Toolbox

Inventor: Kun-Chen Chen (Taichung, TW)

Assignee: A-Tina Tools Co., Ltd.

B25H3/02 B65D1/42 B65D1/48

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 9,993,919
App. No.: 14/936,763
Granted: Jun 12, 2018
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A toolbox has a casing and a cover. The casing has a top mounting flange, a first strengthening frame, and at least one engaging ring. The top mounting flange is formed on the casing. The first strengthening frame is mounted around the top mounting flange. The at least one engaging ring is mounted on the casing and has multiple ring fasteners mounted through the engaging ring and the top mounting flange via the first strengthening frame. The cover is connected to the casing and has a bottom mounting flange, a second strengthening frame, at least one engaging protrusion. The bottom mounting flange is formed on the cover. The second strengthening frame is mounted around the bottom mounting flange. The at least one engaging protrusion is mounted on the cover and has multiple protrusion fasteners mounted through the engaging protrusion and the bottom mounting flange via the second strengthening frame.

Claims (61)

1. A toolbox having:

a casing having

an external surface;

an internal surface;

a front side;

a rear side;

two opposite sides formed with the front side and the rear side of the casing and facing to each other;

a top side;

a top opening formed through the top side of the casing between the front side, the rear side, and the two opposite sides of the casing;

a forming space being a closed space and formed in the casing between the internal surface and the external surface of the casing;

a top mounting flange annularly formed on and protruding upwardly from the external surface of the casing entirely around the top opening of the casing;

a first strengthening frame being annular, entirely mounted around the top mounting flange to form a closed shape, and abutting the external surface of the casing; and

at least one engaging ring securely mounted on the front side of the casing adjacent to the top opening of the casing and having multiple ring fasteners mounted through the at least one engaging ring and the top mounting flange via the first strengthening frame to connect the at least one engaging ring securely with the first strengthening frame and the top mounting flange at the front side of the casing; and

a cover pivotally connected to the casing and having

an external surface;

an internal surface;

a front side;

a rear side;

two opposite sides formed with the front side and the rear side of the cover and facing to each other;

a bottom side;

a bottom opening formed through the bottom side of the cover between the front side, the rear side, and the two opposite sides of the cover, and corresponding in position to the top opening of the casing;

a forming space being a closed space and formed in the cover between the internal surface and the external surface of the cover;

a bottom mounting flange being annularly formed on and protruding downwardly from the external surface of the cover entirely around the bottom opening of the cover;

a second strengthening frame being annular, entirely mounted around the bottom mounting flange to form a closed shape, and abutting the external surface of the cover; and

at least one engaging protrusion securely mounted on the front side of the cover adjacent to the bottom opening of the cover, selectively engaging with the at least one engaging ring when the cover covers the casing, and having multiple protrusion fasteners mounted through the at least one engaging protrusion and the bottom mounting flange via the second strengthening frame to connect the at least one engaging protrusion securely with the second strengthening frame and the bottom mounting flange at the front side of the cover.

2. The toolbox as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cover has multiple connecting hinges connected to the cover and the casing at the rear sides of the casing and the cover to enable the cover to rotate pivotally relative to the casing, and each one of the multiple connecting hinges has

a middle segment being pivotable and abutting the first strengthening frame and the second strengthening frame at the rear sides of the casing and the cover; and

multiple hinge fasteners, some of the multiple hinge fasteners mounted through the middle segment of the connecting hinge and the top mounting flange via the first strengthening frame to connect the middle segment of the connecting hinge securely with the first strengthening frame and the top mounting flange at the rear side of the casing, and the others of the multiple hinge fasteners mounted through the middle segment of the connecting hinge and the bottom mounting flange via the second strengthening frame to connect the middle segment of the connecting hinge securely with the second strengthening frame and the bottom mounting flange at the rear side of the cover.

3. The toolbox as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each one of the multiple connecting hinges has

a top segment formed with the middle segment of the connecting hinge at the rear side of the cover;

a bottom segment formed with the middle segment of the connecting hinge at the rear side of the casing;

two reinforcing sheets respectively formed on the bottom segment and the top segment of the connecting hinge and respectively abutting the rear sides of the casing and the cover;

multiple top fixing elements mounted through the reinforcing sheet that abuts the rear side of the cover, and the top fixing elements connected to the rear side of the cover; and

multiple bottom fixing elements mounted through the reinforcing sheet that abuts the rear side of the casing, and the bottom fixing elements connected to the rear side of the casing.

4. The toolbox as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cover has a supporting element connected to the first strengthening frame and the second strengthening frame to provide a supporting effect to the cover relative to the casing, and the supporting element has two connecting arms pivotably connected to each other, and one of the two connecting arms is connected to the first strengthening frame at one of the opposite sides of the casing, and the other one of the connecting arms is connected to the second strengthening frame at one of the opposite sides of the cover that is corresponding to said one of the opposite sides of the casing.

5. The toolbox as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the cover has a supporting element connected to the first strengthening frame and the second strengthening frame to provide a supporting effect to the cover relative to the casing, and the supporting element has two connecting arms pivotably connected to each other, and one of the two connecting arms is connected to the first strengthening frame at one of the opposite sides of the casing, and the other one of the connecting arms is connected to the second strengthening frame at one of the opposite sides of the cover that is corresponding to said one of the opposite sides of the casing.

6. The toolbox as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the cover has a supporting element connected to the first strengthening frame and the second strengthening frame to provide a supporting effect to the cover relative to the casing, and the supporting element has two connecting arms pivotably connected to each other, and one of the two connecting arms is connected to the first strengthening frame at one of the opposite sides of the casing, and the other one of the connecting arms is connected to the second strengthening frame at one of the opposite sides of the cover that is corresponding to said one of the opposite sides of the casing.

7. The toolbox as claimed in claim 4 , wherein