Patent ID: 8567631

Claim:
A toolbox, comprising: a basin portion; and a lid pivotally articulated thereto between an open position and a closed position, the lid comprising two or more latches, each positionable between a locked position and an unlocked position, two or more biasing members, each associated with one of the latches and configured to bias its associated latch toward its locked position, and an activation mechanism comprising transmission members, each transmission member being slideably received within the lid so that it can slide along an axis extending substantially between two of the latches and each associated with a latch so that actuation thereof along the axis brings its associated latch into its unlocked position, and the activation mechanism comprising a push-member formed so that upon actuation thereof in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis, the transmission members are actuated along the axis, the push-member and transmission members being formed with inclined portions, each of the transmission members being formed with a freely rotating roller, the inclined portions and rollers being co-disposed such that the actuation of the push-member effects the actuation of the transmission members along the axis, the activation mechanism being operationally connected to the latches such that operation of the activation mechanism brings all of the latches to their unlocked positions, and the basin comprising two or more latch-receiving arrangements, each configured to receive a first end of one of the latches when in the locked position with the lid in its closed position, thereby preventing articulation of the lid to its open position, the latches and latch-receiving arrangements being mutually configured such that upon articulation of the lid toward its closed position, the latch-receiving arrangements are configured to urge the latches from their locked positions so as to allow the lid to be brought fully to its closed position.