Patent ID: 6578938
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A combination toolchest and workbench comprising:a horizontal base member having front, back and side edges and an upper surface; an upright rear panel affixed to the back edge of the base member and having lateral edges and a top edge; a pair of opposed upright side panels each having a rear edge pivotably attached to one of the lateral edges of the rear panel, a lower edge adjacent to one of the side edges of the base, an upper edge, and a forward edge, wherein each side panel independently pivots out into a rear-panel-extension position, each thereby forming an obtuse angle with respect to the rear panel; a top member; an operable front panel pivotally attached to the top member; the inside surfaces of at least one of the rear and side panels having tool-holding device receptors thereon; and at least one horizontal, wedge-shaped, base-extension member having a leading edge attached at about the lower edge of at least one of the side panels, and a trailing edge, such that when either side panel is in the rear-panel-extension position the base-extension member substantially forms a horizontal extension of the base, whereby the toolchest and workbench presents an array of tools in a securable enclosure.