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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151986 | Telescoping tool box A tool box includes: a first casing having a receiving space, a first horizontal slot and a first arcuate slot being formed on an outer face of a first left board section of the first casing, a second horizontal slot and a second arcuate slot being formed on an oute... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8083060 | Tool holder assembly A tool holder assembly including a housing with a chamber, a rotating holder with a plurality of slots, a torsion spring, and an adapter, thereby forming an easy-to-use and portable tool holder. The slots at the top and the bottom of the rotating holder are provided... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8074799 | Holding tray For easy washing and sterilizing of a holding tray for drill bits used in a dental implant operation, a holding tray X includes a tray main body 1 made of a hard material capable of autoclave sterilizing and holding members 2 made of an elastic materia... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8016108 | Tool box whose tool tips are rotated outward when the tool box is opened A tool box includes a housing, a receiving seat pivotally mounted in the housing and having a side provided with a driven gear, a rotation shaft pivotally mounted on the housing and having a side provided with a drive gear meshing with the driven gear, a restoring u... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7900771 | Tool box with pivoting row sockets A tool box structure includes a plurality of row sockets. Each row socket has a plurality of insert holes defined therein for adapting to receive a screwdriver bit and a positioning gutter formed at the bottom thereof. A box body is pivotally connecting to the row s... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7841468 | Accessory holder An accessory holder includes a first clamshell portion, a second clamshell portion, a living hinge joining the first and second clamshell for moving the first clamshell portion between a first position adjacent to the second clamshell portion wherein the first clams... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7775358 | Tool box with tilting and sliding cover The present invention provides a tool box with tilting and sliding cover, including a box body, which contains a back surface, two lateral surfaces and an accommodation space. There is a track, set onto a lateral surface of the box body, and a tilting and sliding co... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7740136 | Packaging container with clamping base A packaging container with a clamping base and an attachable protective cap serves for a unilateral, clamping or holding of a tool, an instrument, or another longitudinal object, where the clamping base comprises a clamping holder with a plurality of springy clampin... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7726479 | Tool cases with easy removal of stored items A tool case has a lid and a base, and a panel arranged therebetween. Various structures are used to trap or otherwise retain tools, tool items or other stored items, such that they cannot accidentally fall out of their “home” positions, but such that they are re... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7677391 | Storage device for tools, especially screwdriver bits A storage device for tools comprising a basic housing that is provided with a swiveling-in space for a pivotable part which is hinged to the basic housing so as to be pivotable from a storage position into a removal position. The pivotable part encompasses retaining... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677390 | Individual packaging unit for precision tools An individual packaging unit for precision tools that includes a base part with a receiving opening for receiving a shaft of a breakable object loosely and with clearance. A protective part with a groove-shaped receiving device for anchoring the precision tool is di... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7661526 | Toolbox with pivoted cover A toolbox includes a shell, a holder and a cover. The shell includes two grooves defined therein and two inclined faces formed thereon near the grooves. The holder is disposed in the shell and formed with a plurality of holes for receiving bits. The cover includes t... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7624866 | Storage box A storage box for storing power tool bits comprises a container, a bit holder and a control device. The container defines a compartment in which is received the bit holder along a common rotary axis. The bit holder comprises a plurality of outwardly radial pockets f... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7624865 | Specialty product hang tag Embodiments of the invention comprise a hang tag for a product having an end portion that includes at least one closed recess. The hang tag has a retaining portion which is configured to receive and retain a portion of the product in a manner that resists rotation a... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7621396 | Drill bit holding system A drill bit holding system includes a flexible panel that has a top side, a bottom side, a front edge, a rear edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The panel comprises a flexible material that has a pair of openings therein extending through the top ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7537116 | Zero-clearance packaging for elongate objects A zero-clearance packaging for elongate objects, in particular, elongate objects subject to fracture, comprises a packaging sleeve with internal and external parts with a closure disposed therebetween which makes it possible to push the parts together in telescope f... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537117 | Case with slide closure A case for holding elongate objects, in particular, a case for holding drills or other elongate tools, comprising a housing shell with a lid hinged pivotably to the rear part thereof via a horizontal pivoting axis, wherein a closure device is disposed on the pivotab... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7513364 | Casing with a locking unit A casing includes a base, a cover, and a locking unit. The base has a top opening. The cover is coupled pivotally to the base, and is pivotable relative to the base from an opened position to a closed position, where the cover covers the top opening of the base. The... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7484620 | Accessory storage case A storage case allows access to the accessories therein regardless of the length of the accessories. The case may be telescopic such that the length of the case may be adjusted to store accessories of various lengths and to facilitate the access to these accessories... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7434688 | Portable toolbox A portable toolbox is disclosed. The portable toolbox includes a frame and a holder. The holder can hold a plurality of bits. The holder is put in the frame so that the holder can be pivoted between a retreated position and an extended position relative to the frame... