Tool caddy stool

Claim 1

A multiple utility caddy useable for carrying and storing objects such as hardware and tools and for serving as a stool, comprising: a generally rectangular base and a platform supported nominally in parallelism and in spaced relationship in respect to the base, the longitudinal and lateral dimensions of the platform being less than the corresponding longitudinal and lateral dimensions of the base, column means extending, respectively, from the corners of the base and to the platform with which they are joined for supporting the platform, said column means being tapered inwardly and upwardly from the longer base to the platform to give the caddy the general characteristics of a truncated hollow rectangular pyramid in conjunction with the platform and base, the spaced apart column means at corresponding corners on at least one side of said base in conjunction with said spaced apart platform and base defining an opening providing access to the interior of the caddy, and a floor spanning across the interior of the base and means for dividing the space above the floor into compartments that are accessible through said opening and are for storing objects, each of said column means comprising two sections, a lower one which extends up from the base as aforesaid and an upper one of which extends downwardly from the platform, means for connecting said column sections together, a shelf extending laterally between corresponding column means on the outside of said caddy and fastened to each of the column means, said shelf having holes for accommodating tools and the like, spacer members interposed between the upper and lower sections of corresponding laterally spaced apart column means at respectively opposite ends of the caddy, said spacer members providing ledges projecting longitudinally toward each other interiorly of the caddy and vertically spaced from the platform, a shelf constituting a reel for winding an extension cord thereon, said shelf having two laterally spaced apart projections at each end for accommodating the windings of a cord between them, said projections having tongues formed on them for overhanging said ledges and shoulders formed adjacent the tongues for abutting the ledges and for releasably securing said shelf in position on said ledges.