Patent ID: 7246718

Claim:
A toolbox comprising: a base having a bottom wall and side walls defining an interior storage compartment, at least one of the side walls having a locking element; a single cover pivotally mounted to one of said side walls for pivotal movement as a whole between an open position in which access to the interior storage compartment is permitted and a closed position in which said single cover covers the interior storage compartment such that access to the interior storage compartment is prevented; and a handle including a handle portion and a cover locking mechanism, the handle being movably mounted to the cover so that the handle is movable to move the cover locking mechanism thereof into interlocking engagement with the locking element to lock the cover in the closed position, wherein the handle is pivotally mounted to the cover for movement between (1) a first locked position in which the handle portion is in a upright position for carrying by a user, and the cover locking mechanism interlocks with the locking element to lock the cover in the closed position, (2) an intermediate unlocked position in which the handle portion is in a position that permits opening and closing of the cover, and the cover locking mechanism is disengaged from the locking element on the base to allow movement of the cover between the open and closed positions thereof, and (3) a second locked position in which the handle portion is in a downward inclined position for storage purposes, and the cover locking mechanism interlocks with the locking element to lock the cover in the closed position, wherein the cover locking mechanism includes first and second locking arms that define respective first and second recesses, the locking element being received within one of the first and second recesses when the handle is in the first locked position and the locking element being received within the other of the first and second recesses when the handle is in the second locked position, and wherein the locking element being positioned between the first and second locking arms disengaged from the first and second recesses when the handle is in the intermediate unlocked position.