A toolbox apparatus for portably storing tools includes a container with a pivoting holder positioned on one side of the container. The pivoting holder is shaped to hold a plurality of elongated tools in vertical orientations when upright and is pivotable rearwardly to tilt the elongated tools downwardly, thus compacting the toolbox apparatus such that the toolbox apparatus may be storied in a shorter space.
1. A toolbox apparatus comprising:
a container comprising a base wall, a pair of lateral walls, and a rear wall, each of the rear wall and the pair of lateral walls being coupled to and extending upwardly from the base wall, the rear wall being coupled to and extending between the pair of lateral walls; and
a pivoting holder being coupled to the container by a hinge attached to the pivoting holder and the base wall of the container such that the pivoting holder is pivotable relative to the base wall along a bottom edge of the pivoting holder, the pivoting holder being spaced forwardly of the rear wall with respect to the container and extending between the pair of lateral walls, the pivoting holder defining a front slot therein, the front slot having an open top, the front slot having a size such that the pivoting holder is configured for holding a plurality of elongated tools in vertical orientations, the pivoting holder and the rear wall defining an interior space therebetween, the pivoting holder being pivotable with respect to the container and being positionable in a raised position defined by the pivoting holder extending vertically upwardly from the base wall, the pivoting holder being pivotable rearwardly and downwardly with respect to the container from the raised position such that the pivoting holder forms an acute angle between the base wall the pivoting holder.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the base wall has a plurality of drainage holes extending therethrough.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a locking pin being engageable with the pivoting holder and one of the pair of lateral walls in a locking position to secure the pivoting holder in the raised position.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the locking pin is biased toward the locking position.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of front dividers being positioned in the front slot, the plurality of front dividers being configured to facilitate distributing the plurality of elongated tools along a width of the front slot extending laterally with respect to the container.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an interior wall being positioned in the interior space and being spaced from the rear wall of the container, the interior wall and the rear wall defining a rear slot therebetween, the rear slot having an open upper end, the rear slot having a size such that the rear slot is configured for holding the plurality of elongated tools in vertical orientations.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein a height of the interior wall is less than a height of the rear wall of the container such that the open upper end of the rear slot is inset relative to a top edge of the rear wall.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of rear dividers being positioned in the rear slot, the plurality of rear dividers being configured to facilitate distributing the plurality of elongated tools along a width of the rear slot extending laterally with respect to the container.
9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the interior wall and the pivoting holder define a compartment therebetween, a depth of the compartment taken between the pivoting holder and the interior wall being greater than a depth of the front slot taken parallel to the depth of the compartment and greater than a depth of the rear slot taken parallel to the depth of the compartment, the compartment extending between the pair of lateral walls of the container.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a handle being pivotally coupled to the pair of lateral walls, the handle being pivotable around a horizontal axis extending laterally through the container.
11. A toolbox apparatus comprising:
a container comprising a base wall, a pair of lateral walls, and a rear wall, each of the rear wall and the pair of lateral walls being coupled to and extending upwardly from the base wall, the rear wall being coupled to and extending between the pair of lateral walls, the base wall having a plurality of drainage holes extending therethrough;
a pivoting holder being coupled to the container by a hinge attached to the pivoting holder and the base wall of the container such that the pivoting holder is pivotable relative to the base wall along a bottom edge of the pivoting holder, the pivoting holder being spaced forwardly of the rear wall with respect to the container and extending between the pair of lateral walls, the pivoting holder defining a front slot therein, the front slot having an open top, the front slot having a size such that the pivoting holder is configured for holding a plurality of elongated tools in vertical orientations, the pivoting holder and the rear wall defining an interior space therebetween, the pivoting holder being pivotable with respect to the container and being positionable in a raised position defined by the pivoting holder extending vertically upwardly from the base wall, the pivoting holder being pivotable rearwardly and downwardly with respect to the container from the raised position such that the pivoting holder forms an acute angle between the base wall the pivoting holder;
a locking pin being engageable with the pivoting holder and one of the pair of lateral walls in a locking position to secure the pivoting holder in the raised position, the locking pin being biased toward the locking position;
a plurality of front dividers being positioned in the front slot, the plurality of front dividers being configured to facilitate distributing the plurality of elongated tools along a width of the front slot extending laterally with respect to the container;
an interior wall being positioned in the interior space and being spaced from the rear wall of the container, the interior wall and the rear wall defining a rear slot therebetween, the rear slot having an open upper end, the rear slot having a size such that the rear slot is configured for holding the plurality of elongated tools in vertical orientations, a height of the interior wall being less than a height of the rear wall of the container such that the open upper end of the rear slot is inset relative to a top edge of the rear wall;
a plurality of rear dividers being positioned in the rear slot, the plurality of rear dividers being configured to facilitate distributing the plurality of elongated tools along a width of the rear slot extending laterally with respect to the container;
wherein the interior wall and the pivoting holder define a compartment therebetween, a depth of the compartment taken between the pivoting holder and the interior wall being greater than a depth of the front slot taken parallel to the depth of the compartment and greater than a depth of the rear slot taken parallel to the depth of the compartment, the compartment extending between the pair of lateral walls of the container; and
a handle being pivotally coupled to the pair of lateral walls, the handle being pivotable around a horizontal axis extending laterally through the container.