US 11,986,945 B2
Work site lid hanger storage system
Richard A. Samsel, Haines City, FL (US); Matthew Poppe, Holly Springs, NC (US); and Andrew Speciale, Raleigh, NC (US)
Assigned to Apex Brands, Inc., Apex, NC (US)
Filed by APEX BRANDS, INC., Apex, NC (US)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/722,621.
Application 17/722,621 is a continuation of application No. 16/896,350, filed on Jun. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,364,618.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/859,465, filed on Jun. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0266443 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B25H 3/02 (2006.01); B25H 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC B25H 3/023 (2013.01) [B25H 3/00 (2013.01); B25H 3/022 (2013.01); B25H 3/028 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tool chest comprising:
a base portion;
two opposing sidewalls extending substantially parallel to each other on opposite sides of the base portion to define a tool repository between the sidewalls; and
a foldable lid that has a closed position covering a top of the tool chest and at least a part of a front of the tool chest, and an open position in which both the top of the tool chest and the part of the front of the tool chest are open to provide access to the tool repository,
wherein the lid comprises a top section, an overhang portion and a front section,
wherein the top section is rigidly attached to the overhang portion such that the overhang portion extends perpendicular to the top section,
wherein the front section is hingedly attached to the overhang portion such that the front section extends substantially parallel to the overhang portion in the closed position and substantially perpendicular to the overhang portion in the open position,
wherein a hanger space is formed between the front section and the top section when the lid is in the open position,
wherein the top section includes a hanger support bolster, and
wherein the hanger support bolster is disposed adjacent to an intersection of the overhang portion and the top section, proximate to each of the sidewalls when the lid is in the closed position, and approximately a length of the top section away from the sidewalls when the lid is in the open position.