Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
  • B25H—WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS
  • B25H1/00—Work benches; Portable stands or supports for positioning portable tools or work to be operated on thereby
  • B25H1/12—Work benches; Portable stands or supports for positioning portable tools or work to be operated on thereby with storage compartments
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
  • B25H—WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS
  • B25H3/00—Storage means or arrangements for workshops facilitating access to, or handling of, work tools or instruments
  • B25H3/02—Boxes

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a toolbox which can be transformed into a workbench and which can also be used as a stepladder.
• Document BE-A-903.860 discloses a toolbox of the aforementioned type which comprises a male box and a female box * in which the male box is arranged in a sliding manner, the female box is provided with two opposite perforated walls comprising a lower box and on the other two opposite walls, grooves and internal guide ribs, the male box provided with two opposed perforated walls being provided on two opposite walls, with external guide ribs and grooves which can be engaged in the grooves and ribs for guiding the female box, for a position of the male box relative to the female box, said ribs and guide grooves being arranged in such a way that, for a position offset by 180 ° with respect to the previous one, the male box rests on the corresponding walls of the female box, said male box also comprising two lateral series of drawers arranged s one below the other, spaced from each other,
• the lower box of the female box advantageously protrudes slightly from the female box and can thus serve as the bottom step of a stepladder, the base of the male box placed on the female box pou ⁇ vant serve as a second step and the work plan "third step.
• the object of the present invention is to provide an improved toolbox, of the aforementioned type.
• the male box com ⁇ carries, in the spacing between the two lateral series of drawers, a tiltable and removable tray equipped with at least two means forming a tilting hinge on the base of the male box, arranged on two sides op ⁇ posed, said tiltable and removable tray being tiltable to one side, up to a stop and, towards the other side, to allow its removal from the male box.
• the removable and tiltable tray is provided with at least two feet arranged on two opposite sides and affecting the shape of a rib which is arranged * so as to engage in corresponding grooves practiced in the base of said male box.
• the tiltable and removable container has four opposite feet, two by two, which affect the shape of a rib which can be engaged in corresponding grooves made in the base of the male box, so as to form two opposite tilting hinges.
• the stop forming the tilting stop to one side is disposed on the inner surface of the upper wall of the male box. With this stop, the user can tilt said tray to remove the tools he needs, without the tray tipping over completely and leaving its housing. On the other side, the user can tilt the tray and remove it from its housing, without being hampered by a stop, in order to take the tray with it.
• said tiltable and removable container has two perforations in which it is possible to introduce the snap hooks of a strap. In this way, the user can hang said container on his shoulder.
• the strap is advantageously a strap which also serves transport the toolbox in the closed state, using suitable hooking elements.
• said tiltable and removable container comprises at least two compartments. It can also be provided on at least one of its front or rear faces with a handle or a notch in said face acting as a handle.
• FIG. 2 is a sectional view along the plane A-A of the female box
• FIG. 3 is a sectional view along the plane A-A of the male box
• FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the toolbox in the open state, the tray being tilted;
• FIG. 5 is a perspective view according to Figure 4, in which the tray is removed.
• FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the tiltable tray.
• identical reference marks represent identical or similar elements.
• the tool box 1 according to the present invention is shown, in the closed state, that is to say the male box 10 inserted into the female box 50.
• the female box 50 has an essentially parallelipiped shape, the front 51 and rear 52 faces of which are perforated and the two lateral faces of which
• the box fe- melle 50 comprises, at its lower part, a box 58 intended to receive heavy tools such as a drill, a jigsaw, etc.
• the box 58 advantageously protrudes from the front faces 51 and rear 52 in order to widen the base of the tool box to ensure better stability and in order to form a step ladder 59.
