US Patent Issued to Black & Decker on Feb. 24 for "Tool container system" (Chinese, British, American, Israeli Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,770, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).

"Tool container system" was invented by Stephen Brocket (Darlington, Great Britain), Alfred Yan Leung But (Hong Kong), Leo Xiao (Huizhou, China), Weigang Hao (Zhuhai Guangdong, China), Marco Lourenco (Baltimore), Lauren M. Austin (Owings Mills, Md.) and Yosi Sabbag (Holon, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool container system includes a first tool container and a second tool container. The first tool container has a first base, a first cover pivotably attached to the first base by a first hinge portion, a first base locking member coupled to the...