A container for holding and transporting tools and the like comprising a body and having a plurality of storage sections disposed within the body, each storage section of the plurality for containing items therein; each of which storage sections of the plurality may be moved between an open position and a closed position independently of any of the other of the storage sections of the plurality; and wherein, in the open position, items within the storage sections are accessible, and, when in the closed position, items within the storage sections are inaccessible; the container including a detent mechanism disposed within the body, and wherein said detent mechanism having locked and unlocked states wherein, when in its locked state, the detent mechanism is arranged restrain each storage section of the plurality in its respective closed position, and, when in its unlocked state, the detent mechanism permits movement of each storage section of the plurality freely between its open and closed positions; wherein each storage section of the plurality includes engagement means for interacting with the detent mechanism when the detent mechanism is in its locked state, such that, if a storage section of the plurality is in its closed position, it may not be moved to its open position, and if a storage section of the plurality is in its open position, it may be moved to its closed position; and characterized in that the detent mechanism is rotatable within the body and comprises a knob at first end, a retainer at another end distal from the first end, and an elongated member extending between the knob and the retainer, wherein the elongated member defines a major axis (Z-Z), about which the detent mechanism rotates, and wherein the elongated member includes a series of both cams and flats, each cam of the series configured to interact with a respective engagement means of each storage section. and wherein, in the open position, items within the storage sections are accessible, and, when in the closed position, items within the storage sections are inaccessible; the container including a detent mechanism disposed within the body, and wherein said detent mechanism having locked and unlocked states wherein, when in its locked state, the detent mechanism is arranged restrain each storage section of the plurality in its respective closed position, and, when in its unlocked state, the detent mechanism permits movement of each storage section of the plurality freely between its open and closed positions; wherein each storage section of the plurality includes engagement means for interacting with the detent mechanism when the detent mechanism is in its locked state, such that, if a storage section of the plurality is in its closed position, it may not be moved to its open position, and if a storage section of the plurality is in its open position, it may be moved to its closed position; and characterized in that the detent mechanism is rotatable within the body and comprises a knob at first end, a retainer at another end distal from the first end, and an elongated member extending between the knob and the retainer, wherein the elongated member defines a major axis (Z-Z), about which the detent mechanism rotates, and wherein the elongated member includes a series of both cams and flats, each cam of the series configured to interact with a respective engagement means of each storage section.