Space saving holder for tools and miscellaneous items

Abstract

A rotatable space saving holder for storing tools and miscellaneous items including a main body defined by a base portion, a top portion, and four side walls, a plurality of holding members selectively positioned on the side walls for holding tools and miscellaneous items. The holder further includes rotary means so that the main body is rotatable, allowing a user access to all four side walls of the main body while stationary. A first end of an upper retainer member is attached to the top portion of the saver holder, and a second end of the retainer member, opposite the first end, is attached to a mounting surface. In application, the upper retainer member provides additional stability to the space saver holder in order to assist application of the space saver holder in a vertical orientation.

Description

CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]U.S. Provisional Application for Patent No. 60 / 879,919, filed Jan. 11, 2007, with title “Space Saving Holder for Tools and Miscellaneous Items” which is hereby incorporated by reference. Applicant claims priority pursuant to 35 U.S.C. par. 119(e)(i).STATEMENT AS TO RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE UNDER FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not ApplicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]1. Field of the Invention[0004]This invention relates generally to a tool holder and more particularly, to a space saving rotatable holder for tools and miscellaneous items when said tools and items are not in use.[0005]2. Brief Description of Prior Art[0006]In many instances, after they are used, tools and items are merely placed in a drawer or bin together with other tools and items. As a result, it is often difficult to find a particular tool or item when it is desired to be used. At other times, the tools or items are misplaced in some forgotten ...

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Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides a space saving holder for tools and miscellaneous items that allows for versatile and secure mounting of tools in a wide variety of combinations and configurations. The holder includes a main body with a base portion, a top portion, and four side walls, with a plurality of tool retaining or holding members selectively provided on the sides of the walls for holding tools and miscellaneous items. The holding members include hooks for holding the tool. The holder also includes rotary means so that the main body is rotatable, allowing access to all four side walls while stationary. The holder provides a display function in order for the user to visually locate the selected tool easily and an organized storage function for tools, miscellaneous items, and the like. The holder can store articles of various size and weight and continues to maintain a vertical orientation."

Problems solved by technology

As a result, it is often difficult to find a particular tool or item when it is desired to be used.

At other times, the tools or items are misplaced in some forgotten place so that they are difficult to find.

Unfortunately, storage devices such as noted above do not always provide sufficiently secure and versatile storage of articles.

In the case of pegboard storage arrangements, the typical hooks or racks which are mounted in the board are generally secured therein under the influence of gravity, and can be easily dislodged, thus distracting from convenient and secure use.

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