Tackle box

Claim 1

A fishing tackle box for use in conjunction with salt water fishing, comprising: a generally rectangular shaped lower box section having opposed end walls, a front wall, a rear wall, and a generally upwardly concave bottom wall, said bottom wall extending downwardly and inwardly from said front wall, said rear wall and said end walls to a substantially central portion, a drainage opening in said central portion, a removable closure for said opening, attached to a portion of said lower section by a chain or the like, a generally rectangular shaped upper box section defining a cover for said tackle box and being hingedly connected to said lower box section for swinging movement between opened and closed positions, a plurality of shelves pivotedly mounted on said lower box section by interconnecting arms and adapted to be enclosed between the upper and lower box sections, each shelf including upstanding peripheral walls and a perforated bottom wall whereby when said tackle box is opened and the interior thereof sprayed with fresh water to clean the box and its contents said water will readily drain from the shelves through the perforate openings therein into the lower box section and through said central opening, said lower box section is provided with integral downwardly projecting support elements at the periphery of said bottom wall, said support elements extending below the top of said drainage opening, whereby said water may flow freely from said fishing tackle box, at least one of said shelves is compartmented and adapted to receive fishing gear or the like, said shelves are so arranged with respect to each other, that said fresh water may be poured in each shelf independently.