VEHICLE TOO AND PARTS HOLDING TRAY

• US 20100059398A1
• Filed: 05/06/2009
• Published: 03/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Stephen M. Oort
• Original Assignee: Stephen M. Oort
• Inventors: Oort, Stephen M.
• Application Number:
  US12/436,707
• Publication Number:
  US 20100059398A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/372
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/06 for tools or spare parts for vehicle roof parts B60J7/20; for spare wheels B62D
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0059 using clips, clamps, straps or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0082 collapsible, e.g. for storing after use

Abstract

A tool and parts holding tray comprises a tray portion and at least two brackets. The tray portion comprises a bottom plate and side walls, the bottom plate and the sidewalls forming a receiving portion on one side of the bottom plate. The at least two brackets are attached to the tray portion on another side of the bottom plate, and are adapted for accommodating a portion of a vehicle. The brackets may be non-parallel to each other. Thus, a driver, rider, or a technician for a vehicle such as a motorcycle, a quad or three wheeler dirt bike, a street bike, a dual sport bike, snowmobile, personal watercraft and the like can put and get things like tools, parts, hardware, accessories, etc. within hands reach of the vehicle while repairing or inspecting the vehicle. A method of holding a tool or part to a portion of a vehicle.

Claims

1. A tool and parts holding tray comprising:

a tray portion comprising a bottom plate and side walls, the bottom plate and the sidewalls forming a receiving portion on one side of the bottom plate; and

at least two brackets attached to the tray portion on another side of the bottom plate, adapted for accommodating a portion of a vehicle.

2. The tool and parts holding tray of claim 1, wherein the at least two brackets are adapted for accommodating a seat of the vehicle.

3. The tool and parts holding tray of claim 1, wherein the at least two brackets are separated from each other by about 4 and ¾

inches at one terminal portion of the at least two brackets and about 5 and ½

inches at another terminal portion of the at least two brackets.

4. The tool and parts holding tray of claim 1, wherein the bottom plate comprises a substantially rectangular plate that has a side length of about 9 inches and another side length of about 16 inches.

5. The tool and parts holding tray of claim 2, wherein the bottom plate comprises a substantially oval plate that has a short axis of about 9 inches and a long axis of about 16 inches.

6. The tool and parts holding tray of claim 1, wherein at least one of the sidewalls comprises a flat extension to a side of the receiving portion.

7. The tool and parts holding tray of claim 6, wherein the flat extension comprises at least one opening, the at least one opening comprising a closed contour or an open contour.

8. The tool and parts holding tray of claim 1, wherein the at least two brackets are non-parallel to each other.

9. The tool and parts holding tray of claim 1, additionally comprising a third bracket attached to the tray portion on the other side of the bottom plate, adapted for accommodating the portion of the vehicle.

10. The tool and parts holding tray of claim 1, wherein at least one of the tray portion and the at least two brackets is made of a material selected from a group of aluminum, stainless steel, steel, ferrous metal, plastic, wood, and composite materials.

11. A method of holding a tool or part to a portion of a vehicle comprising:

resting a tool and parts holding tray on the portion of the vehicle, wherein the tool and parts holding tray comprises a tray portion and at least two brackets, wherein the tray portion comprises a bottom plate and side walls, the bottom plate and the sidewalls forming a receiving portion on one side of the bottom plate, and wherein the at least two brackets are attached to the tray portion on another side of the bottom plate; and

accommodating the portion of the vehicle with the at least two brackets.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein accommodating the portion of the vehicle comprises placing a seat of the vehicle between the at least two brackets.

13. The method of claim 11, additionally comprising placing the tool or part in the receiving portion.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein at least one of the sidewalls comprises a flat extension to a side of the receiving portion, and the method additionally comprises placing the tool or part on the flat extension.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the flat extension comprises at least one opening, the at least one opening comprising a closed or open contour, and the placing the tool or part on the flat extension comprises placing the tool or part in the at least one opening.

16. The method of claim 11, additionally comprising adjusting a positional relationship between the at least two brackets based upon a contour of the portion of the vehicle so that the at least two brackets accommodate the portion of the vehicle in a substantially secured manner.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the tool and parts holding tray additionally comprises a third bracket attached to the tray portion on the other side of the bottom plate, and the method additionally comprising attaching the third bracket to the portion of the vehicle.