Patent Publication Number: US-2019193258-A1

Title: Tool storage device

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a tool storage device. 
     Description of the Prior Art 
     Generally, the condition tool storage device includes a track base configured for slidably assembling of a plurality of socket holders; each of the socket holders has a locking member for engaging with the cavity of a socket to storage and label. However, users often need a number of tools to achieve their purpose of work, so a more diversified storage structure is needed for storing tools and the volume of the storage device also need to be reduced for being portable. In addition, it is also an urgent problem to prevent the tools from being squeezed, collided, and scattered in the storage device. 
     The present invention is, therefore, arisen to obviate or at least mitigate the above mentioned disadvantages. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An object of the present invention is to provide a tool storage device, in which at least one tool is adjustable in position. 
     To achieve the above and other objects, a tool storage device is provided, including: a flexible substrate, having a mounting surface; at least one tool storage member, each of the at least one tool storage member including a base which is attached to the mounting surface and at least one tool seat slidably disposed on the base; wherein the flexible substrate is foldable to form a storage space for storing the at least one tool storage member therein. 
     The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment(s) in accordance with the present invention. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a stereogram of a tool storage device with a part thereof folded according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is another stereogram of the tool storage device unfolded according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is another stereogram of the tool storage device with a corner part thereof rolled according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a partial cross-sectional view of a tool storage member according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is another stereogram of the tool storage device completely folded according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6  is a breakdown drawing of a tool storage member according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 7  is a breakdown drawing of a tool storage member according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED IN THIS EMBODIMENTS 
       FIGS. 1 to 7 , show a tool storage device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The tool storage device  1  includes a flexible substrate  10  and at least one tool storage member  20 . 
     The flexible substrate  10  has a mounting surface  11 ; each of the at least one tool storage member  20  includes a base  21  which is attached to the mounting surface  11  and at least one tool seat  22  slidably disposed on the base  21 ; wherein the flexible substrate  10  is foldable to form a storage space  12  for storing the at least one tool storage member  20  therein. Therefore, the at least one tool is adjustable in position. 
     In this embodiment, the base  21  includes a lower portion  211  attached to the mounting surface  11  and an upper rail  212  disposed on the lower portion  211 , the upper rail  212  protrudes laterally beyond the lower portion  211 , and the tool seat  22  is slidably disposed on the upper rail  212 . The upper rail  212  and the mounting surface  11  are spaced apart from each other so that the tool seat  22  can slide smoothly on the upper rail  212 . 
     Specifically, the at least one tool seat  22  includes at least one socket seat  221  configured for assembling of at least one socket or at least one hole  222  configured for receiving at least one tool head. Preferably, the tool storage member  20  is releasably or detachably attached to the mounting surface  11 ; for instance, one end or both ends of the tool storage member  20  are releasably or detachably connected, buckled, or locked on the mounting surface  11  so that the tool storage member  20  may be disassembled from the mounting surface  11  according to various requirements. It is possible to increase or decrease a number of the tool seat  22  and/or to change the type of the tool seat  22 , thus improving the capacity and diversity for tool storage. Preferably, a number of the at least one tool seat  22  is plural, and adjacent two of the tool seats  22  are abuttable against each other to increase the storage space. For example, there are two tool storage members  20  attached to the mounting surface  11  and spaced apart from each other, one of the two tool storage members  20  has a plurality of tool seats  22  with the socket seats  221 , and the other of the two tool storage members  20  has a plurality of tool seats  22  with the holes  222 . It is noted that each tool seat of each of the tool storage members may be configured to ha the socket seat and the hole. 
     The flexible substrate  10  further includes at least one (preferably plural) assembling portion  111  which is disposed on the mounting surface  11  configured to receive at least one tool (such as screwdriver or wrench, etc), thus increasing storage capacities. Each of the tool seats  22  is slidable and adjustable so that it would not collide with the tools on the assembling portion  111 , thus reducing the volume of the tool storage device  1  folded and being more convenience. 
     Preferably, the flexible substrate  10  further includes an outer layer  13  and a plate  14  disposed between the mounting surface  11  and the outer layer  13 , and each base  21  of each tool storage members  20  is connected to the plate  14  with at least one connecting member  30  disposed through the mounting surface  11 , so as to increase the stability of the tool storage members  20  and the configuration of the tool storage device  1 . The flexible substrate  10  is foldable along the at least one tool storage member  20  to form at least one sidewall  15 . In this embodiment, the flexible substrate  10  is foldable along the two tool storage members  20  which are spaced apart from each other to form two sidewalls  15 , thus reducing the volume of the tool storage device  1  and preventing the tools from colliding to each other by adjusting positions of the tool seats  22 . 
     Furthermore, one end of the flexible substrate  10  may be provided with a fastening member  40  (such as a magnetic clasp or a Velcro, etc) integrally extending therefrom or connected thereto. As the flexible substrate  10  is folded, the fastening member  40  can be attached to the other end of the flexible substrate  10 , so as to keep the tool storage device  1  in a stable configuration and avoid dropping of the tools. In addition, the flexible substrate  10  may have two wins  16  so that the tools will not fall out easily from the folded tool storage device  1  and the storage space  12  can also be stabilized. 
     In other embodiment as shown in  FIG. 7 , the base  21   a  has an elongate slot  21   b , the tool seat  22  has a leg  21   c  slidably engaged with the elongate slot  21   b , and the tools are also adjustable in position. 
     Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.