Portable tool box
US4550828A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 1985 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25H3/02
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A portable tool box having an open-top, box-like housing containing removable slats with apertures for holding tools in an upright position and a drawer slidably engaged within a drawer aperture in one wall of the housing. The drawer outer wall has an outwardly projecting shelf and a lip extending above the shelf. A cover disposed over the housing has an endwall which covers the lip for retaining the drawer in the housing. Preferably, the shelf extends around the perimeter of the housing for supporting bottom edge of one or more of the walls of the cover. The tool box cover is sturdy enough to be used as a stool.
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