Devices for storing tools and the like

Claim 1

AN IMPROVED HOLDER ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON AN UPRIGHT SURFACE FOR CONVENIENTLY STORING TOOLS AND OTHER ARTICLES HAVING HANDLES, AND FURTHER ADAPTED TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM STRENGTH AND RIGIDITY AT MINIMUM COST, SAID HOLDER COMPRISING A SHEET OF RIGID MATERIAL FORMED TO DEFINE UPPER AND LOWER ELONGATED PANELS DISPOSED IN VERTICALLY SPACED RELATIONSHIP AND CONNECTED INTEGRALLY ALONG THE FORWARD LONGITUDINAL PORTIONS THEREOF, MEANS DEFINING A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY SPACED ALIGNED OPENINGS IN SAID UPPER AND LOWER PANELS FOR RECEIVING AND POSITIONING THE HANDLES OF THE ARTICLES, AN UPPER LONGITUDINAL FLANGE EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE REAR PORTION OF SAID UPPER PANEL AND FORMED INTEGRALLY THEREWITH, MEANS ON SAID UPPER FLANGE FOR ATTACHING SAID FLANGE TO THE SURFACE FOR POSITIONING SAID UPPER PANEL SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY, A LOWER LONGITUDINAL FLANGE EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM THE REAR PORTION OF SAID LOWER PANEL AND FORMED INTEGRALLY THEREWITH, A REAR PANEL ADAPTED TO LIE GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE SURFACE, MEANS CONNECTING SAID REAR PANEL TO SAID UPPER FLANGE IN OVERLAPPING RELATIONSHIP ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF TO REINFORCE AND ADD RIGIDITY TO SAID UPPER FLANGE, AND MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID REAR PANEL TO SAID LOWER FLANGE ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF TO PROVIDE A RIGID BOX-LIKE CONFIGURATION FOR SUPPORTING ARTICLES HAVING SUBSTANTIAL WEIGHT ON SAID UPPER PANEL.