Patent ID: 7519195
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: B25H,H04R

Abstract:
1. A tool chest has a front, an opposite rear, a top, perpendicular to the front, a bottom opposite said top, and two sides perpendicular to the front and the rear, generally in a rectangular shape; lateral and longitudinal rectangular frames and lateral drawers, the lateral frames having rails to support multiple stacked drawers; metal paneling to sheath the rear, top, bottom, and sides of the tool chest; and wheels attached to the bottom of the tool chest; and, vacant spaces between the frames and the metal paneling, wherein the improvement comprises: one or more power supplies with a power cord; an air duct extending from said power supply, said air duct locating within the interior of the tool chest and being a separate component from the tool chest; one or more fans mounting upon said air duct generally opposite said power supply, said one or more fans drawing air through said duct to said one or more power supplies; said one or more fans and said air duct adapting to fit within the vacant space between the frames and the metal paneling of a tool chest without interfering with a drawer; a dropping resistor connected to a lighted power switch, reducing the voltage to said lighted power switch and thus the brightness of said lighted power switch; a player adapting to fit within the vacant space between the frames and the metal paneling of a tool chest, said player locating away from a drawer, connected to said lighted power switch and said power supply by wiring whereby, when said power switch is illuminated said player and said fan operate simultaneously; an antenna connecting to said player and extending out of the rear of the tool chest, said antenna adapting to pivotally connect to the tool chest; a means to reinforce the front of the tool chest near said player; one or more speakers in electrical communication with said player, said speakers adapted to mount to the bottom of the tool chest, and said speakers projecting sound downwardly beneath the tool chest; and, one or more damper pads adapted to mount to the bottom of the tool chest, adjacent to said speakers; whereby said power supplies, said air duct, said fans, said dropping resistor, said illuminated power switch, said player, said antenna, and said reinforcing means are collocated; whereby said speakers and said damper pads are mounted generally in the existing vacant spaces of the tool chest without interfering in the layout and operations of the lateral drawers, thus said speakers provide sound from said player to the environment around the tool chest.