Portable tool-chest

Claim 1

Portable tool chest comprising a rigid frame equipped with a flat base, means to hold a variety of tools and spare parts, and a handle situated at the upper part of the frame, with a removable rigid lid adapted to cover entirely the frame, wherein the frame comprises a vertical central well constituted by at least one deep storage compartment extending over nearly the whole height of the frame, a base receptacle comprising storage compartments of smaller height placed at the base of the frame around the central well, at least one level of tool suspensions around the central well above the base receptacle, at least one vertical panel comprising an outer face forming a rack limited by an upper horizontal edge and two vertical comparatively short side walls defining two vertical edges on the external part of the frame and lid-guiding means situated on the periphery of the base receptacle and/or of the tool suspension level, and wherein said vertical central well is topped by said handle, the lid is designed to fit over the said guiding means and said two edges and said upper horizontal edge of said at least one vertical panel, the said lid having a flat horizontal upper face provided in its center with a recessed portion and an opening to allow the passage and housing-in of the frame handle underneath said flat upper face when the lid is placed over the frame, said flat upper face of said lid being generally coextensive with the frame base to provide enclosed storage space surrounding said handle, said vertical panel forming a rack constituting a back face of the frame which is parallel to one of the faces of the lid when the latter is fitted over the frame and forms one of the walls of said vertical central well, and said lid having a height which is approximately between the largest dimension of the flat base and twice said dimension whereby said tool chest presents a higher than wide configuration.