Patent ID: 9694489
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B25H,B65D

Claim:
1. A tool bit case comprising: a first housing member and a second housing member pivotally coupled together, each housing member including a base and sidewalls extending from the base; a plurality of retainers located along opposing sidewalls of the first housing member, each retainer on a first sidewall being aligned with a corresponding retainer on a second sidewall that is opposite the first sidewall, each retainer including a boss that extends from the corresponding sidewall toward the opposing sidewall, each boss defining an aperture and including a plurality of grooves extending radially from and circumferentially spaced around the aperture; and a modular tool bit holder including projections that are received in apertures of a corresponding pair of retainers of the plurality of retainers, the modular tool bit holder also including a rib extending from each projection, the modular tool bit holder being pivotable relative to the first housing member about the projections between a storage position and an upright position, each rib being received in one of the plurality of grooves of the corresponding pair of retainers when the modular tool bit holder is in the storage position and being received in another of the plurality of grooves of the corresponding pair of retainers when the modular tool bit holder is in the upright position; wherein when the modular tool bit holder is in the storage position, the modular tool bit holder blocks access to at least one retainer adjacent the corresponding pair of retainers, and when the modular tool bit holder is in the upright position, the at least one retainer is accessible.