Patent ID: 7036668
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: B25H

Abstract:
1. A storage device for compactly storing elongate tools, comprising: a) a plurality of receptacles arranged in a support in at least front and rear substantially linear rows; b) each receptacle including at least a lower receiving port and an upper receiving aperture in which a tool can be held when disposed through the upper receiving aperture and into the lower receiving port; c) the receptacles of the front row being forwardly splayed at a forward angle with respect to vertical greater than the receptacles of the rear row; d) the receptacles within each row being laterally splayed with respect to vertical, with receptacles within each row being oriented at progressively increasing lateral angles with respect to vertical from receptacles at a center of each row to receptacles at lateral ends of each row; e) attachment means for attaching the support to a structure to secure the support in a stable configuration; and f) wherein the support includes a rear contact surface configured to be disposed adjacent the structure and an indentation in the rear contact surface to provide a space to enable the storage device to be attached flush with the structure over an abutment protruding from the structure.