Patent ID: 8919896
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: B25H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A portable tool chest comprising: a generally rectangular body having a bottom, a first side wall, a second side wall, a side opening in said first side wall, a front wall, and a rear wall defining a hollow interior space with an open top; a plurality of wheel assemblies rotatably attached to said body bottom; a side door hingedly attached to said body for covering said side opening; a pair of drawer assemblies movably attached to said body and covering said body open top, said pair of drawer assemblies being in a side-by-side configuration, each drawer assembly comprising a bottom drawer and a top drawer, said top drawer and said bottom drawer each being horizontally movable relative to said body between a stacked configuration and an outwardly extended configuration independent of one another; a pair of top covers hingedly attached to said body for covering said drawer assemblies, said top covers respectively engage each other in a closed position; and, a handle adjustably attached to said body; wherein said interior space of said body is accessible from said open top when both of said top drawer and said bottom drawer are in said outwardly extended configuration; wherein said handle further comprises an inverted U-shaped member extending generally upwardly from said body and having a handle axle extending between opposing ends thereof; wherein said handle axle is rotatably attached to said front wall by a pair of handle brackets; wherein one of said handle brackets further comprises a handle locking mechanism comprising: a locking disk rigidly affixed to said handle axle comprising a first notch and a second notch disposed on an outer circumference thereof; a foot pedal pivotably attached to said one of said handle brackets comprising a downwardly protruding pedal latch disposed on an inward end; a spring affixed between said foot pedal and said one of said handle brackets for biasing said pedal latch in contact with said locking disk outer circumference; wherein said pedal latch is selectively engagable to either said first notch to selectably lock said handle in an upright position or said second notch to selectably lock said handle in an outwardly angled position.