Securable toolchest with visual-surround workbench

A combination toolchest and workbench comprising:

• a horizontal base member having front, back and side edges and an upper surface;
• an upright rear panel affixed to the back edge of the base member and having lateral edges and a top edge;
• a pair of opposed upright side panels each having a rear edge pivotably attached to one of the lateral edges of the rear panel, a lower edge adjacent to one of the side edges of the base, an upper edge, and a forward edge, wherein each side panel independently pivots out into a rear-panel-extension position, each thereby forming an obtuse angle with respect to the rear panel;
• a top member;
• operable front panel pivotally attached to the top member;
• the inside surfaces of at least one of the rear and side panels having tool-holding device receptors thereon,
• at least one horizontal, wedge-shaped, base-extension member having a leading edge attached at about the lower edge of at least one of the side panels, and a trailing edge, such that when either side panel is in the rear-panel-extension position the base-extension member substantially forms a horizontal extension of the base, configured and arranged such that the base-extension member is stored under the upper surface of the base member when the combination toolchest and workbench is in the closed position;
• and
• at least one interlocking device attached with respect to at least one side of the base member such that the at least one trailing edge of the at least one wedge-shaped base-extension member may engage or disengage the at least one interlocking member,
• whereby the toolchest and workbench presents an array of tools in a securable enclosure.