Patent ID: 6193062
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A01K,Y10S

Abstract:
A tackle box system, comprising:a base container having a top panel, a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel and a pair of side panels;a plurality of slidably mounted drawers mounted in said base container;a top container having a top, a bottom, a front, a back, and a pair of sides, said top container having a bottom portion with said bottom thereon and an upper lid portion with said top thereon, said upper lid portion of said top container being pivotally coupled to said bottom portion of said top container;said bottom of said top container being detachably attached to said top panel of said base container;said top of said top contaienr having a depression therein defining an upper compartment;said top container having a generally transparent window mounted on said top of said top container; andsaid top of said top container having a handle pivotally coupled thereto;wherein said bottom of said top container is restable on said top panel of said base container, wherein said top panel of said base container has an elongate channel extending from said back panel of said base container towards the front panel of said base container, wherein said bottom of said top container has an elongate ridge extending from said back of said top container towards said front of said top container, and wherein said elongate ridge of said bottom of said top container is slidably inserted into said elongate channel of said top panel of said base container;wherein a first surface of said elongate channel of said top panel of said base container has a dimple extending into said first surface of said elongate channel, wherein a second surface of said elongate ridge of said bottom of said top container has a resilient protrusion protruding outwardly from said second surface of said elongate ridge, and wherein said resilient protrusion of said elongate ridge is positioned in said dimple of said elongate channel when said elongate ridge is fully inserted into said elongate channel to releasably hold said elongate ridge against sliding out of said elongate channel.