Patent ID: 6260701
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: B25H,Y10S

Abstract:
A drill bit case for storing twist drill bits comprising:(a) a case box having a hollow interior space closed at a rear transverse end thereof and having at a front transverse end thereof an opening closable by a lid,(b) a drill stand base provided with a plurality of longitudinally disposed, laterally spaced apart drill stand grooves for receiving in each one thereof a rectangular block-shaped drill stand having therein longitudinally spaced apart, vertically disposed bores for receiving in each one thereof a separate drill bit, said drill stand case being removably receivable in said case box, and(c) a shank retainer for preventing contact between drill bits held in said bores of adjacent ones of said drill stands, said shank retainer having through its thickness dimension a plurality of longitudinally disposed shank grooves for receiving said shanks of said drill bits, said shank grooves being vertically aligned with said drill stand grooves in said drill stand base.