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A utility chest is provided for compact and safe storage of emergency supplies within the trunk of a standard passenger vehicle or the like. The utility chest comprises a main storage compartment which is subdivided by upright partitions into a plurality of individual subcompartments for receiving a

A utility chest is provided for compact and safe storage of emergency supplies within the trunk of a standard passenger vehicle or the like. The utility chest comprises a main storage compartment which is subdivided by upright partitions into a plurality of individual subcompartments for receiving and storing emergency supply items such as fuel, oil, coolant, etc. A lower auxiliary compartment is adapted to receive a shallow drawer having tools and the like stored therein. In addition, a hinged lid for the utility chest desirably includes spring clip fasteners or the like at the underside thereof for supporting individual emergency supply items, such as safety fares.

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A utility chest, comprising: a housing defined by a plurality of interconnected panel members to form a forwardly and upwardly open main storage compartment, a forwardly open lower storage compartment disposed below said main storage compartment, and an upper storage compartment disposed above said

A utility chest, comprising: a housing defined by a plurality of interconnected panel members to form a forwardly and upwardly open main storage compartment, a forwardly open lower storage compartment disposed below said main storage compartment, and an upper storage compartment disposed above said main storage compartment; a front panel hingedly connected to said housing and movable between open and closed positions respectively exposing and closing the front of said main storage compartment; an upper lid hingedly connected to said housing and movable between open and closed positions respectively exposing and closing the top of said main storage compartment; a drawer slidably receivable into the lower storage compartment; and an inner lid hingedly connected to said housing and movable between open and closed positions respectively exposing and closing the top of the main storage compartment and cooperating with said upper lid to define said upper storage compartment, said inner lid having at least one aperture formed therein for receiving the neck portion of a storage vessel within the main storage compartment.