Patent ID: 6926143

Claim:
A case for tool shafts comprising: a housing ( 10 ) adapted to hold multiple tool shafts and having a top face; a bottom; a front face; a rear face; two side faces; an opening ( 12 ) defined in one of the two side faces near the top face; an entrance ( 14 ) defined in the bottom and adapted to allow the multiple tool shafts reloading through the entrance ( 14 ); and a guideway ( 16 ) defined longitudinally in the front face, communicating with the entrance ( 14 ) and having two longitudinally edges ( 162 ) with multiple notches; a sliding member ( 20 ) slidably mounted inside the housing ( 10 ) and having a base ( 22 ) with a front face, a top face and two sides; two resilient legs ( 24 ) attached respectively to and extending down from the sides of the base ( 22 ), bending toward the rear face of the housing ( 10 ) and abutting an inside bottom of the housing ( 10 ) to press the front face of the base ( 22 ) against an inside front of the front face of the housing ( 10 ); multiple tabs ( 222 ) formed on and protruding from the front face of the base ( 22 ) parallel to each other and at an angle, extending out of the housing ( 10 ) through the guideway ( 16 ) and respectively having two opposite side edges; where at least one tab ( 222 ) has two side extensions ( 224 ) protruding from the front face of the base ( 22 ) and respectively from the side edges of the at least one tab ( 222 ) to selectively engage the notches in the edge ( 162 ) of the guideway ( 16 ); a push bar ( 28 ) mounted in front of the base ( 22 ); and at least one biasing member ( 26 ) mounted between the top face of the base ( 22 ) and the push bar ( 28 ); a top cap ( 30 ) detachably mounted on the top face of the housing ( 10 ) to close the opening ( 12 ); and a bottom cap ( 40 ) detachably mounted on the entrance ( 14 ).