Patent ID: 8177264

Claim:
An article storing structure for a small boat comprising: an article storing box for storing luggage, the article storing box having left and right sides opposite to each other; a lid covering an opening of the article storing box from above; a left side hinge provided at a left side of the lid, for supporting the lid so that the lid is openable and closable at the right side of the article storing box; a right side hinge provided at a right side of the lid, for supporting the lid so as to be that the lid is openable and closable at the left side of the article storing box; and a left side lock member provided at the left side of the lid, which is capable of releasing the left side hinge from an engaged condition at the left side of the article storing box; a right side lock member provided at the right side of the lid, which is capable of releasing the right side hinge from the engaged condition at the right side of the article storing box, wherein the lid is constructed so that the lid is openable and closable at the left side of the article storing box by releasing the left side hinge from the engaged condition by the left side lock member, and wherein the lid is constructed so that the lid is openable and closable at the right side of the article storing box by releasing the right side hinge from the engaged condition by the right side lock member, wherein each of the left and right side hinges includes a first pin and a second pin provided on the lid, further comprising: first and second support members provided at each of the left and right sides of the article storing box, the first and second pins being pivotable with respect to the corresponding first and second support members, wherein each of the left and right lock members includes a single operating part which is operatively connected to the first pin and the second pin of the corresponding hinge, the single operating part being selectively rotatable to move the first pin and the second pin of the corresponding hinge to an extended state in a locked position, and being selectively rotatable to move the first pin and second pin to a retracted state in an unlocked position.