Storage device system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12589480-B2
Application number	US-202519276581-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2025
Priority date	May 17, 2017
Publication date	Mar 31, 2026
Grant date	Mar 31, 2026

Abstract

A tool storage device system includes a base and a tool storage container removably coupled to the base. The tool storage container slides in a first direction relative to the base to attach the tool storage container to the base, and the tool storage container slides in a second direction, opposite the first direction, relative to the base to remove the tool storage container from the base.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A tool cart comprising:
a plurality of wheels configured to support the tool cart on a surface such that the tool cart can roll along the surface; a base including a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, the plurality of wheels adjacent the bottom side; a plurality of connection recesses defined by the base, each of the plurality of connection recesses including a rear wall, a front wall opposite the rear wall, a first side wall extending between the rear wall and the front wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall and extending between the rear wall and the front wall, a first wing extending from the rear wall towards the front wall and from the first side wall towards the second side wall, and a second wing extending from the rear wall towards the front wall and from the second side wall towards the first side wall, each of the plurality of connection recesses configured to be removably coupled to a tool storage container, wherein the tool storage container slides in a first direction relative to the base and generally parallel to the top side to attach the tool storage container to the base, and wherein the tool storage container slides in a second direction, opposite the first direction, relative to the base and generally parallel to the top side to remove the tool storage container from the base; and a first brake configured to inhibit the tool cart from rolling when the tool storage container is being coupled to the base.

2 . The tool cart of claim 1 , wherein the base is rectangular and the base includes a length and a width, the length being longer than the width, and wherein the first and second directions are parallel to the width.

3 . The tool cart of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of connection recesses are configured to be removably coupled to a plurality of projections extending from a bottom surface of the tool storage container, each of the plurality of projections including two channels on each side of the respective projection, and wherein the plurality of projections are received in the plurality of connection recesses as the tool storage container slides in the first direction relative to the base to attach the tool storage container to the base.

4 . The tool cart of claim 3 , further comprising a first locking aperture configured to engage with a latch assembly of the tool storage container to removably couple the tool storage container to the base.

5 . The tool cart of claim 4 , wherein engagement between the first locking aperture and the latch assembly of the tool storage container prevents disengagement between the plurality of connection recesses and the plurality of projections.

6 . The tool cart of claim 4 , wherein engagement between the first locking aperture and the latch assembly of the tool storage container prevents sliding disengagement between the plurality of connection recesses and the plurality of projections.

7 . The tool cart of claim 4 , wherein the base extends from a rear to a front, wherein for each of the plurality of connection recesses the front wall is closer to the front of the base than the rear wall, wherein the first locking aperture is closer to the front of the base than each of the plurality of connection recesses.

8 . The tool cart of claim 7 , further comprising a plurality of locking apertures, including the first locking aperture, the plurality of locking apertures configured to engage with the latch assembly of the tool storage container to removably couple the tool storage container to the base.

9 . The tool cart of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of locking apertures are closer to the front of the base than each of the plurality of connection recesses.

10 . The tool cart of claim 1 , wherein the first brake is coupled to one of the plurality of wheels.

11 . The tool cart of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of brakes, including the first brake, the plurality of brakes configured to inhibit the tool cart from rolling when the tool storage container is being coupled to the base.

12 . The tool cart of claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of brakes are coupled to one of the plurality of wheels.

13 . The tool cart of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of wheels consist of four wheels.

14 . The tool cart of claim 1 , the plurality of connection recesses comprising at least four rows of connection recesses, each of the at least four rows arranged along an axis parallel to the first direction.

15 . The tool cart of claim 14 , wherein each of the four rows comprises at least two connection recesses of the plurality of connection recesses.

16 . The tool cart of claim 15 , the plurality of connection recesses comprising at least three columns of connection recesses, each of the at least three columns arranged along an axis perpendicular to the first direction.

17 . The tool cart of claim 16 , wherein each of the three columns comprises at least two connection recesses of the plurality of connection recesses.

Assignees

• Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp
• Keter Plastic Ltd

Inventors

• Squiers Grant T
• Brunner Yaron
• Shani Izhar
• Menashri Omer

Classifications

• B62B2202/48

  Tools · CPC title

• B25H3/02

  Boxes · CPC title

• B62B5/06

  Hand moving equipment, e.g. handle bars (for cycles B62K11/14, B62K21/12) · CPC title

• B65D21/0223

  the closure and the bottom presenting local co-operating elements, e.g. projections and recesses (B65D21/0222 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B25H3/028 Primary

  by sliding extraction from within a common frame · CPC title