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Wrench organizer tray
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-04-24
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Granted: 1991-03-05
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Expires: 2010-04-24
Abstract
Abstract A tray for organizing wrenches of various sizes in a multi-wrench set, in the form of a tray having a support base, front and rear walls, side walls and at least two rows of dowel elements, the rows being spaced apart from one another and the dowels of each row being spaced apart from one another such that a wrench can be engaged at each end thereof with a dowel of each row and disposed horizontally therebetween. The rows of dowel elements can be mounted directly to the base or can be provided on insert members which can be selectively placed on the base and selectively spaced from one another so as to accommodate the particular wrenches of a set.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas P. Brennan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 09:32
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25H; B25H3/00; B25H3/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A wrench organizer tray comprising: a support base member; a first pair of parallel, spaced apart wall elements and a second pair of parallel spaced apart wall elements, said wall elements being coupled together and to said support base so as to define a tray; and at least first and second pairs of rows of dowel elements extending between the wall elements of said first pair of wall elements, one row of said first pair being parallel to one row of said second pair and said other row of said first pair being parallel to said other row of said second pair, said dowel elements having longitudinal axes extending substantially vertically upwardly from said support base.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A wrench organizer tray comprising: a support base member; a first pair of parallel, spaced apart wall elements and a second pair of parallel spaced apart wall elements, said wall elements being coupled together and to said support base so as to define a tray; and at least first and second pairs of rows of dowel elements extending between the wall elements of said first pair of wall elements, one row of said first pair being parallel to one row of said second pair and said other row of said first pair being parallel to said other row of said second pair, said dowel elements having longitudinal axes extending substantially vertically upwardly from said support base.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A wrench organizer tray as in claim 1, wherein said dowel elements of each row vary in diameter along the length of said row so as to progressively increase in diameter from one wall element to the other wall element of said first pair.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A wrench organizer tray as in claim 1, wherein said one row of each said pair is disposed parallel to the wall elements of said second pair of wall elements.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A wrench organizer tray as in claim 3, wherein the other row of each said pair is disposed at an angle of less than 90° relative to said wall elements of said second pair of wall elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A wrench organizer tray as in claim 1, wherein said dowel elements are fixedly secured to insert elements, said insert elements being disposed on said support base.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A wrench organizer tray as in claim 5, wherein the inserts are releasably disposed on the support base.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A wrench organizer tray as in claim 1, wherein a spacing between each row of dowel elements of each pair is variable.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A wrench organizer tray as in claim 1, wherein a space between at least some adjacent dowel elements varies along the length of each row.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A wrench organizer tray as in claim 1, wherein at least some of said dowel elements have a height greater than others of said dowel elements.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
121 words
A wrench organizer tray comprising: a support base member; a first pair of parallel, spaced apart wall elements and a second pair of parallel, spaced apart wall elements, said wall elements being coupled together and to said support base so as to define a tray; and at least first and second rows of discrete, substantially cylindrical dowel elements extending between the wall elements of said first pair of wall elements, said second row of dowel elements being defined at an angle of greater 0° and less than 90° with respect to said first row of dowel elements so as to define a gap of varying width therebetween, said dowel elements having longitudinal axes extending substantially vertically upwardly from said support base.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
121 words
A wrench organizer tray comprising: a support base member; a first pair of parallel, spaced apart wall elements and a second pair of parallel, spaced apart wall elements, said wall elements being coupled together and to said support base so as to define a tray; and at least first and second rows of discrete, substantially cylindrical dowel elements extending between the wall elements of said first pair of wall elements, said second row of dowel elements being defined at an angle of greater 0° and less than 90° with respect to said first row of dowel elements so as to define a gap of varying width therebetween, said dowel elements having longitudinal axes extending substantially vertically upwardly from said support base.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
A wrench as in claim 10, wherein said dowel elements of each row vary in diameter along the length of said respective row so as to progressively increase in diameter from one wall element to the other wall element of said first pair of wall elements.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
55 words
A wrench organizer tray as in claim 10, wherein at least first and second pairs of rows of dowel elements are provided, one row of said first pair being parallel to one row of said second pair and said other row of said first pair being parallel to said other row of said second pair.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
A wrench organizer tray as in claim 12, wherein the other row of each said pair is disposed at an angle of less than 90° relative to said wall elements of said second pair of wall elements.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
A wrench organizer tray as in claim 10, wherein said dowel elements are fixedly secured to insert elements, said insert elements being disposed on said support base.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
A wrench organizer tray as in claim 14, wherein the inserts are releasably disposed on the support base.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
A wrench organizer tray as in claim 10, wherein a space between at least some adjacent dowel elements varies along the length of each row.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
A wrench organizer tray as in claim 10, wherein at least some of said dowel elements have a height greater than others of said dowel elements.
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