Combination tool box and stand

Claim 1

FOR USE BY A MACHANIC, PARTICULARLY A MECHANIC ENGAGED IN VEHICLE REPAIR WORK IN A SERVICE GARAGE; A PORTABLE BASE, SAID BASE BEING IN THE FORM OF A STOOL AND OF HOLLOW CONSTRUCTION AND PROVIDING AN ENCLOSED COMPARTMENT, SAID BASE EMBODYING TOP, BOTTOM, FRONT, REAR AND END WALLS DEFINING SAID COMPARTMENT, THE BOTTOM WALL BEING ELEVATED ABOVE LOWER PORTIONS OF THE ENCOMPASSING FRONT, BACK AND END WALLS, SAID BOTTOM WALL BEING PROVIDED ON AN UNDERNEATH SIDE THEREOF WITH A SLIDINGLY MOUNTED TOOL DRAWER, SAID FRONT WALL HAVING AN UNRESTRICTED OPENING COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMPARTMENT, SAID TOP WALL PROVIDING A STURDY STANDING PLATFORM, A CUSHION NORMALLY SUPERIMPOSED UPON SAID TOP WALL AND HAVING ONE LENGTHWISE MARGINAL EDGE HINGEDLY ATTACHED TO AN UPPER PORTION OF A COOPERATING REAR WALL, SAID CUSHION PROVIDING A SEAT AND BEING SWINGABLE TO AN OUT-OF-THE WAY POSITION AGAINST THE BACK WALL WHEN NOT BEING USED, ONE END WALL BEING PROVIDED WITH A SWITCH AND AN ELECTRIC POWER TAKEOFF RECEPTACLE, A SOCKET CONTAINING A LAMP BULB MOUNTED ON THE INTERIOR OF THE REAR WALL WITHIN THE CONFINES OF SAID COMPARTMENT, SAID REAR WALL HAVING AN OPENING, A HINGEDLY MOUNTED PANEL NORMALLY FITTING INTOAND CLOSING SAID OPENING, SAID PANEL PROVIDED WITH AN INTERIORLY DISPOSED CORD REELING SPOOL WHEREBY TO PERMIT AN EXTENSION CORD TO BE WOUND ON THE SPOOL WITH THE EXTENSION CORD ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED WITH THE SOCKET AS WELL AS THE AFOREMENTIONED SWITCH AND OUTLET.