Compact position lock parts bin

Claim 1

A compact position lock parts bin, comprising, in combination, a case within which a plurality of parts holding compartments are formed; a cover lid connected to said case; first hinge means pivotally connecting said cover lid to said case; said case having a pair of side walls, said first hinges connecting said cover lid to said case at first ends of said pair of side walls, a low front wall connecting said side walls, a rear wall also connecting said side walls and spaced from said low front wall, said cover lid when in the closed position resting upon an edge of each of said pair of side walls; said case further comprising an inclined shelf means fixedly secured in said case and having a plurality of holes formed therethrough for storing bolts and the like; and a cover means pivotally mounted to said case for movement between a first open position and a second closed position in which said second cover overlays said inclined shelf means to prevent the parts in said plurality of holes from falling out, said cover means having second hinge means pivotally connected to said case above said top edge surface of said inclined shelf means, and means on said cover means for preventing said cover means form moving to its first open position form its second closed position when said cover lid is in its closed, locked position, wherein said means for preventing on said cover means comprising a plurality of outwardly extending pegs, each said peg extending from the surface of said cover means facing said cover lid when both said covers are in their closed positions, at least some of said plurality of pegs abutting against said cover lid when both said covers are in their closed positions, wherein said case comprises a first parts compartment means at the top thereof and extending from the top of said rear wall, said second hinge means pivotally connected to said case being connected to said first compartment means, wherein said case further comprises a second parts compartment means directly below said first compartment means, said inclined shelf means being connected at its top edge surface thereof to the bottom of said second compartment means, said cover means closing off both said second compartment means and said shelf means when in said closed position; said second compartment means having an open front face by which said cover means closes off said second compartment means when in said closed position.