Patent ID: 9539957
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B25H,B60R,B62D

Claim:
1. A tool box for a vehicle cargo space, comprising: a body having a first end wall, a second end wall disposed opposite the first end wall, an upper surface extending between upper ends of the first and second end walls and a lower surface extending between lower ends of the first and second end walls, a first length from the first end wall to the second end wall being greater than a second length between first and second side walls extending between the first and second end walls; a plurality of cut-outs formed in the upper surface configured to receive tools; a first lip extending upwardly from the upper surface at the first end wall; a second lip extending upwardly from the upper surface at the second end wall; first and second projections extending downwardly from the lower surface configured to locate to a spare tire disposed in the vehicle cargo space; and first and second tabs extending from the first end wall of the body in a direction away from the second end wall, the first and second tabs being configured to substantially maintain a spaced apart relationship with a wall of the vehicle cargo space when the tool box is received by the spare tire such that contact between the first and second tabs and the wall substantially prevents rotational movement of the body.