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US3892331A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Tool box tray

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-08-20
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Granted: 1975-07-01
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Expires: 1993-08-20
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Abstract

Abstract A tool box tray for use by a workman to store and transport his tools and for inclusion within a larger tool storage box. The tray has a folding handle that can be easily erected to provide a convenient hand-engaging tray support, or that can be folded within the tray to present a minimum height dimension for arrangement in a tool storage box.

Inventors

  • 👤 Roy Z Beck

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 18:32
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25H; B25H3/00; B25H3/06; B65; B65D; B65D25/00; B65D25/28; B65D25/2835; B65D25/2855; B65D2525/00; B65D2525/28; B65D2525/281; B65D2525/286; B65D2525/288; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S312/00; Y10S312/902

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 196 words
A tool box tray comprising a box having a bottom, spaced upright side walls and spaced, upright end walls interconnecting the bottom and side walls, and an open top; a handle including a bar having risers connected to the opposite bar ends; means for pivotally connecting the ends of said handle risers, opposite to said bar, to said box such that said handle is pivotable between an elevated attitude wherein the risers form an angle normal to said box bottom and the bar is spaced above the walls, and a folded attitude where the handle rests within said box at the level of the walls, said means comprising a pair of spaced, transversely extending wall sections, upstanding from the box bottom, a pair of aligned pivot posts each projecting from one of said walls, and a longitudinal elongate pivot slot in each riser, each said slot fitting over one of said pivot posts, and means to hold said risers on said pivot posts; and releasible locking means for maintaining said handle in said elevated attitude, said releasible locking means being spaced from said means for pivotally connecting the ends of said handle risers to said box.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 196 words
A tool box tray comprising a box having a bottom, spaced upright side walls and spaced, upright end walls interconnecting the bottom and side walls, and an open top; a handle including a bar having risers connected to the opposite bar ends; means for pivotally connecting the ends of said handle risers, opposite to said bar, to said box such that said handle is pivotable between an elevated attitude wherein the risers form an angle normal to said box bottom and the bar is spaced above the walls, and a folded attitude where the handle rests within said box at the level of the walls, said means comprising a pair of spaced, transversely extending wall sections, upstanding from the box bottom, a pair of aligned pivot posts each projecting from one of said walls, and a longitudinal elongate pivot slot in each riser, each said slot fitting over one of said pivot posts, and means to hold said risers on said pivot posts; and releasible locking means for maintaining said handle in said elevated attitude, said releasible locking means being spaced from said means for pivotally connecting the ends of said handle risers to said box.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 127 words
A tool box tray as recited in claim 1, wherein the releasible locking means consists of a lock pin projecting from each of the wall sections, above the pivot post thereof to intersect the plane of rotation of the handle riser pivotally connected to the wall section; and slot means formed in each said handle riser, opening through a side of each said handle riser for receiving and passing said lock pin therein, said slot means including an angled portion extending from a side edge of the riser inwardly of the riser and downwardly to an elongate portion extending longitudinally of the riser and above the pivot slot, whereby raising of said handle positions said lock pins in said elongate portions to prevent rotation of the handle.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1978-06-30 1978-12-30 1979-07-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1982-06-30 1982-12-30 1983-07-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1986-06-30 1986-12-30 1987-07-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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