Patent ID: 7578087

Claim:
A weather resistant construction site document storage apparatus comprising: an elongated outer enclosure having a front panel, a back panel, two spaced side panels and a top panel, all of which are formed as a single molded unit having an open bottom thereof; an elongated inner document frame having a top panel, two spaced side panels, a back panel and a bottom panel, all of which are formed as a single molded unit, and a document retaining panel connected to, and upwardly extending from, a front margin of said bottom panel to define a trough, a remainder of a front area of said inner frame being substantially open for document placement into, and removal from, said trough; said outer enclosure sized for close upward and downward sliding engagement over substantially all of said inner frame to cover said open front surface and to weather protect documents placed into said trough; mating said side, front, and back panels of said outer enclosure and said inner frame slidably mating wherein, when said outer enclosure is slidably lifted upwardly with respect to said inner frame but not removable therefrom, access is provided for document placement and removal from said trough; and an elongated stanchion lockingly connectable at an upper end thereof into a mating support cavity formed between said front and back panels of said inner frame; a ground engaged tip connected at a lower end of said stanchion.