Patent Publication Number: US-2021170568-A1

Title: Toolbox

Description:
RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application hereby claims priority to Taiwanese Patent Application No. 108216419, filed Dec. 10, 2019, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     This invention relates to a toolbox. The concept is a bottom portion with slots and a lid with latches that, when combined, can be used as a storage box for tools. 
     Description of the Prior Art 
     Commonly, in producing toolboxes with injection molding, the bottom portion and the lid being produced together as a piece, or the bottom portion and its lid being created separately, and later combined with hinges. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The primary objective of this invention is to provide a toolbox that have a lid with extending latches and a bottom portion with slots, which are both designed to make it easier and more convenient for the lid and the box to engage. 
     The main characteristics of the invention is provides a kind of the bottom portion. The bottom portion provided with a storage space and slots on one side. The slots comprise a protruding inner part and an outer part. The lid that covers the bottom portion, while the lid have their one sides disposed with a latches that can be inserted into the slots of the bottom portion, while each the latch has a stop and an unlock button on it. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
       This invention will be understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing the exploded components of the toolbox according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view showing the assembly of a toolbox according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view of the slot receives the latch of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1 to 3 , a preferred embodiment consists mainly of toolbox is includes a bottom portion  1  and a lid  2 . The bottom portion  1  is provided with a storage space  10  and multiple slots  11 , each of which consists of a protruding inner part  110  and an outer part  111  that has a receiving edge  1110  and a hollowed-out part  1111  at its center. A latch is designed to be inserted into the slots  11  vertically from above, which makes it easier to be ejected later. The lid  2  is positioned above the bottom portion  1 , provided with a latches  20  that are slightly smaller with the corresponding slots  11 . There is a hinge  21  at the point where a latches  20  joins the lid  2 , while the part where latches  20  fit into the hollowed-out parts  1111  of slots  11  provided with stop face  220 . Each stop  22  is further provided with a stop face  220  and a sliding face  221  at the top, and an unlock button  23  at the bottom. 
     To engage the lid  2  with the bottom portion  1 , users only have to insert the latches  20  of the lid  2  into the slots  11  of the bottom portion  1 . The slots  20  of the lid  2  are held in the hollowed-out part  1111  formed by the protruding inner part  110  and the outer part  111 . After the stops  22  of the latches  20  slide through the outer part  111 , their stop faces  220  are held in place by the receiving edges  1110  in the slots  11 . 
     To separate the lid  2  and the bottom portion  1 , users only have to press the unlock buttons  23  of the latches  20  attached to the lid  2 , so the stop faces  220  of the latches  20  will be ejected from the receiving edges  1110  in the slots  11 . 
     As can be seen from the above description, this invention has the following advantages: 
     1. The present invention allows the lid  2  to easily join the bottom portion  1 . If either of the parts is broken, users only have to replace the broken one instead of buying a new one, thus saving cost. 
     2. The present invention features slots  11  of the bottom portion  1  that receive latches from above, making it easier to eject them later. 
     3. The present invention has bigger stops  22  of the lid  2  and larger receiving edges  1110 , which helps the lid  2  to join better with the bottom portion  1 . 
     While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.