Fishing tackle box

Claim 1

A fishing tackle box or the like comprising a. a front box member having a front panel, bottom and two end walls, b. a rear box member having a rear panel, bottom and two end walls, c. a hinge connecting the bottoms of the front and rear box members, d. a cover comprising a top, front, rear and two end walls connected together having its rear wall hingedly connected to the rear wall of the rear box member and engaging both said rear and front walls of the said box members when closed, with the rear cover wall overlapping the rear wall of the rear box member, e. an apertured fishing lure mounting bar extending longitudinally of the front wall of the front box member adjacent the upper edge of the said front wall, f. a resilient pad in the cover adjacent the front cover wall and top bearing on said mounting bar when the cover is in closed position, g. a tension spring fastened at one end to the interior of the rear panel of the rear box member and at the other end to the bottom of the front box member, and h. at least one additional tension spring fastened at one end to one of the ends of the cover and at the other end to one of the ends of the rear box member, said additional spring holding the cover down on the front and rear box members when in closed position and causing the resilient pad to bear on the mounting bar without latch means; and said first mentioned spring holding the cover in open position when it has been moved rearwardly beyond the rear wall of the rear box member.