Adjustable tool storage tray

Abstract

A tool storage tray assembly includes a bracket assembly enabling attachment of the tray assembly to a hoist arm of a vehicle hoist at the upper end of a depending vertical tube of the tray assembly. A separate tray bracket attached to a tray is slidably mounted on the lower end of the tube. The tray bracket enables vertical movement of the tray along the length of the tube and rotation of the tray about the axis of the tube. Thus, the tray is adjustable vertically as well as about the axis of the vertical tube or shaft.

1 . A tool storage tray assembly comprising, in combination: 
 a generally cylindrical tube member having an upper end, a longitudinal axis and a lower end;    an upper bracket assembly attached to the upper end of the tube member, said upper bracket assembly projecting generally laterally from the longitudinal axis, said upper bracket assembly including adjustably spaced bracket gripping members and a fastening mechanism to fix the bracket members in position relative to one another for mounting the assembly to a fixture and thereby support the tube member;    a tray support bracket assembly including a first generally laterally projecting tray support member and a second, spaced generally laterally projecting tray support member spaced from the first tray support member, each said first and second tray support members including a tube passage aligned to enable axial sliding and rotational positioning of the tray support bracket assembly on the tube;    at least two detent positions of the tray support bracket on said tube;    a retention mechanism for retaining the tray support bracket at a generally fixed detent position relative to the longitudinal axis; and    a tray supported by the tray bracket assembly.    
   
   
       2 . The tray assembly of  claim 1  wherein the detent positions comprise a generally transverse passage in the tube and a pin member for placement in the passage to engage and support the tray support bracket.  
   
   
       3 . The tray assembly of  claim 1  wherein the tray support members comprise spaced, generally planar plate members for positioning on the tray, and a fastening member for attaching at least one plate member to the tray.  
   
   
       4 . The tray assembly of  claim 1  wherein the upper bracket assembly includes a slidable gripping member and a fixed gripping member, said fixed gripping member attached to the tube member and said slidable gripping member adjustably attached to the fixed gripping member by said fastening mechanism.  
   
   
       5 . The tray assembly of  claim 4  further including a stabilizing member attached to and projecting from one of the gripping members for engaging the fixture.  
   
   
       6 . The tray assembly of  claim 1  wherein the tray includes a top side with a pin receiving passage, and wherein said first tray support member includes a passage that may be aligned with the tray pin receiving passage, and further including a removable pin fitted through the passages to hold the tray.