CPC B60R 11/06 (2013.01) [B60R 9/05 (2013.01); B60R 9/055 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60T 3/00 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
1. A tool box configured to be attached to a center, rear portion of a golf cart roof, said tool box comprising:
a first chock comprises a protuberance, and a second chock comprises a groove, wherein the first chock is configured to be coupled to the second chock by sliding the protuberance of the first chock into the groove of the second chock;
a spike that has a length at least as long as the width of the first and second chocks when the first and second chocks are coupled together;
a main housing comprising a left-side tool compartment, a right-side tool compartment and a chock storage area located between the left tool compartment and the right tool compartment, where the chock storage area is configured to store the first chock and the second in a state in which the first chock and second chock have been coupled together;
a lid pivotally connected to the main housing with two hinges, wherein the lid is movable between an open position and a closed position; and
a locking mechanism configured to lock the lid to the main housing;
a first plurality of tools; and
a second plurality of tools,
wherein the first chock and the second chock each have a through-hole configured to receive an eleven inch long bolt;
wherein the left-side tool compartment is configured to store the first plurality of tools, and the right-side tool compartment is configured to store the second plurality of tools,
wherein the main housing has a shape including a flat base, a flat back side, formed by the lid and perpendicular to the flat base, a convexly curved front side, a convexly curved left side, a convexly curved right side, and a flat top perpendicular to the flat back side, and
wherein, when the tool box is attached to the roof of a golf cart, the shape of the main housing is configured to prevent continued rolling-over of the golf cart in the event that the golf cart tips over onto a side of the golf cart.
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