Kit and case for storing and transporting a concrete finishing tool

• US 6,863,471 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2004
• Issued: 03/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kraft Tool Company
• Original Assignee: The Fall River Group Inc
• Inventors: Medendorp, David J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hartmann, Gary S.
• Application Number:
  US10/803,305
• Publication Number:
  US 20040223809A1
• Time in Patent Office: 355 Days
• Field of Search: 206/140, 206/315.11, 206/349, 206/375, 206/373, 206/443, 206/446, 404/118
• US Class Current: 404/118
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 5/00 Rigid or semi-rigid luggage collapsible or extensible luggage, bags or the like A45C7/00
• CPC Class Codes: B25H 3/006 Storage means specially adapted for one specific hand apparatus, e.g. an electric drill
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 21/241 Elongated smoothing blades or plates, e.g. screed apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 21/066 acting upon the surface of the concrete, whether or not provided with parts penetrating the concrete
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 21/10 Devices for levelling, e.g. templates or boards smoothing tools E04F21/16, E04F21/24

Abstract

A concrete finishing tool storage case is used to retain and transport a partially disassembled concrete finishing tool having a variously sized concrete float. A case includes a cover moveable into engagement with a base to define a closed position, and moveable away from the base to define an open position. The cover has a lower surface provided with a series of spaced apart, parallel downwardly facing grooves adapted to receive a concrete float connected to a concrete float adjusting device. An upper surface of the cover is formed with a cut-out adapted to receive the concrete float adjusting device connected to the concrete float. The base has a number of spaced apart barriers, adjacent pairs of barriers defining a set of channels adapted to frictionally receive a plurality of handle extensions collectively attached to the float adjusting device. Certain of the barriers are formed with pockets adapted to receive and support the concrete float connected to the concrete float adjusting device. The storage case, the concrete float, the concrete float adjusting device and the handle extensions are collectively included together in a kit which is useful at a concrete finishing work site.

Claims

1. A concrete finishing tool storage case adapted to retain and transport a partially disassembled concrete finishing tool, the case comprising:

a cover moveable into engagement with a base to define a closed position, and moveable away from the base to define an open position, the cover having a lower surface provided with a series of spaced apart, downwardly facing grooves extending parallel to each other and adapted to receive a concrete float connected to a concrete float adjusting device, and an upper surface formed with a cut-out extending inwardly from a front portion of the cover and adapted to receive the concrete float adjusting device connected to the concrete float, the base having a number of spaced apart barriers, adjacent pairs of barriers defining a set of upwardly facing channels extending parallel to each other and adapted to frictionally receive a plurality of handle extensions collectively attached to the float adjusting device, certain of the barriers being formed with pockets adapted to receive and support the concrete float.

2. The storage case of claim 1, wherein the grooves extend completely across the lower surface of the cover except for an area interrupted by the cut-out, the grooves being adapted to receive the float having end portions projecting beyond side portions of the case.

3. The storage case of claim 1, wherein the channels and the pockets extend completely across the base, the channels being adapted to receive the handle extensions having end portions projecting beyond the side portions of the case, and the pockets being adapted to receive the float having end portions projecting beyond the side portions of the case.

4. The storage case of claim 1, wherein each of the barriers are provided with at least one resilient, deflectable tab adapted to be engaged by one of the handle extensions.

5. The storage case of claim 1, wherein the grooves and the pockets permit the storage of differently sized floats.