Claims
- 1. A case for containing drill bits comprising
- a trapezoidal housing having parallel side walls, a front end and a rear end wall and a cover pivoted to said rear end wall,
- a plurality of bit holding trays including a first and a last tray in parallel arrangement with each other and with said cover,
- means pivotally securing said trays between said side walls of said housing,
- said trays and said cover have side walls,
- a first aperture in the side walls of said trays and said cover at one side of said housing,
- a second aperture in said side walls of said trays at said one side of said housing except for said first tray,
- elongated connecting members connecting each of said trays, and said cover with said rear tray,
- said connecting members each having a stepped end portion for initial insertion into said first aperture of each of said side walls of said trays and said cover,
- each of said connecting members having at its other end portion a locking substantailly right angled portion having an upwardly angled tip portion for insertion into said second aperture, and
- said connecting members being flexed for insertion of their respective end portions into said respective first and second apertures and upon being released said members elongate to extend into locking positions into said respective apertures, and movement of said cover raises and lowers said trays.
- 2. A case for containing drill bits comprising a housing having parallel side walls, front and rear end walls and a cover hinged to said rear end wall,
- a plurality of trays including a front and rear tray,
- means pivotally securing said trays between said side walls of said housing and parallel to said cover,
- said trays and said cover having side walls,
- a first aperture in each of said side walls of said trays and cover at one side thereof,
- a second aperture in said side walls of said one side of said trays except for said front tray,
- elongated flexible connecting members connecting said trays, and a connecting member connecting said rear tray and said cover,
- said connecting members each having an angled end portion for insertion into each of said first apertures,
- said connecting members having angled other end portion having upwardly extending tip portions adapted for locking engagement in said second apertures of said trays except for said first tray,
- said connecting members being flexed for insertion of their respective end portions into said respective first and second mentioned apertures and then released upon insertion for locking engagement in said respective apertures.
- 3. The structure of claim 2, wherein
- said connecting member connecting said rear tray and said cover having end portions positioned reversely of that of said connecting members connecting said trays.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/496,308 filed Jun. 29, 1995 and allowed May 29, 1996 and now abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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