Tackle box with holder for beverage container
OwnerWilliam J. Rutherfordinventor
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Abstract
A tackle box has a molded base defining a bottom wall, two upstanding side walls and two upstanding ends walls and an open top with a lid hingedly connected to the top edge for covering the open top in a closed position and movable to an open position to allow access to the hollow interior. A swinging shelf is provided at the open top movable from within the hollow interior to a position to one side to allow stacking of the contents. The base has a portion projecting beyond one end wall so as to provide a generally horizontal surface to one side of the lid with two side by side recesses in the portion shaped and arranged to receive a beverage container such as a can and to support the can against toppling.
Claims10
A fishing tackle box comprising:
- a molded base defining a bottom wall, two upstanding side walls and two upstanding ends walls defining a hollow interior, the two side walls and the two end walls forming a peripheral top edge defining an open top of the hollow interior;
- a lid hingedly connected to the top edge for covering the open top in a closed position and movable to an open position to allow access to the hollow interior;
- a latch for holding the lid closed;
- and at least one pivotally mounted shelf carried within the hollow interior and movable from a position within the hollow interior to a position to one side of the open top to expose the contents within the hollow interior below the shelf;
- the base having a portion projecting beyond one end wall so as to provide a generally horizontal surface to one side of the lid;
- the horizontal surface including at least one recess shaped and arranged to receive and support a beverage container.
A fishing tackle box comprising:
- a molded base defining a bottom wall, two upstanding side walls and two upstanding ends walls defining a hollow interior, the two side walls and the two end walls forming a peripheral top edge defining an open top of the hollow interior;
- a lid hingedly connected to the top edge for covering the open top in a closed position and movable to an open position to allow access to the hollow interior;
- a latch for holding the lid closed;
- at least one pivotally mounted shelf carried within the hollow interior and movable from a position within the hollow interior to a position to one side of the open top to expose the contents within the hollow interior below the shelf;
- and at least one recess on the box shaped and arranged to receive and support a beverage container, the at least one recess being arranged beyond one end of the open top.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.