Patent ID: 7036697

Claim:
An apparatus for holding and storing tools for use in a vehicle, comprising: a storage body shaped and dimensioned to fit within a spare wheel of a vehicle, said storage body having formed therein a jack storage space to securely receive a vehicle raising jack, a lug wrench-receiving space to securely receive a lug wrench, and a hollow storage well for holding and storing one or more various user-selected accessories; and said storage well having a volume approximately as large as said jack storage space; wherein a top surface of the storage body defines a substantially flat plane, said top surface including an outermost annular edge of the storage body and medial portions of the storage body; and wherein upper tool surfaces are equal with or below the flat plane in a stored configuration of said tools wherein the jack storage space extends from a first portion of the outermost annular edge to a second portion of the outermost annular edge, said first and second portions being located on opposite sides of the storage body.