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A wheeled container includes a base receptacle of box-like, rectangular configuration, having recessed wheels at one end and a handle that telescopes to a non-use position to impart to the receptacle a generally rectangular outer configuration adapting it to fit into small, correspondingly shaped st

A wheeled container includes a base receptacle of box-like, rectangular configuration, having recessed wheels at one end and a handle that telescopes to a non-use position to impart to the receptacle a generally rectangular outer configuration adapting it to fit into small, correspondingly shaped storage compartments of fire-fighting or rescue vehicles. The container is modular in the sense of permitting, if desired, the addition of one or more second receptacles, in a stacked arrangement upon the base receptacle. A cover is removably seated on either the base receptacle or, if additional receptacles are used, upon the uppermost additional receptacle.

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1. A wheeled container, especially for use by fire-fighting and rescue squads and intended for compact storage when not in use in a compartment of a fire-fighting or rescue vehicle, comprising: (a) a base container including (1) a box-like receptacle adapted to hold a quantity of articles used

1. A wheeled container, especially for use by fire-fighting and rescue squads and intended for compact storage when not in use in a compartment of a fire-fighting or rescue vehicle, comprising: (a) a base container including (1) a box-like receptacle adapted to hold a quantity of articles used in fire-fighting and rescue operations, (2) a pair of ground wheels mounted in recessed positions on said receptacle at one end thereof, and (3) handle means mounted on the receptacle for movement between recessed and extended positions; and (b) a cover removably supported upon and adapted to close said receptacle, said receptacle, cover, wheels, and handle means forming a generally rectangular assembly adapted to be disposed, when not in use, in a correspondingly shaped storage compartment of a fire-fighting or rescue vehicle, the handle means being in the form of a U-shaped member having side rails, the base container including a pair of tubes telescopically, slidably receiving the respective side rails, the base container further including a pair of skids mounted on the underside of the base container receptacle, the skids being in side-by-side relation to the side rails of the handle means, the base container including plungers mounted in the skids and adapted to releasably maintain the handle means in its extended position. 2. A wheeled container as in claim 1 in which the skids and wheels project downwardly below the underside of the base container receptacle with the skid projection being not less than that of the wheels. 3. A wheeled container as in claim 2 in which the skids have tapered ends merging into the underside of the receptacle of the base container. 4. A wheeled container as in claim 3 wherein the skids are generally coextensive in length with the receptacle of the base container. 5. A wheeled container as in claim 4 in which the tubes extend only for part of the overall length of said side rails. 6. A wheeled container, especially for use by fire-fighting and rescue squads and intended for compact storage when not in use in a compartment of a fire-fighting or rescue vehicle, comprising: (a) a box-like receptacle adapted to hold articles used in fire-fighting and rescue operations; (b) a pair of ground wheels mounted on said receptacle; (c) handle means mounted on the receptacle for movement between recessed and extended positions and including a pair of side rails; (d) a cover adapted to close said receptacle, said receptacle, cover, wheels, and handle means forming a generally rectangular assembly adapted to be disposed, when not in use, in a correspondingly shaped storage compartment of a fire-fighting or rescue vehicle; (e) a pair of tubes mounted on the underside of the receptacle to telescopically receive said sides rails; (f) a pair of skids mounted on the underside of the receptacle in side-by-side relation to the side rails; and (g) plungers mounted in the skids and adapted to releasably maintain the handle means in its extended position.