Patent ID: 7510078
Filing Date: 2009-03-31
Classification: B25H

Abstract:
1. A tool box for securing in place tools with apertures therein, comprising: a bottom portion; a pair of side portions extending upwardly from said bottom portion; a back portion extending upwardly from said bottom portion and between said side portions; a front portion extending upwardly from said bottom portion and between said side portions; a cover rotatably mounted at a location adjacent an upper edge of said back portion, said cover having a horizontal section and a slanted section sloping downwardly from said horizontal section, and wherein, when said cover is in a closed position, said horizontal section engages upper horizontal edges of said side portions and said slanted section engages slanted edges of said side portions; a compartment formed between the side portions and between the cover and the bottom portion; a compartment cover rotatably attached to an upper portion of said compartment and rotatable between an open position and a closed position, said compartment cover having a peg sheet disposed thereon for receiving tools within apertures therein, wherein said peg sheet is a unitary member formed of a single piece of material comprising: wherein, when said cover is in its closed position, movement of the compartment cover from the closed position to the open position is prevented and the tools disposed on said plurality of pegs are prevented from being removed therefrom, and wherein, when said cover is in said open position, movement of the compartment cover from the closed position to the open position is permitted and tools disposed on said plurality of pegs are removable therefrom; and a lid support attached to said side portion for latching said rotatable compartment cover in its open position, wherein the lid support includes a flexible rod attached at a lower end thereof to an inner surface of the side portion and said rod includes a handle portion at an upper end, said rod having a protrusion laterally extending from a mid section thereof for engaging the compartment cover, wherein said protrusion is configured to hold said compartment cover in its open position, and wherein said compartment cover includes a ridge on its underside adjacent the side portion that is configured to engage with said rod.