Patent ID: 8678185

Claim:
A tool box comprising: a body including a receiving area formed therein and a stop area, the body also including two slots defined on two opposite sides thereof, and each slot having a cutout defined on a top end thereof and communicating therewith; a cover including two retaining portions arranged on one end thereof and slidable in the two slots, and each retaining portion having a locking recess defined on a bottom end thereof, the cover also including two projections mounted on two inner surfaces thereof; a stopping unit secured in the stop area of the body and movable between an engaging position and a releasing position of the body; wherein the cover is connected with the body and slidable among a closed position, a parallel open position, and a vertical open position of the body; wherein when the cover is located at the closed position, the stop unit engages the retaining portion so that the cover closes the receiving area; wherein when the cover is located at the parallel open position, the two retaining portions of the cover are slid along the two slots so that the receiving area is opened; and wherein when the cover is located at the vertical open position, the two retaining portions of the cover are slid out of the cutouts of the two slots, and the cover is rotated about the two projections so that a vertical angle is defined between the cover and the body.