Tool box
OwnerChiu-Fu Hoinventor
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Abstract
A tool box includes an upper frame with a transparent cover mounted thereto and a lower frame with a base member connected to the bottom thereof, a first recess defined in one of the sides of upper frame which is defined by two end walls so that a locking device is movably received in the first recess. The locking device has a flexible plate extending therefrom and a hook extending form the bottom thereof. A second recess is defined in the top surface of the lower frame and a slot defined through the top surface so that the hook is movably engaged with the slot. The flexible plate is urged against to the second end wall when the locking device is shifted to open the cover and will return to its original position by the flexible plate.
Claims3
A tool box comprising:
- an upper frame having an L-shaped flange extending laterally from the four sides thereof and a first recess defined in said L-shaped flange, a transparent cover securely engaged with said L-shaped flange, a first end wall and a second end wall respectively connected between said flange and said upper frame, said first recess defined between said first end wall and said second end wall, a lower frame pivotally connected to said upper frame and having a base member connected to the bottom thereof, a second recess defined in the top surface of said lower frame, a slot defined in said top surface of said lower frame and located in the bottom defining said second recess, and
- a locking means movably received in said first recess and having a hook extending from the bottom thereof so as to be movably received in said slot of said lower frame, a flexible plate extending from one of two ends of said locking means and urged against said second end wall when said locking means is shifted toward the second end wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.