Drawer assembly and storage cabinet

A drawer assembly, comprising:

• (a) a drawer having a bottom wall, first and second opposing end walls, and first and second opposing side walls, and said end and side walls cooperating to define an open top for receiving and removing contents;
• (b) first and second longitudinal top rails formed with respective first and second side walls;
• (c) a removable lid adapted for covering the open top of said drawer in a first assembly configuration, and having first and second opposing major surfaces, first and second opposing end edges, and first and second opposing side edges, the side edges comprising respective longitudinal channels adapted for receiving the longitudinal top rails of said drawer to slide said lid over the open top;
• (d) an indent formed with at least one of said longitudinal top rails of said drawer;
• (e) a detent formed with at least one of said longitudinal channels of said lid and adapted for mating with said indent of said drawer to temporarily lock said lid in position over the open top of said drawer;
• (f) first and second longitudinal bottom rails formed with respective first and second side walls below respective top rails, and adapted for receiving the longitudinal channels of said removable lid to position said lid adjacent the bottom wall of said drawer in a second assembly configuration;
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• (g) an indent formed with at least one of said longitudinal bottom rails of said drawer, and adapted for mating with said detent formed with said longitudinal channel of said removable lid to temporarily lock said lid in position adjacent the bottom wall of said drawer.

A storage cabinet defining cells and comprising a plurality of like drawer assemblies stored in said cells, each of said drawer assemblies comprising:

• (a) a drawer having a bottom wall, first and second opposing end walls, and first and second opposing side walls, and said end and side walls cooperating to define an open top for receiving and removing contents;
• (b) first and second longitudinal top rails formed with respective first and second side walls;
• (c) a removable lid adapted for covering the open top of said drawer in a first assembly configuration, and having first and second opposing major surfaces, first and second opposing end edges, and first and second opposing side edges, the side edges comprising respective longitudinal channels adapted for receiving the longitudinal top rails of said drawer to slide said lid over the open top;
• (d) an indent formed with at least one of said longitudinal top rails of said drawer;
• (e) a detent formed with at least one of said longitudinal channels of said lid and adapted for mating with said indent of said drawer to temporarily lock said lid in position over the open top of said drawer;
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• (f) first and second longitudinal bottom rails formed with respective first and second side walls of said drawer below respective top rails, and adapted for receiving the longitudinal channels of said removable lid to position said lid adjacent the bottom wall of said drawer in a second assembly configuration.