Special receptacle or package – Combined or convertible – Packaged assemblage or kit
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-29
2001-05-01
Fidei, David T. (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
Combined or convertible
Packaged assemblage or kit
C206S216000, C362S154000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06223899
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a tool box assembly having lighting and warning functions, more particularly a tool box assembly including a tool box body having an integrated circuit control device mounted thereon for controlling light bulbs or light emitting diodes to be all on, flashing, or all off, whereby the tool box assembly, in addition to storing tools, can be used as a warning sign or, when the light bulbs or all on, as a lighting device.
(b) Description of the Prior Art
Conventional tool boxes and warning signs have their respective functions. With reference to
FIG. 1
, a conventional tool box includes upper and lower covers pivotally connected to form a box structure, and can only be used for storing tools.
FIG. 2
shows a conventional warning sign for cars, which does not have any other function than as a sign of warning on the road. Besides, the conventional warning sign itself is not a light generating body, and it is provided with reflecting labels for reflecting the light from coming cars. If the light from a coming car is not strong enough, the warning sign cannot be clearly seen, and its warning effect is thus discounted.
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a tool box assembly having lighting and warning functions, which can obviate and mitigate the above-mentioned drawbacks.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a tool box assembly having lighting and warning functions, in which a tool box body has a lateral end provided with a receiving recess. The receiving recess has a stepped rim, which is provided with a plurality of retaining posts projecting therefrom and lying in a horizontal state for retaining the light converging lens. A periphery of the light converging lens is provided with a plurality of retaining notches for receiving the retaining posts of the tool box body. Three generally slanting abutting grooves of three different sizes are arranged by order of size between each two retaining notches. The smallest abutting grooves just abut against the retaining posts of the tool box body when the light converging lens is rotated so that the light converging lens is firmly positioning in the receiving recess of the tool box. The integrated circuit control device controls light bulbs or light emitting diodes to emit light to thereby control the same to be all on, flashing, or all off.
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