Patent ID: 8231163

Claim:
A tool mounting assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising: a vehicle body structure; a storage container having an upper portion, a lower portion and a central portion, the central portion having a circumference that is greater than the circumference of each of the upper portion and the lower portion; an upper bracket having a mounting portion that is attached to the vehicle body structure and a retaining portion that at least partially surrounds the upper portion of the storage container; and a lower bracket that is spaced from the upper bracket, the lower bracket having a mounting portion that is attached to the vehicle body structure and a retaining portion that at least partially surrounds the lower portion of the storage container, wherein the retaining portion of at least one of the upper bracket or the lower bracket includes a first arm that is connected to a base flange by a hinge for a movement between a closed position, in which the storage container is secured by the upper bracket and the lower bracket with the central portion of the storage container positioned between the upper bracket and the lower bracket, and an open position, in which the storage container is removable from the upper bracket and the lower bracket.