Patent ID: 8434617

Claim:
A toolbox comprising: a body including a base layer and an external layer, with the base layer made of rigid material and including a compartment having an opening, with an annular wall formed on a top face surrounding the opening, with the external layer made of soft, compressible material, with the external layer integrally formed with a portion of an outer face of the base layer and the annular wall as a single, monolithic, inseparable piece, with the external layer having an annular ridge connecting a first stepped portion and corresponding to the annular wall; and a cover movable between a closed position covering the opening of the body and an open position not covering the opening, with the cover made of rigid material, with the cover including a rigid covering face, wherein with the cover in the closed position, the rigid covering face of the cover covers the annular wall of the body, and the rigid covering face of the cover presses against and sealingly engages with the annular ridge of the body, with the external layer of the body including the first stepped portion corresponding to the annular wall, with the first stepped portion including a first step face and a second step face and a first lateral face between the first step face and the second step face, with the annular ridge located above the first step face, with the covering face of the cover including a second stepped portion, with the second stepped portion including a third and a fourth step face and a second lateral face between the third step face and the fourth step face, with the fourth step face located above the third step face when the cover is in the closed position, with the cover in the closed position, the second stepped portion engages with the first stepped portion, the third step face and the fourth step face and the second lateral face press against the first step face and the second step faces and the first lateral face, respectively.