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428970 | Tool rack for tool boxes A tool box includes a base with a pivotable cover and a tool rack is securely connected to the cover so that when the cover is pivoted to open position, the rack is pivoted with the cover. A shaft rotatably extends through the tool rack and includes a plurality of n... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7416082 | Hanger for drills A hanger for drills comprises a plastic part with a tag face, wherein a hole for the penetration of a hanger hook is disposed in the upper area of the tag face, and wherein one or several holding devices enveloping the drill to be held at least partially are dispose... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7401700 | Tool accessory case index The present invention is directed to a tool accessory case having a first and a second housing member pivotally connected to each other along a hinge portion and forming a tool holding cavity. The tool accessory case also has at least one index configured for receiv... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7389780 | Cosmetics and cosmetic tool keeping case A cosmetics keeping case for storing cosmetics and cosmetic tools which includes an upper movable body, a lower movable body, reception compartments for retaining a number of cosmetics inside the lower movable body and a tool reception element for safely receiving a... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7374042 | Tool box A tool box includes a housing having a number of orifices formed in an upper wall, and a carrier slidably received in the housing and having a number of socket openings for receiving tool members. The carrier is slidable relative to the housing for selectively movin... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367451 | Tool accessory case having product indicator indicia surface inserts A preferred embodiment of the present invention is directed to a tool accessory case having a first and a second housing member pivotally connected to each other along a hinge portion and forming a tool holding cavity. At least one of the first and second housing me... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367449 | Case with two sides and interlocking latch A case for carrying and storing flexible objects including elongated and small objects in a manner which prevents or reduces the objects from becoming tangled. The case is a two sided case with a central plate or base with each side having an openable lid. The lids ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364041 | Case with length stop A case for holding elongate objects, in particular, a case for holding drills or other elongate tools, comprising a housing shell having a lid hinged to the rear part thereof via a horizontal pivoting axis, wherein the elongate objects are held in one holding part o... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360654 | Opener box An opener box comprises a seat; a receiving box formed at a front end of the seat; the receiving box being openable; a rear side of the seat formed with a receiving section; a rear end of the receiving section being installed with a plurality of protrusions; each pr... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357250 | Storage case A storage case including a tray and a plurality of holding units. The tray has a bottom wall and a plurality of walls formed unitarily with and upstanding from the bottom wall. The holding units include a base and a plurality of walls formed unitarily therewith to c... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350645 | Product security system for hanging merchandise The present invention is a security system for preventing theft of hanging merchandise. The present invention includes a security package system for a product to be placed on a hanging display, the package comprising: (a) a product package of a relatively thin plast... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331456 | Storage container A storage container for housing drill bits can include a front housing portion and a rear housing portion. The front and rear housing portions can be pivotally connected through a hinge for moving between open and closed positions. The front and rear housing portion... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331455 | Tool box with pivoting seats for screwdriver tips A tool box includes a main body, and a plurality of juxtaposed receiving members each pivotally mounted in the main body for receiving a plurality of screwdriver tips. Thus, each of the screwdriver tips is locked on the respective receiving member efficiently by the... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328795 | Carrying case assembly for a drill and its associated method of use A carrying case assembly for a drilling tool and the method of interconnecting the carrying case with the drilling tool. The carrying case defines an internal area with a least one first vertical side. A press mechanism is attaches to the vertical side of the carryi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328797 | Toolbox A toolbox, which includes a box body, a box cover pivotally connected to the box body with a shaft and two pivot bolts, and a plurality of tool holders coupled to one another and pivotally supported on the shaft and turnable with the box cover out of the box body on... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328796 | Tool holder insert for storage container A tool holder insert for use with storage containers is provided including a base portion and a sleeve. The base portion has a first end and a second end. The first end includes an interlock feature adapted to be a non-rotatably coupled to the storage container. The... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325682 | Storage case having cover of two slidably-related portions The storage case of the invention consists of a base and a mating cover. The cover is constructed of a first cover portion that is pivotably attached to the base and a second cover portion that is slidably retained on the first cover portion. To release the cover fr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322470 | Tool container A tool container comprising two housing members and an insert. The two housing members are pivotally coupled with one another for opening and closing with respect to one another. At least one housing member defines a cavity for receiving tools. The cavity is defined... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7306099 | Toolbox A toolbox has a body, a top holder, a bottom holder, a first cap and a second cap. The top holder and the bottom holder are mounted in the body. The first cap and the second cap are pivotally attached to the body, engage each other to open and close together and cov... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7275659 | Drill and driver bit dispensing system A selected drill or driver bit [“d—d bit”] (i) is at a first time selected from a magazine and mounted to a rotary tool, normally an electric drill, and (ii) is at a later time removed from the tool and returned to the same magazine, each in a one-handed opera... | 10/02/2007 |
