U.S. patent application number 09/969047 was filed with the patent office on 2003-04-03 for combination oil and tool storage device.
Invention is credited to Chiu, Chun Ta.
Application Number | 20030062273 09/969047 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 25515104 |
Filed Date | 2003-04-03 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030062273 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chiu, Chun Ta |
April 3, 2003 |
Combination oil and tool storage device
Abstract
A combination oil and tool storage device includes a top-open
toolbox, the toolbox, and an oil storage tank detachably covered on
the toolbox, the toolbox having a peripheral top flange adapted to
support the oil storage tank and two locks adapted to lock the oil
storage tank, the oil storage tank having a carrying handle for
carrying by hand.
Inventors: |
Chiu, Chun Ta; (Kaohsiung,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
PRO-TECHTOR INTERNATIONAL
20775 Norada Court
Saratoga
CA
95070-3018
US
|
Family ID: |
25515104 |
Appl. No.: |
09/969047 |
Filed: |
October 1, 2001 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/234 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B25H 3/02 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/234 |
International
Class: |
B65D 069/00; B65D
071/00 |
Claims
What the invention claimed is:
1. A combination oil and tool storage device comprising a toolbox,
said toolbox having a top open side and a peripheral top flange
outwardly extended around the periphery of said top open side, an
oil storage tank adapted to cover the top open side of said
toolbox, said oil storage tank comprising a lower tank body
insertable into the open top side of said toolbox and upper tank
body sealed to said lower tank body, said lower tank body having a
peripheral top flange adapted to support said oil storage tank on
the peripheral top flange of said toolbox, said upper tank body
comprising a peripheral bottom flange fixedly fastened to the
peripheral top flange of said lower tank body, a carrying handle
provided at a top side thereof for carrying by hand, a spout
through which oil is filled into or poured out of said oil storage
tank, and a sealing cap adapted to close said spout, and lock means
adapted to lock said toolbox and said oil storage tank.
2. The combination oil and tool storage device as claimed in claim
1 wherein said lock means comprises two locking hooks provided at
two opposite lateral sides of said toolbox and adapted to hook on
the peripheral bottom flange of said upper tank body of said oil
storage tank.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to storage devices, and more
specifically, to a combination oil and tool storage device, which
is comprised of a toolbox and an oil storage tank detachably
covered on the toolbox.
[0002] Due to certain reasons, an agricultural machine, vessel, or
vehicle driver may have to carry oil storage means to store spare
fuel oil and tool storage means to store a variety of tools and
accessories for repair use. It is inconvenient to carry different
storage means for storing different storage items. Further, it
requires much storage space when several storage means are
provided.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The present invention has been accomplished under the
circumstances in view. It is the main object of the present
invention to provide a combination oil and tool storage device,
which combines an oil storage tank and a toolbox into a compact
unit convenient for carrying by hand. To achieve this and other
objects of the present invention, the combination oil and tool
storage device is comprised of a toolbox and an oil storage tank.
The toolbox is a top-open container adapted to store tools and
other accessories. The oil storage tank is adapted to store oil,
having a carrying handle for carrying by hand. The oil storage tank
can be partially inserted into the toolbox to close the toolbox.
The toolbox has lock means adapted to lock the oil storage tank
after insertion of the oil storage tank into the toolbox.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0004] FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a combination oil and tool
storage device according to the present invention.
[0005] FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing showing the installation of
the oil storage tank in the toolbox according to the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0006] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a combination oil and tool
storage device in accordance with the present invention is
comprised of an oil storage tank 1, and a toolbox 2. The oil
storage tank 1 comprises an upper tank body 11 and a lower tank
body 12 fixedly fastened together. The upper tank body 11 comprises
a peripheral bottom flange 111, a carrying handle 112 provided at
the top side thereof for carrying by hand, a spout 113 through
which oil is filled into or poured out of the oil storage tank 1,
and a sealing cap 114 adapted to close the spout 113. The lower
tank body 12 has a peripheral top flange 121 sealed to the
peripheral bottom flange 111 of the upper tank body 11. The size of
the lower tank body 12 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter
of the toolbox 2 so that the lower tank body 12 can be inserted
into the toolbox 2. In actual practice, the peripheral top flange
121 of the lower tank body 12 and the peripheral bottom flange 111
of the upper tank body 11 are fixedly fastened together by
stamping.
[0007] The toolbox 2 has a peripheral top flange 21 outwardly
extended around the periphery of the top open side thereof and
fitting over the peripheral top flange 121 of the lower tank body
12 so that the oil storage tank 1 can partially be inserted into
the toolbox 2 with the peripheral top flange 121 of the lower tank
body 12 supported on the peripheral top flange 21 of the toolbox 2,
and two locking hooks 22 provided at two opposite lateral sides and
adapted to lock the oil storage tank 1. The height (depth) of the
toolbox 2 is greater than the height of the lower tank body 12.
[0008] Referring to FIGS.1 and 2 again, tools and other accessories
are stored in the toolbox 2, and then the oil storage tank 1 is
inserted into the toolbox 2 with the peripheral top flange 121 of
the lower tank body 12 supported on the peripheral top flange 21 of
the toolbox 2, and then the locking hooks 22 are turned to the
locking position and hooked on the peripheral bottom flange 111 of
the upper tank body 11 of the oil storage tank 1. Through the
carrying handle 112, the combination oil and tool storage device
can conveniently be carried by hand.
[0009] A prototype of combination oil and tool storage device has
been constructed with the features of FIGS. 1 and 2. The
combination oil and tool storage device functions smoothly to
provide all of the features discussed earlier.
[0010] Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been
described in detail for purposes of illustration, various
modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from
the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention
is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
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