Storage box for tools and other items
OwnerBenjamin E. Gilmoreinventor
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Abstract
A storage box for storing tools and various other items includes a lower box portion and a cover hinged to the lower box portion. The storage box also includes a flashlight that is removably positioned in a recess in the cover. The flashlight and the cover of the storage box are specifically configured to allow the light beam emitted by the flashlight to be adjusted over a wide range. The cover is also provided with a handle for carrying the storage box. The handle is movable between a recessed stored position and an upright grasping position, and is specifically designed to be moved without having to move the flashlight. The storage box can also be provided with an arrangement for mounting one of a plurality of different accessory holding modules on the storage box.
Claims21
A storage box for storing a variety of items, comprising:
- a lower box portion having an open top and a plurality of side walls bounding a recessed storage area for receiving a variety of items;
- a cover connected to the lower box portion and movable from one position in which the open top of the lower box portion is covered and another position in which the cover is moved away from the open top of the lower box portion to the storage area in the lower box portion;
- means provided in said cover for removably receiving means, said flashlight
- a flashlight removably received in the flashlight receiving means, said flashlight including a handle portion and an illumination portion, said illumination portion being pivotally connected to the handle portion so that with the flashlight positioned in the flashlight receiving means the illumination portion of the flashlight is pivotable relative to the handle portion to direct a beam of light from the illumination portion in different directions.
A storage box for storing a variety of items, comprising:
- a lower box portion having an open top and a plurality of walls bounding a recessed storage area for receiving a variety of items;
- a cover connected to the lower box portion and movable from one position in which the open top of the lower box portion is covered and another position in which the cover is moved away from the open top of the lower box portion to expose the storage area in the lower box portion;
- a ledge extending across a portion of the top of the lower box portion while leaving another portion of the top uncovered;
- a handle mounted on the cover for carrying the storage box;
- mounting means provided on the ledge for removably mounting one of a plurality of differently configured accessory holding modules;
- an accessory holding module removably mounted on the mounting means for holding an accessory, the accessory holding module being separable from the mounting means on the ledge to permit a different accessory holding module to be mounted on the mounting means on the ledge.
A storage box for storing a variety of items, comprising:
- a lower box portion having an open top and a plurality of side walls bounding a recessed storage area for receiving a variety of items;
- a cover connected to the lower box portion and movable from one position in which the open top of the lower box portion is covered and another position in which the cover is moved away from the open top of the lower box position to expose the storage area in the lower box portion;
- flashlight receiving means provided in the cover for receiving a flashlight;
- a flashlight removably received in the flashlight receiving means, said flashlight including a handle portion and an illumination portion;
- a handle receiving recess provided in the cover;
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- a handle movably mounted on the cover for movement between a stored position in which the handle is received in the handle receiving recess and a grasping position in which the handle is adapted to be grasped for carrying the storage box, said handle being movable between the stored position and the grasping position while the flashlight is positioned in the flashlight receiving means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.