Floating fishing tackle box and method of making same

1. A container, comprising:

a container body having a cavity therein defined by a closed lower end portion thereof and an open upper end portion thereof;

a body insert within the cavity, wherein at least a portion of a bottom wall of the body insert is spaced away from an interior surface of the container body defining the closed lower end portion thereof;

a seal structure between the body insert and the container body such that a sealed gas chamber is defined within the cavity between the container body and the body insert; and

a cover movably attached to at least one of the container body and the body insert in a manner allowing the cover to be moved between a position covering the cavity and a position allowing access into the cavity;

wherein the seal structure is simultaneously engaged between the body insert and the container body and with the cover when the cover is in the position covering the cavity and remains engaged between the body insert and the container body when the cover is in the position allowing access into the cavity; wherein at least one of the container body and the body insert includes a seal supporting structural element for engaging the seal structure to limit displacement of the seal structure in a direction away from the open upper end portion of the container body when the seal structure is engaged by the cover; and

wherein the cover includes a seal engaging protrusion that urges the seal structure into engagement with the seal supporting structural element when the cover is in position covering the cavity.

2. The container of claim 1 wherein an upper end portion of the body insert is adjacent the open upper end portion of the container body.

3. The container of claim 1 wherein the seal structure is between an upper end portion of the body insert and the open upper end portion of the container body.

4. The container of claim 3 wherein an upper edge of the body insert is substantially flush with an upper edge of the container body; and a buoyancy providing substance within the sealed gas chamber consists entirely of air.

5. The container of claim 4 wherein the seal structure is selected from the group consisting of a gasket and an O-ring seal.

6. The container of claim 1 wherein the seal structure is selected from the group consisting of a gasket, an adhesive bond seal, a thermally-created seal, and an O-ring seal.

7. The container of claim 1 wherein the body insert has a standoff structure extending toward the closed lower end portion of the container body.

8. The container of claim 7 wherein:

the seal structure is between the upper end portion of the body insert and the open upper end portion of the container body; and

the seal structure is selected from the group consisting of a gasket, an adhesive bond seal, a thermally-created seal, and an O-ring seal.

9. A fishing tackle box, comprising:

a container body having a cavity therein defined by a closed lower end portion thereof and an open upper end portion thereof, wherein the container body includes at least one attachment structure integral with an exterior surface thereof;

a body insert within the cavity, wherein the body insert has a compartment structure and a standoff structure, wherein an upper end portion of the compartment structure is adjacent the open upper end portion of the container body, wherein the standoff structure extends from the compartment structure toward the closed lower end portion of the container body, and wherein the compartment structure includes a plurality of compartments accessible through the open upper end portion of the container body;

a seal structure between the compartment structure and the container body such that a sealed gas chamber is defined within the cavity between the container body and the body insert; and

a cover moveably attached to at least one of the container body and the body insert in a manner allowing the cover to be moved between a position covering the cavity and a position allowing access into the cavity;

wherein the seal structure is simultaneously engaged between the body insert and the container body and with the cover when the cover is in the position covering the cavity and remains engaged between the body insert and the container body when the cover is in the position allowing access into the cavity;

wherein at least one the container body and the body insert includes a seal supporting structural element for engaging the seal to limit displacement of the seal in a direction away from the upper end portion of the container body when the seal is engaged by the cover; and

wherein the cover includes a seal engaging protrusion that urges the seal into engagement with the seal supporting structural element when the cover is in the position covering the cavity.

10. The fishing tackle box of claim 9 wherein:

the seal structure is between an upper end portion of the body insert and the open upper end portion of the container body; and

a buoyancy providing substance within the sealed gas chamber consists entirely of air.

11. The fishing tackle box of claim 10 wherein the seal structure is selected from the group consisting of a gasket, and an O-ring seal.

12. The fishing tackle box of claim 11 wherein the container body, the cover, and the seal structure are jointly configured for providing a water-resistance seal between the cover and container body when the cover is in the position covering the cavity.

13. The fishing tackle box of claim 9 wherein the seal structure is selected from the group consisting of a gasket and an O-ring seal.

14. The fishing tackle box of claim 9 wherein the container body, the cover, and the seal structure are jointly configured for providing a water-resistance seal between the cover and container body when the cover is in the position covering the cavity.

15. The fishing tackle box of claim 14 wherein the seal structure is selected from the group consisting of a gasket and an O-ring seal.

16. A method of making a container, comprising:

positioning a body insert within a cavity of a container body, wherein the cavity is defined by a closed lower end portion of the container body and an open upper end portion of the container body and wherein the container body has at least one strap attachment structure integral with an exterior surface thereof;

providing a seal structure between the body insert and the container body such that a sealed gas chamber is defined within the cavity between the container body and the body insert, wherein a buoyancy providing substance within the sealed gas chamber consists entirely of air; and

movably attaching a cover to at least one of the container body and the body insert in a manner allowing the cover to be moved between a position covering the cavity and a position allowing access into the cavity, wherein the cover engages the seal structure when in the position covering the cavity; wherein the seal structure is simultaneously engaged between the body insert and the container body and with the cover when the cover is in the position covering the cavity and remains engaged between the body insert and the container body when the cover is in the position allowing access into the cavity;

wherein at least one of the container body and the body insert includes a seal supporting structural element for engaging the seal structure to limit displacement of the seal structure in a direction away from the open upper end portion of the container body when the seal structure is engaged by the cover; and

wherein the cover includes a seal engaging protrusion that urges the seal structure into engagement with the seal supporting structural element when the cover is in position covering the cavity.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein:

the body insert has a compartment structure and a standoff structure;

the compartment structure includes a plurality of compartments on a first side of a bottom wall of the compartment structure;

the standoff structure extends away from a second side of the bottom wall of the compartment structure; and

positioning the body insert within the cavity is performed such that an upper end portion of the compartment structure is adjacent the open upper end portion of the container body and such that the standoff structure extends from the compartment structure toward the closed lower end portion of the container body.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein providing the seal structure is performed between an upper end portion of the compartment structure and the open upper end portion of the container body.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein:

providing the seal structure includes forming a seal in a manner selected from the group consisting of providing a gasket between the container body and the body insert, forming an adhesive bond seal between the container body and the body insert, forming a thermally-created seal between the container body and the body insert, and providing an O-ring seal between the container body and the body insert.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein providing the seal structure include providing the seal structure in a manner for providing a water-resistance seal between the cover and container body when the cover is in the position covering the cavity.