Cabinet for storing small parts such as bolts screws or the like

Claim 1

A cabinet for storing small parts such as bolts, screws or the like, comprising: (a) a framework including a top wall, a bottom wall and two sidewalls, each sidewall being provided with a plurality of horizontal flanges on an inner surface thereof, with the top of the framework being provided with raised edges having inclined surfaces; (b) a plurality of vertical panels disposed between the top and bottom walls of the framework, each side of each vertical panel being provided with a plurality of horizontal supporting strips, with each strip including a stop extending from a front end thereof; (c) a plurality of drawers slidably receivable within the framework along the horizontal flanges and supporting strips; (d) supporting means provided on the bottom wall of the framework and including two parallel legs and a transverse rod connecting the legs, the legs and transverse rod being each provided with an inclined surface; (e) retaining means provided on the top wall of the framework and including two spaced blocks integrally formed with the top wall, each block being hollow and provided with an inclined surface and a notch in the rear of each block; (f) a stretchable handle including two enlarged ends, each enlarged end being disposable through the notch of a coresponding block, the handle being longer than the distance between the two blocks so as to permit the handle to be disposed in a first position wherein a gripping space is provided between the handle and the top wall, and a second position wherein the handle is disposed substantially flat with the enlarged ends being inserted within the blocks; and (g) the inclined surfaces of the raised edges being configured for corresponding engagement by the inclined surfaces of the legs, and the inclined surface of the transverse rod being configured for corresponding engagement with the inclined surfaces of the blocks so as to permit the stable stacking of one cabinet on another.