Modular tool container
Granted 6 Aug 2024 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool · originally Techtronic Industries
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Inventors: Benjamin T. Jones, Peter R. Heath, Steven W. Hyma · Examiner: April Rivas · AU 2922 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is an exploded, perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is an exploded, perspective view of a modular tool container showing the new design.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the modular tool container of FIG. 1 , shown separately to show aspects of the design that are not visible when combined; and,
FIG. 3 is a top view of a portion of the modular tool container of FIG. 1 , shown separately to show aspects of the design that are not visible when combined.
Portions of the modular tool container shown in dash-dash lines form no part of the claimed design. Portions of the modular tool container shown in dot-dash lines indicate boundaries of the claimed portions and form no part of the claimed design.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-2021387325-A1 | A1 | 16 Dec 2021 | 9 Sep 2019 | published | Modular tool container |
| US | US-2022234190-A1 | A1 | 28 Jul 2022 | 15 Apr 2022 | published | Modular tool container |
| US | US-11717954-B2 | B2 | 8 Aug 2023 | 9 Sep 2019 | granted | Modular tool container |
| USthis patent | US-D1037667-S | S1 | 6 Aug 2024 | 15 Apr 2022 | granted | Modular tool container |
| US | US-12257693-B2 | B2 | 25 Mar 2025 | 15 Apr 2022 | granted | Modular tool container |
| US | US-2025178183-A1 | A1 | 5 Jun 2025 | 12 Feb 2025 | published | Modular tool container |
| EP | EP-3846972-A1 | A1 | 14 Jul 2021 | 9 Sep 2019 | published | Contenant à outils modulairefr |
| EP | EP-3846972-A4 | A4 | 1 Jun 2022 | 9 Sep 2019 | published | Contenant à outils modulairefr |
| EP | EP-3846972-B1 | B1 | 18 Mar 2026 | 9 Sep 2019 | granted | Modularer werkzeugbehälterde |
| CN | CN-112805123-A | A | 14 May 2021 | 9 Sep 2019 | published | Modular tool container |
| CN | CN-112805123-B | B | 30 Jul 2024 | 9 Sep 2019 | granted | Modular tool container |
| CN | CN-118636105-A | A | 13 Sep 2024 | 9 Sep 2019 | published | 模块化工具容器zh |
| WO | WO-2020055726-A1 | A1 | 19 Mar 2020 | 9 Sep 2019 | published | Contenant à outils modulairefr |
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