Tool case
First Claim
1. A tool case for tool components, comprising:
- a card member, and a lid specifically configured to mate with said card member to define an enclosed area, said lid being hinged to said card member adjacent one edge thereof so as to be foldable between an open position away from said card member, and a closed position against said card member to define said enclosed area;
said card member and lid further defining between them a plurality of openings through said enclosed area particularly sized for stored tool components to extend partially therethrough;
tool component receiving means on said card member;
at least one of said enclosed area and an area of said card member outside said enclosed area having at least one stop surface separate from surfaces defining said openings, each said stop surface positioned so as to block removal of a tool component through said openings from said enclosed area when said lid is in said closed position.
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Abstract
The case has a molded plastic card member, and a lid specifically configured to mate with the card member to define an enclosed area. The lid is connected to the card member by a hinge adjacent one edge thereof so as to be foldable between an open position away from the card member, and a closed position against the card member to define the enclosed area. The card member and the lid preferably each have tabs extending from side edges opposite the hinge, each tab having a hole generally alignable with a corresponding hole in the other tab, for the installing of a closure such as a thick plastic loop not generally severable without a tool. The card member and lid define between them a number of openings through the enclosed area particularly sized for portions of tool components and/or extra tool components to extend therethrough generally parallel to the card member, for visibility and preferably manipulation, without it being possible to remove them as long as the case is closed. At least one of the enclosed area and an area of the card member outside the enclosed area have tool components and/or extra tool components receivers configured such that removal of a tool component and/or extra tool components through the openings from the enclosed area is prevented when the lid is in the closed position, by a wall of a recess, or by a raised stop or the like.
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17 Claims
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1. A tool case for tool components, comprising:
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a card member, and a lid specifically configured to mate with said card member to define an enclosed area, said lid being hinged to said card member adjacent one edge thereof so as to be foldable between an open position away from said card member, and a closed position against said card member to define said enclosed area; said card member and lid further defining between them a plurality of openings through said enclosed area particularly sized for stored tool components to extend partially therethrough; tool component receiving means on said card member; at least one of said enclosed area and an area of said card member outside said enclosed area having at least one stop surface separate from surfaces defining said openings, each said stop surface positioned so as to block removal of a tool component through said openings from said enclosed area when said lid is in said closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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