Patent ID: 7059692
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: B25H

Abstract:
1. An improved tool box adapted to be positioned onto a joist or beam comprising: front and rear box end walls attached to right and left box side walls, said right and left box side walls each having a top edge and a bottom edge; a central passageway extending between and through said front and rear box end walls, said central passageway having right and left side walls, each of said right and left side walls of said central passageway having a top edge, a bottom edge, and first and second ends, said central passageway having a ceiling extending between the top edges of said right and left sidewalls of said central passageway; a right floor potion extending between the bottom edge of said right box side wall and the bottom edge of said right side wall of said central passageway; a left floor potion extending between the bottom edge of said left box side wall and the bottom edge of said left side wall of said central passageway; at least two web cross members extending between said right and left side walls of said central passageway, a first of said web members extending between said right and left sidewalls of said central passageway adjacent the front box end wall and a second of said web members extending between said right and left sidewalls of said central passageway adjacent the rear box end wall; each of said web cross members having a web top edge, first and second web side edges, and first and second web bottom edges which are located above the bottom edges of said right and left sidewalls of said central passageway, each of said web cross members having a plurality of generally rectangular shaped cutouts positioned along a common vertical axis including an uppermost cutout being located adjacent said web top edge and a lowermost cutout being located adjacent said first and second web bottom edges, each of said plurality of generally rectangular shaped cutouts communicating with each other, each of said plurality of generally rectangular shaped cutouts having a width that is greater than the width of the cutout located immediately above it; said uppermost cutout of each of said web cross members forming an upper joist receiving raceway; and said first and second bottom edges of each of said web cross members and that portion of said right and left sidewalls of said central passageway located below said first and second bottom edges of each of said web cross members forming a lower joist receiving raceway.