Satchel-style tackle box

An improved satchel-style tackle box particularly adapted for storing and transporting tackle, baits, fishing accessories, and other equipment while the box is disposed in a vertical, upright-carry position and for permitting ready and facile access to the stored tackle, baits, fishing accessories and other equipment when the box is disposed in a horizontal, in-use position, the improved satchel-style box comprising:

• a one piece, molded plastic body having a generally rectangular parallelipped shape and having a front wall, a rear wall that is opposed to the front wall, a bottom wall, first and second opposed side walls, and an open, upper end that is opposed to the bottom wall;
• a first, horizontally disposed interior wall integrally molded in the body, the first interior wall being positioned upwardly from the bottom wall and extending between the side walls and rearwardly from the front wall toward the rear wall;
• a second, vertically disposed interior wall integrally molded in the body, the second interior wall being positioned between the front and rear walls and extending between the side walls and upwardly from the bottom wall so that the rearwardly facing end of the first interior wall is in contact with the second interior wall between the bottom wall and the upper end of the second interior wall;
• portions of the front wall, side walls, bottom wall, the first interior wall and a lower portion of the second interior wall defining a first storage compartment in the body;
• other portions of the front wall and side walls, the first interior wall, and an upper portion of the second interior wall defining a second storage compartment in the body;
• the side walls, second interior wall, bottom wall and rear wall defining a third storage compartment in the body;
• the front wall having a front opening therein, with the front opening permitting access to the first storage compartment from the exterior of the body;
• an upwardly facing drawer disposed in the front opening, the drawer being selectively slidable between a closed position wherein its interior is within the first compartment and an open position wherein the drawer extends out beyond the front wall so that access may be had to its interior from without the box;
• means for selectively holding the drawer in its closed position;
• lid means for selectively closing the upper end of the body;
• means for connecting the lid means with the body and for permitting the lid means to be moved between a first position wherein the lid means closes the upper end of the body and a second position wherein access may be had to the second and third storage compartments through the upper open end of the body;
• the bottom wall of the box being capable of supporting the box horizontally when the box is its horizontally, in-use position so that the lid means is in its second position, access may be had to the second and third storage compartments through the open upper end of the box and so that access may be had to the interior of the drawer when the drawer is in its open position;
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• a handle mounted on the exterior face of the front wall for permitting the box to be held in its vertical, upright-carry position, with the rear wall of the box being capable of supporting the box in a vertical position while the box is disposed in its vertical, upright-carry position.