Tool organizer for hand tools

Abstract

A tool organizer for placing on a structure and supporting a variety of handheld tools and other small objects. The organizer has a flat body with a central opening to fit over the supporting structure. A plurality of tool receiving openings and/or cutouts is formed in the body to accommodate and retain variously sized and shaped tool suspended on the tool body. The tool body may be supported on a conventional open top container, such as evacuation fluid drum, or can be attached to a free standing upright structure mounted on rollers to facilitate moving of the tool organizer upon demand. The tool organizer is particularly useful for retaining pliers, wrenches and other similar hand-held tools thereon.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A tool organizer, comprising: 
 a generally flat body having a central opening therein, said body being provided with a plurality of openings for holding a variety of objects suspendable on said body and extendable through said openings.    
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein a cutout is formed in said tool body adjacent said central opening for accommodating a part of a structure, on which said body is detachably positioned.  
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said body is provided with a plurality of cutouts formed in a circumferential edge of said body for receiving at least portions of objects suspended on said body.  
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said openings are formed a distance from a peripheral edge of said body.  
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein said openings are formed in one or more rows in said body, and wherein said openings have various shapes and sizes to accommodate differently sized and shaped objects.  
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein said body is configured for detachable positioning over an open top container, said central opening communicating with an interior of said container.  
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said body is adapted for secure attachment to an upright support member, a top surface of said body being extending transversely to a vertical axis of said upright member.  
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising an upright support fixedly attached to said main body, a bottom tray supporting a lower end of said upright support, and a plurality of rollers secured on a bottom of said bottom tray to facilitating moving of said tool organizer upon demand.  
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein said bottom tray has an upwardly extending lip extending about an outer peripheral edge of said bottom tray.  
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein said bottom tray is provided with at least separating wall extending from a top surface thereof, said at least one separating wall dividing said bottom tray into a plurality of compartments.  
     
     
         11 . An organizer for hand-held tools suitable for positioning on a lid of a container, said tool organizer comprising: 
 a generally flat body having a central opening therein to accommodate a primary conduit secured to a lid of the container, said body having a plurality of openings formed in said body to accommodate various objects suspendable on said body.    
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein said body is provided with a secondary opening communicating with the central opening for accommodating a secondary conduit secured on said lid.  
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein said body has a peripheral edge, said edge extending outwardly from an outer periphery of said lid.  
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein said openings comprise cutouts formed about the peripheral edge of said body.  
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein said openings comprise through openings formed a distance from the peripheral edge of said body.  
     
     
         16 . An organizer for hand-held tools, comprising: 
 a generally flat body having a plurality of openings formed in said body;    an upright support for engaging a bottom surface of said body and retaining said body in a generally horizontal orientation;    a bottom tray for engaging a lower end of said upright support and retaining said support in an upright position; and    a plurality of rollers secured to a bottom surface of the bottom tray to allow moving of said tool organizer upon demand.    
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein said bottom tray is provided with an upwardly extending peripheral lip to facilitate stabilizing position of an objects positioned on said bottom tray.  
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein said bottom tray is provided with at least one dividing wall extending upwardly from an upper surface of said bottom tray, said dividing wall separating the tray into a plurality of independent compartments.  
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein said openings comprise cutouts formed about a peripheral edge of said body.  
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 16 , wherein said openings comprise through openings formed a distance from a peripheral edge of said body.