ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,693, issued on March 25, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Modular tool container" was invented by Peter R. Heath (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Steven W. Hyma (Milwaukee) and Benjamin T. Jones (St. Francis, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A storage case includes a base including a lower surface, walls extending from the lower surface, and a plurality of recesses arranged in a grid adjacent the lower surface. The lower surface and the walls define a cavity, and each recess has a double bayonet shape defining a partially circular shape with a pair of bayonet channels. The storage case further includes a peg p...