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The storage chest of the present invention comprises: a box portion having opposed front and rear walls, a pair of opposed side walls; and a floor attached to the front, rear and side walls to form a storage cavity; and a lid pivotally interconnected with the rear wall. The lid includes: a generally

The storage chest of the present invention comprises: a box portion having opposed front and rear walls, a pair of opposed side walls; and a floor attached to the front, rear and side walls to form a storage cavity; and a lid pivotally interconnected with the rear wall. The lid includes: a generally planar top panel; and a front panel merging with and extending generally perpendicularly to the top panel. The front panel includes a recess formed by a horizontally disposed face and a vertically disposed face positioned below and merging with the horizontally disposed face. The top panel and front panel are integrally formed from a unitary member of substantially constant thickness. The lid is moveable between a closed position, in which the top panel is generally horizontally disposed above the floor and the lid contacts at least one of the front, rear and side walls and prevents access to the storage cavity from above, and the front panel is positioned generally above the front wall, and an open position, in which the top panel takes a non-horizontal position, the front panel is positioned rearwardly of the front wall, and the lid allows access to the storage cavity from above. In this configuration, the recess in the front panel of the lid serves as a grasping handle for the lid, thereby eliminating the additional handle piece included in prior art lids.

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1. A storage enclosure comprising:a box portion having an open side; and a cover pivotally interconnected with a wall of said box portion, said cover including: a generally planar first panel; a second panel merging with and extending generally perpendicularly to said first panel, said second panel

1. A storage enclosure comprising:a box portion having an open side; and a cover pivotally interconnected with a wall of said box portion, said cover including: a generally planar first panel; a second panel merging with and extending generally perpendicularly to said first panel, said second panel including a recess formed by two recessing faces disposed to be substantially parallel with said first panel and spaced apart from said first panel and a recessed face positioned between and merging with a recessed edge of each of said recessing faces, said second panel having faces substantially normal to said first panel on each side of and extending away from said recess; third and fourth panels that merge with and extend perpendicularly to said first panel on opposite side edges thereof, said first, second, third and fourth panels being integrally formed from a unitary member of constant thickness; a respective inwardly extending lip merging with each of the second, third and fourth panels; a respective flange merging with each of the third and fourth panels and extending toward the first panel; and a support member extending between said third and fourth panels and attached to said first panel and the upwardly-extending flanges of the third and fourth panels; wherein said cover is moveable between a closed position, in which said covers said open side of said box portion to restrict access thereto, and an open position, in which a free edge of said first panel is pivoted away from said box portion so that said cover allows access to said box portion; and wherein said first panel, said second panel, and said recess are formed by folding said unitary member.