• the male box 10 also has an essentially parallelipiped shape and is arranged so as to be able to slide in the female box in order to be camouflaged therein up to the level of the box 58. It has on two opposite lateral faces 11 and 12 guide ribs 13 and 14 which can engage in the corresponding grooves 55 and 56 of the female box 50 for a position of the male box 10 relative to said female box 50.
• the grooves 55 and 56 as well as the ribs 13 and 14 are arranged in such a way that for a position of the male box 10 relative to the female box 50, in which the male box 10 is offset by an angle of rotation 180 ° around a vertical axis relative to the position in which it engages in the female box 50, said male box 10 no longer engages in said female box 50, but -leans on it .
• the ribs 13 and 14 of the male box 10 rest on the projecting parts 60 and 61 of the female box.
• the male box 10 also comprises two lateral series 15 and 16 of drawers 17 arranged one below the other, the two series 15 and 16 being spaced from one another.
• the upper face of the male box constitutes the work surface 18 of a workbench and, when the male box is retracted into the female box 50, the cover of the tool box. It can also be used as the last step of a stepladder.
• the work surface 18 is provided with a retractable handle or an opening 19 allowing the passage of the hand, which facilitates the transport of said tool box according to the present invention.
• Said ; worktop 18 may also have a notch 18 'which facilitates access to the last step, when used as a stepladder.
• each series of drawers 15 or 16 there is provided at the upper part, an empty location 19 0 intended to facilitate the mounting of a vice or a clamp, for example.
• the male box 10 comprises, in the spacing between the two series of drawers 15 and 16, a removable and tiltable tray 20. 5 This is shown in detail in Figure 6. It is provided with four opposite feet 21, two by two, which. engage in corresponding grooves 22 (FIG. 5) made in the base of said male box 10. The feet in the form of ribs 21 and the corresponding grooves 0 22 are arranged so as to form two opposite tilting hinges, arranged on the front and back of the toolbox 1.
• the user can easily tilt the removable tray 20 on a hinge 21-5 22 by taking it by an appropriate handle or an opening 23, to remove a tool which is stored there.
• said tilting is blocked, on the side of the front face, by a stop 31 arranged on the inner face of the work surface 18.
• the user if the user intends to move away from his established to perform work, it can remove the tray 20 from the rear of the male box 10 and take said tray 20 with it.
• said removable and tiltable container 20 is provided with two perforations 24 into which carabiners attached to the ends of a strap can be inserted, so as to be able to suspend said container 20 on the user's shoulder by example.
• Said strap (not shown) can also be used for carrying ter the toolbox in the closed state, for example by hanging it on rings or similar means * of the female box 50.
• the tray 20 has two compartments 25 and 26 for the storage of tools or other objects.
• the female box can be provided with two or more quick fixing devices 62 (for example latches or trunk fasteners) which can be engage in notches 27 formed in the male box 10.
• These quick-fixing means 62 can also secure the assembly in the closed state by engaging in notches 28 formed in the work surface 18.
• the work surface 18 may also include a slot 29 intended to receive a hand support 30, preferably removable, intended to constitute a support point when the assembly is used as a stepladder.
• the toolbox according to the present inven ⁇ tion can be made of various materials, such as for example a synthetic material such as PVC.
• a reinforcement 63 in particular at the rear of the female box.

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• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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• Workshop Equipment, Work Benches, Supports, Or Storage Means (AREA)
• Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
• Purses, Travelling Bags, Baskets, Or Suitcases (AREA)

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• 1987
  • 1987-06-25 EP EP87904226A patent/EP0365520A1/fr active Pending
  • 1987-06-25 KR KR1019890700330A patent/KR890701286A/ko not_active Withdrawn
  • 1987-06-25 WO PCT/BE1987/000010 patent/WO1988010176A1/fr not_active Ceased
  • 1987-06-25 BR BR8707986A patent/BR8707986A/pt unknown
  • 1987-06-25 US US07/353,646 patent/US4953601A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
  • 1987-06-25 JP JP87503975A patent/JPH03503507A/ja active Pending
• 1989
  • 1989-11-20 DK DK580989A patent/DK580989D0/da not_active Application Discontinuation

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