Sheet metal tool chest support with sliding work shelf

Claim 1

In combination: a roll-around tool cabinet having an upper, horizontal work bench surface of predetermined width and depth; a multiple drawer tool chest having a front with at least one slide out drawer at the bottom thereof, and a bottom surface of less depth than, but equal width to, said upper work bench surface said tool chest being removably supported at the rear of said work bench surface with a narrow forward portion of said work bench surface exposed as a shelf-like strip; and a removable support interposed between said chest and cabinet, said support including an upstanding front wall and a pair of integral upstanding side walls, all of sheet metal, and of uniform height within the range of 2 to 6 inches, said support removably seating said chest at a level well above the upper surface of said cabinet with said shelf-like strip exposed; said support defining a hollow enclosure having back wall means including an access opening for access to said enclosure and having a shelf opening in the lower portion of said upstand-front wall; a shelf slidable in said shelf opening, said shelf being coextensive in depth and width with said work bench surface, having a rearward portion normally housed in the lower portion of said enclosure and having a forward portion normally extending outside said support and covering said shelf-like strip; said shelf being slidable from said normal position to a position in which said forward portion extends forwardly beyond said shelf-like strip to provide the normal work bench area of said cabinet, said slide-out shelf is formed of sheet metal, the side edges thereof being bent upwardly to form side flanges and the front edge being bent downwardly to form a stop, said shelf includes a plurality of channel members of sheet metal affixed to the underside thereof and extending from front to back to reinforce said shelf when extended, and floor means extending across the interior of said enclosure for slidably guiding said shelf.