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US4508221A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Tool caddy

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-09-21
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Granted: 1985-04-02
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Expires: 2001-09-21
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Abstract

Abstract A tool caddy for holding a variety of small tools of varying sizes, such as drill bits, saw blades, or the like. The tool caddy is intended to be adhesively attached to an electric drill or saber saw or the like to keep the interchangeable tool elements readily at hand. The device comprises a flat sheet of flexible material having a plurality of parallel spaced apart longitudinal corrugated tool-receiving pockets on the upper surface of the base sheet. A layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive covers the bottom surface of the base sheet for attachment to a tool housing. A removable peelable cover sheet overlies the adhesive pending application to the tool housing. An elastic strap or band extends transversely over the top surface of the tool-receiving pockets to retain a chuck key, or the like.

Inventors

  • 👤 David V. Olson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 15:42
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25F; B25F5/00; B25F5/02; B25F5/029; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/813; Y10T; Y10T408/00; Y10T408/96

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 100 words
A tool caddy for holding a plurality of small tools of varying sizes, said caddy comprising: (A) a flat base sheet of flexible material, (B) a flexible corrugated sheet of resilient material on the upper surface of said base sheet, said corrugated sheet having alternating parallel ridges and furrows, the ridges of which form a plurality of open-ended parallel spaced apart longitudinal tool-receiving pockets and the bottom surfaces of the furrows of which are sealed to the top surface of said base sheet, and (C) means for securing said tool caddy to the housing of a portable hand power tool.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 100 words
A tool caddy for holding a plurality of small tools of varying sizes, said caddy comprising: (A) a flat base sheet of flexible material, (B) a flexible corrugated sheet of resilient material on the upper surface of said base sheet, said corrugated sheet having alternating parallel ridges and furrows, the ridges of which form a plurality of open-ended parallel spaced apart longitudinal tool-receiving pockets and the bottom surfaces of the furrows of which are sealed to the top surface of said base sheet, and (C) means for securing said tool caddy to the housing of a portable hand power tool.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 39 words
A tool caddy according to claim 1 wherein said means for securing said caddy comprises: (A) a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive on the bottom surface of said base sheet, and (B) a removable peelable cover sheet overlying said adhesive.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 13 words
A tool caddy according to claim 1 wherein said furrows are heat sealed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 13 words
A tool caddy according to claim 1 wherein said furrows are adhesively sealed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 25 words
A tool caddy according to claim 1 wherein said tool-receiving pockets are of progressively varying length and width to accommodate tools of progressively varying size.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 41 words
A tool caddy according to claim 1 wherein an elastic strap or band extends transversely over the top surface of said tool-receiving pockets spaced from the ends thereof, the ends of said strap or band being secured to the base sheet.

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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) 1988-04-01 1988-10-01 1989-04-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1992-04-01 1992-10-01 1993-04-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1996-04-01 1996-10-01 1997-04-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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