Patent ID: 6209739
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A storage chest comprising:a box portion having:opposed front and rear walls; anda floor attached to said front and rear walls to form a storage cavity; anda lid pivotally interconnected with said rear wall, said lid including:a generally planar top panel;a front panel merging with and extending generally perpendicularly to said top panel, said front panel including a recess formed by two opposed horizontally disposed faces spaced apart from and positioned beneath said top panel and a vertically disposed face positioned between and merging with a rearward edge of each said horizontally disposed face;said front panel having generally vertical faces above and below said recess;wherein said top panel and front panel are integrally formed from a unitary member of substantially constant thickness;wherein said lid is moveable between a closed position, in which said top panel is generally horizontally disposed over said floor, such that said lid prevents access to said storage cavity from above, and said front panel is positioned generally above said front wall, and an open position, in which said top panel takes a nonhorizontal position, said front panel is positioned rearwardly of said front wall, and said lid allows access to said storage cavity from above;wherein said top panel, said front panel, and said recess are formed by folding said unitary member.