Box for holding thin objects

Claim 1

A box for holding thin objects, said box comprising: an outer part, including two opposite side members and a top member, a drawer, including two opposite side members and a bottom member, said side members of said outer part and said side members of said drawer being arranged in two adjacent pairs of one outer-part side member and one drawer side member per pair; engagement means for interconnecting said drawer and said outer part so as to allow said drawer to be at least partially withdrawn from said outer part to a position whence said drawer can be swung through an angle of less than 180 degrees with respect to said outer part and engage in a self-supporting open position; said engagement means comprising: a respective pin fixedly attached to one of each pair of side members so as to be positioned between its pair of side members, a respective groove or slot extending in the other of each pair of side members for co-operating with said respective pin to interconnect said drawer and said outer part, and a stop at an end of each groove or slot for stopping withdrawal movement of said drawer; a restraining member for restraining the objects from falling out of said box in its self-supporting, open position; pivotal connection means for pivotally connecting said restraining member to said drawer, the axis of pivotal connection positioned in said side members of said drawer; and pivotal limitation means for limiting forward pivotal movement of said restraining member so that said restraining member has a forwards inclination in its restraining position when said box is in its open, self-supporting position supported on a flat surface; said pivotal limitation means arranged so that a forward edge of said restraining member abuts the flat surface when in its restraining position with said box open, for steadying of said box against tipping forward under weight of the restrained objects.