Combination tool box

• US 5,833,065 A
• Filed: 12/15/1997
• Issued: 11/10/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Larry R. Burgess
• Original Assignee: Larry R. Burgess
• Inventors: Burgess, Larry R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sewell, Paul T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lam, Nhan T.
• Application Number:
  US08/990,308
• Time in Patent Office: 330 Days
• Field of Search: 206/373, 206/372, 206/508, 206/501, 220/324, 220/326, 220/23.6, 220/23.8, 220/23.83, 220/23.86
• US Class Current: 206/373
• CPC Class Codes: B25H 3/022 in fixed relationship

Abstract

A combination tool box that includes a lower tool chest member, a completely detachable, combined tool chest lid member and top tool box, and three pivoting securing mechanisms. Two of the three pivoting securing mechanisms secure the tool chest to the combined tool chest lid member and top tool box. The remaining pivoting securing mechanism secures the hinged tool box top of the top tool box in the closed position. The hinged tool box top has a handle receiving recess formed therein and a pivoting handle pivotally attached to the hinged tool box top in a manner to pivot into the handle receiving recess. Each of the three pivoting securing assemblies includes a lower fixed portion, an assembly hinge, a resilient pivoting clip portion, and a locking bolt assembly. Each of the locking bolt assemblies includes a bolt actuator having a head portion and a body portion including a guide slot and two bolt contacting surfaces; and two slidably mounted locking bolts each having an angled actuator contact surface and a resilient return band connected to an interior surface of the pivoting clip portion.

Claims

1. A combination tool box comprising:

a lower tool chest member;

a completely detachable, combined tool chest lid member and top tool box; and

three pivoting securing mechanisms;

said lower chest member having two pivoting securing assemblies attached to opposed sidewalls thereof for detachably securing said combined tool chest lid member and top tool box to said lower chest member, a tool storage compartment formed therein and a chest opening in connection with said tool storage compartment;

said combined tool chest lid member and top tool box including a lid portion that is sized and shaped seal said chest opening of said lower chest member, a tool box portion integrally formed with said lid portion having a tool box storage cavity formed therein and a pivoting securing assembly attached to a tool box wall thereof, a hinged tool box top pivotally connecting said hinged tool box top to said tool box portion and having a handle receiving recess formed therein, and a pivoting handle pivotally attached to said hinged tool box top in a manner to pivot into said handle receiving recess;

each of said three pivoting securing assemblies including a lower fixed portion, an assembly hinge, a resilient pivoting clip portion, and a locking bolt assembly;

each locking bolt assembly including a bolt actuator having a head portion and a body portion and two slidably mounted locking bolts;

each of said body portions including a guide slot and two bolt contacting surfaces;

each of said slidably mounted locking bolts having an angled actuator contact surface slidably biased toward and positioned against one of said two bolt contacting surfaces.

2. The combination tool box of claim 1, wherein:

said lid portion includes a tool positioning surface having said tool box portion extending outwardly away from a center thereof.

3. The combination tool box of claim 2, wherein:

said hinged tool box top has a box top securing bolt receiving depression formed therein that includes a box top central open depression and two box top cylinder shaped bolt receiving cavities.

4. The combination tool box of claim 3 wherein:

said lid portion includes two lid portion securing bolt receiving depressions each including a lid portion central open depression and two lid portion cylinder shaped bolt receiving cavities formed therein.

5. The combination tool box of claim 4 wherein:

said angled actuator contact surface of each of said slidably mounted locking bolts is slidably biased toward said one of said two bolt contacting surfaces by a resilient return band connected between each of said slidably mounted locking bolts and an interior surface of said pivoting clip portion.

6. The combination tool box of claim 3 wherein:

said angled actuator contact surface of each of said slidably mounted locking bolts is slidably biased toward said one of said two bolt contacting surfaces by a resilient return band connected between each of said slidably mounted locking bolts and an interior surface of said pivoting clip portion.

7. The combination tool box of claim 2 wherein:

said lid portion includes two lid portion securing bolt receiving depressions each including a lid portion central open depression and two lid portion cylinder shaped bolt receiving cavities formed therein.

8. The combination tool box of claim 7 wherein:

said angled actuator contact surface of each of said slidably mounted locking bolts is slidably biased toward said one of said two bolt contacting surfaces by a resilient return band connected between each of said slidably mounted locking bolts and an interior surface of said pivoting clip portion.

9. The combination tool box of claim 2 wherein:

said angled actuator contact surface of each of said slidably mounted locking bolts is slidably biased toward said one of said two bolt contacting surfaces by a resilient return band connected between each of said slidably mounted locking bolts and an interior surface of said pivoting clip portion.

10. The combination tool box of claim 1, wherein:

said hinged tool box top has a box top securing bolt receiving depression formed therein that includes a box top central open depression and two box top cylinder shaped bolt receiving cavities.

11. The combination tool box of claim 10 wherein:

said lid portion includes two lid portion securing bolt receiving depressions each including a lid portion central open depression and two lid portion cylinder shaped bolt receiving cavities formed therein.

12. The combination tool box of claim 10 wherein:

said angled actuator contact surface of each of said slidably mounted locking bolts is slidably biased toward said one of said two bolt contacting surfaces by a resilient return band connected between each of said slidably mounted locking bolts and an interior surface of said pivoting clip portion.

13. The combination tool box of claim 11 wherein:

said angled actuator contact surface of each of said slidably mounted locking bolts is slidably biased toward said one of said two bolt contacting surfaces by a resilient return band connected between each of said slidably mounted locking bolts and an interior surface of said pivoting clip portion.

14. The combination tool box of claim 1 wherein:

said lid portion includes two lid portion securing bolt receiving depressions each including a lid portion central open depression and two lid portion cylinder shaped bolt receiving cavities formed therein.

15. The combination tool box of claim 14 wherein:

said angled actuator contact surface of each of said slidably mounted locking bolts is slidably biased toward said one of said two bolt contacting surfaces by a resilient return band connected between each of said slidably mounted locking bolts and an interior surface of said pivoting clip portion.

16. The combination tool box of claim 1 wherein:

said angled actuator contact surface of each of said slidably mounted locking bolts is slidably biased toward said one of said two bolt contacting surfaces by a resilient return band connected between each of said slidably mounted locking bolts and an interior surface of said pivoting clip portion.