Special receptacle or package – For a tool – Plural
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-01
2001-07-31
Fidei, David T. (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
For a tool
Plural
C362S154000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06267240
ABSTRACT:
SUMMARY
In accordance with the invention, a portable tool box is provided which includes an open-topped base portion for containing tools and the like, a lid hinged to the base portion and having an inclined portion adjacent one sidewall of the base portion, a carrying handle mounted in the lid, and an electric light mounted on the inclined portion of the lid in a ball-swivel type mount for manual adjustment of the light beam in all directions. Preferably, the inclined lid portion, and thus the light, is located adjacent the base portion sidewall opposite to the hinged end of the lid, with the inclined portion being inclined towards the hinged end.
In a preferred embodiment, the carrying handle is mounted on the lid between the inclined portion and the hinged end of the lid. An on-off switch for the light is located within finger reach of the carrying handle, so that a user may carry the tool box and operate the light switch with the same hand. Preferably, the base portion includes a compartment for a power supply for the electric light.
In accordance with another feature of the invention, the portions of the lid on both sides of the carrying handle are recessed to provide a pair of head rest areas. The unrecessed portion of the lid between the head rest areas, which in the preferred embodiment underlies the handle, provides in its undersurface a wire guide for the electrical conductors leading from the power supply to the electric light. The power supply may be either rechargeable or non-rechargeable. If the former, a recharge adapter is also provided, and the unrecessed portion of the lid adjacent the hinged end may constitute a storage area for the recharge adapter.
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Baker & Botts L.L.P.
Fidei David T.
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