a. providing an object storage receptacle of the type comprising a back panel with a top edge made of a durable fabric, a plurality of pockets of varying sizes attached to said back panel, a plurality of grommets installed along said top edge of said back panel, and a means for carrying said storage receptacle,

b. providing a plurality of hanging fasteners equal in number to said grommets preinstalled on said vertical surface,

c. hanging said grommets of said storage receptacle on said hanging fasteners,

whereby said objects can be neatly and securely stored during movement of said enclosed trailer.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said means for carrying said storage receptacle comprises one or more handle straps secured to said top edge of said back panel.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein said means for carrying said storage receptacle comprises one or more cutout handles installed along said top edge of said back panel.