Rolling containers assembly

An apparatus for transporting articles, comprising:

• a base container having an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored;
• one or more ground engaging wheels mounted to the apparatus toward the bottom of said apparatus for rotation about an axis to enable said apparatus to be rollingly transported;
• a toolbox having (i) a container portion with an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored, said container portion having a generally upwardly facing opening, (ii) a lid pivotally mounted to an upper rearward portion of said container portion, said lid being pivotable between an open position permitting access into said container portion through said generally upwardly facing opening thereof and a closed position preventing access into container portion through said generally upwardly facing opening thereof, (iii) latches on a front side of said toolbox, said latches being capable of releasably latching said lid in said closed position thereof and (iv) a carrying handle mounted to said lid and manually graspable to enable carriage of said toolbox, said toolbox being removably mounted above said base container, said toolbox being removable for carriage by said carrying handle separately from said base container;
• a latch assembly comprising a pair of latches on opposing lateral sides of said apparatus, said latches of said latch assembly securing said toolbox above said base container and being releasable to enable removal of said toolbox by said carrying handle for carriage separately from said base container;
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• a manually engageable pulling handle having a hand grip portion, said pulling handle being movable between a storage position and a deployed position, said pulling handle extending upwardly from one side of said apparatus when in said deployed position, said one or more ground engaging wheels being arranged on the same said one side of said apparatus to enable a user to manually grasp said hand grip portion and pull said pulling handle in said deployed position thereof generally rearwardly so as to tilt said apparatus rearwardly from (a) a substantially upright position wherein said apparatus is supported in a freestanding manner to (b) a tilted rolling movement position wherein said apparatus is rollingly supported by said ground engaging wheels, thereby enabling the user to roll said apparatus to a desired location by pushing or pulling said pulling handle in a desired direction,
• said container portion having a generally upwardly facing opening when said apparatus is disposed in said substantially upright position and said toolbox is secured above said base container;
• said lid being pivotable, when said apparatus is disposed in said substantially upright position and said toolbox is secured above said base container, between (i) a closed position wherein said lid is in covering relation with said upwardly facing opening of said container portion and (ii) an open position wherein said lid is removed from said covering relation.

An apparatus for transporting articles, comprising:

• a base container having an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored, said base container including four generally vertical walls defining an upwardly facing opening when said apparatus is disposed in said substantially upright position;
• one or more ground engaging wheels mounted to said base container for rotation about an axis to enable said apparatus to be rollingly transported;
• a toolbox having (i) a container portion with an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored, said container portion having a generally upwardly facing opening, (ii) a lid pivotally mounted to an upper rearward portion of said container portion, said lid being pivotable between an open position permitting access into said container portion through said generally upwardly facing opening thereof and a closed position preventing access into container portion through said generally upwardly facing opening thereof, (iii) latches on a front side of said toolbox, said latches releasably latching said lid in said closed position thereof and (iv) a carrying handle mounted to said lid and manually graspable to enable carriage of said toolbox, said toolbox being removably mounted above the upwardly facing opening of said base container, said toolbox being removable for carriage by said carrying handle separately from said base container;
• a latch assembly comprising a pair of latches on opposing lateral sides of said apparatus, said latches of said latch assembly securing said toolbox above said upwardly facing opening of base container and being releasable to enable removal of said toolbox by said carrying handle for carriage separately from said base container;
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• a manually engageable pulling handle connected to said apparatus and arranged to enable a user to manually grasp and pull said pulling handle generally rearwardly so as to tilt said apparatus rearwardly from (a) a substantially upright position wherein said apparatus is supported in a freestanding manner to (b) a tilted rolling movement position wherein said apparatus is rollingly supported by said ground engaging wheels, thereby enabling the user to roll said apparatus to a desired location by pushing or pulling said pulling handle in a desired direction,
• said container portion having a generally upwardly facing opening when said apparatus is disposed in said substantially upright position and said toolbox is secured above said base container;
• said lid being pivotable, when said apparatus is disposed in said substantially upright position and said toolbox is secured above said base container, between (i) a closed position wherein said lid is in covering relation with said upwardly facing opening of said container portion and (ii) an open position permitting access to the interior space of said container portion.

An apparatus for transporting articles, comprising:

• a base container having an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored, said base container having an upwardly facing opening;
• one or more ground engaging wheels mounted to said base container for rotation about an axis to enable said apparatus to be rollingly transported;
• a toolbox having (i) a container portion with an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored, said container portion having a generally upwardly facing opening, (ii) a lid pivotally mounted to an upper rearward portion of said container portion, said lid being pivotable between an open position permitting access into said container portion through said generally upwardly facing opening thereof and a closed position preventing access into said container portion through said generally upwardly facing opening thereof, (iii) latches on a front side of said toolbox, said latches releasably latching said lid in said closed position thereof and (iv) a carrying handle mounted to said lid and manually graspable to enable carriage of said toolbox, said toolbox being removably mounted above the upwardly facing opening of said base container, said toolbox being removable for carriage by said carrying handle separately from said base container;
• a latch assembly comprising a pair of latches on opposing lateral sides of said apparatus, said latches of said latch assembly securing said toolbox above said base container and being releasable to enable removal of said toolbox by said carrying handle for carriage separately from said base container;
• a manually engageable pulling handle connected to said toolbox, said one or more ground engaging wheels being arranged on the same side of said apparatus as said pulling handle to enable a user to manually grasp said hand grip portion and pull said pulling handle generally rearwardly so as to tilt said apparatus rearwardly from (a) a substantially upright position wherein said apparatus is supporting in a freestanding manner to (b) a tilted rolling movement position wherein said apparatus is rollingly supported by said ground engaging wheels, thereby enabling the user to roll said apparatus to a desired location by pushing or pulling said pulling handle in a desired direction;
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• an accessory connected to said base container, said accessory having a relatively narrow portion adjacent to said base container and a relatively wider portion extending vertically in spaced relation from said base container.

An apparatus for transporting articles, comprising:

• a base container having an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored;
• one or more ground engaging wheels mounted on the apparatus toward the bottom of said apparatus for rotation about an axis to enable said apparatus to be rollingly transported;
• one or more removable container removably mounted in a stacked relation directly atop said base container, said one or more removable container comprising a toolbox having (i) a container portion with an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored, said container portion having a generally upwardly facing opening, (ii) a lid pivotally mounted to said container portion, said lid being pivotable between an open position permitting access into container portion through said generally upwardly facing opening thereof and a closed position preventing access into said container portion through said generally upwardly facing opening thereof, and (ii) a carrying handle mounted on said lid and enabling carriage of said toolbox, said toolbox being removable for carriage by said carrying handle separately from said base container;
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• a manually engageable pulling handle having a hand grip portion, said pulling handle and said one or more ground engaging wheels being arranged on one side of said apparatus to enable a user to manually grasp said hand grip portion and pull said pulling handle generally rearwardly so as to tilt said apparatus rearwardly from (a) a substantially upright position wherein said apparatus is supported in a freestanding manner to (b) a tilted rolling movement position wherein said apparatus is rollingly supported by said ground engaging wheels, thereby enabling the user to roll said apparatus to a desired location by pushing or pulling said pulling handle in a desired direction, wherein said pulling handle is connected solely to said toolbox,
• said container portion having a generally upwardly facing opening when said one or more removable container is disposed in said substantially upright position and said one or more removable container is mounted above said base container;
• said lid being pivotable when said apparatus is disposed in said substantially upright position and said one or more removable container is mounted above said base container, between (i) a closed position wherein said lid is in covering relation with said upwardly facing opening of said container portion and (ii) an open position wherein said lid is removed from said covering relation.