Patent ID: 8083059

Claim:
A socket storage apparatus for holding a selected set of sockets, the apparatus comprising: a pair of spaced-apart end panels each having interior and exterior surfaces separated by a multi-sided perimeter edge; at least one elongated socket-carrying member having an upper side, a lower side, and opposite ends releasably attached to respective interior surfaces of the end panels, such that the elongated socket-carrying member is maintained perpendicular to end plates; a plurality of socket attachment members carried by the at least one elongated socket-carrying member in spaced-apart relationship to each other, each of the socket attachment members configured for carrying a pair of sockets in opposed relationship to one another along the upper and lower sides of the elongated socket-carrying member; wherein, the selected set of sockets are attached to the socket attachment members, distal ends of the sockets do not extend beyond the multi-sided perimeter edge of the end panels.