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A toolbox is configured to hang from an upper rail of a guard rail of an aerial work platform, such as a scissor lift or cherry picker. A rail hanger is attached to a chest to removably hook the chest to the upper rail of the guard rail and removably suspend the chest from the upper rail and above t

A toolbox is configured to hang from an upper rail of a guard rail of an aerial work platform, such as a scissor lift or cherry picker. A rail hanger is attached to a chest to removably hook the chest to the upper rail of the guard rail and removably suspend the chest from the upper rail and above the floor of the platform. A pull handle is attached to a top of the rail hanger. A pair of wheels is coupled to a bottom and the back of the chest. The toolbox has a height extending a majority of a height of the guard rail with the pair of wheels suspended above a floor of the platform when the chest is suspended from the upper rail. The toolbox can include a wire dispenser.

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1. A toolbox device in combination with an aerial work platform having a floor and a guard rail with an upper rail, the toolbox device comprising: a) a chest having an upper box with a pivotal lid having a lid top defining a top of the chest and at least one lower tray disposed under the upper box;b

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A toolbox device in combination with an aerial work platform having a floor and a guard rail with an upper rail, the toolbox device comprising: a) a chest having an upper box with a pivotal lid having a lid top defining a top of the chest and at least one lower tray disposed under the upper box;b) a rail hanger attached to the chest and located at a back and the top of the chest, the rail hanger removably hooking the chest to the upper rail of the guard rail and removably suspending the chest from the upper rail and above the floor of the platform;c) a pull, handle attached to a top of the rail hanger;d) a pair of wheels coupled to a bottom and the back of the chest; ande) the toolbox device having a height greater than 35 inches and less than 48 inches from an inside top of the rail hanger to a bottom of the pair of wheels with the chest extending a majority of a height of the guard rail with the pair of wheels suspended above the floor of the platform when the chest is suspended from the upper rail,f) at least one foldable shelf pivotally coupled to the top of the chest with a shelf top substantially flush or level with the top of the lid when the lid is closed and the shelf is open;g) a brace extending from the shelf top and abutting a side of the chest or the box when the shelf is open; andh) the top of the rail hanger extending above the shelf and the brace thereof when the shelf is folded over the top of the lid. 2. The toolbox device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the chest has 1) a mobile configuration in which the chest is tilted rearwardly on the pair of wheels and pullable by the handle; and 2) a suspended configuration in which the chest is suspended from the upper rail of the guard rail by the rail hanger with the pair of wheels off of the floor of the platform. 3. The toolbox device in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: at least one foot attached to a bottom of the chest near a front of the chest opposite the pair of wheels, with the at least one foot suspended off of the floor of the platform when the chest is suspended from the upper rail. 4. The toolbox device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the rail hanger extends upward above the top of the chest. 5. The toolbox device in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: at least one wire dispenser disposed under the upper box configure to rotatably and resistively hold a spool of wire, the wire dispenser including:a pair of laterally spaced-apart, vertically oriented flanges;a slot formed in each of the pair of flanges;a roller bearing with opposite ends disposed in the slots and carried by the pair of opposite flanges, the roller bearing capable of carrying the spool of wire;upper and lower rods movably disposed above and below the flanges, respectively, configured to bear against the spool of wire;a pair of upper arms disposed on opposite sides of the wire dispenser with one end pivotally coupled to the wire dispenser and another end coupled to the upper rod so that the upper rod moves and the pair of upper arms pivot;a pair of lower arms disposed on opposite sides of the wire dispenser with one end pivotally coupled to the wire dispenser an another end coupled to the lower rod so that the lower rod moves as the pair of lower arms pivot; andmeans for biasing the upper and lower rods towards the roller bearing, and against the spool of wire. 6. The toolbox device in accordance with claim 5, further comprising: at least one roller disposed on a front of the upper box; andat least one wire guide loop disposed on a front of the upper box. 7. The toolbox device in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a retractable wire rack including: a rod slidable out of an aperture in the lateral side of the chest. 8. The toolbox device in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a safety chain with a clip attached thereto with one end of the chain coupled to the chest or the rail hanger and extendable around the upper rail with the clip attached to the end of the chain, the chest or the rail hanger. 9. The toolbox device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the lid of the box is pivotally coupled to a top and rear edge of the rail hanger, and is pivotal between: a closed position over the box, and an open position hanging vertically from the rail hanger behind the box. 10. The toolbox device in accordance with claim 1, further in combination with a separate component base device comprising: a) an upper rail hanger hooked on and hanging from the upper rail of the guard rail;b) a vertical support attached to and extending downwardly from the rail hanger past the lower rail of the guard rail;c) a lower rail hanger slidably and fixably disposed on the vertical support and engaging the lower rail of the guard rail;d) a receiver mount coupled above the upper rail hanger and the vertical support; ande) a mountable accessory having a coupler being removably coupled to the receiver mount. 11. A method for providing the toolbox device in accordance with claim 1 on the platform of the aerial work platform, the method comprising: a) tilting the chest rearwardly onto the pair of wheels;b) pulling the chest by the handle towards the aerial work platform; andc) hanging the chest from the guard rail by hanging the rail hanger of the chest on the upper rail of the guard rail. 12. A toolbox device in combination with an aerial work platform having a floor and a guard rail with an upper rail, the toolbox device comprising: a) a chest having an upper box with a pivotal lid having a lid top defining a top of the chest and at least one lower tray disposed under the upper box;b) a rail hanger attached to the chest and located at a back and the top of the chest, the rail hanger removably hooking the chest to the upper rail of the guard rail and removably suspending the chest from the upper rail and above the floor of the platform;c) at least one wire dispenser disposed under the upper box configure to rotatably and resistively hold a spool of wire, the wire dispenser including:d) a pair of laterally spaced-apart, vertically oriented flanges;e) a slot formed in each of the pair of flanges;f) a roller bearing with opposite ends disposed in the slots and carried by the pair of opposite flanges, the roller bearing capable of carrying the spool of wire;g) upper and lower rods movably disposed above and below the flanges, respectively, configured to bear against the spool of wire;h) a pair of upper arms disposed on opposite sides of the wire dispenser with one end pivotally coupled to the wire dispenser and another end coupled to the upper rod so that the upper rod moves and the pair of upper arms pivot;i) a pair of lower arms disposed on opposite sides of the wire dispenser with one end pivotally coupled to the wire dispenser an another end coupled to the lower rod so that the lower rod moves as the pair of lower arms pivot; andj) means for biasing the upper and lower rods towards the roller bearing, and against the spool of wire. 13. The toolbox device in accordance with claim 12, further comprising: a) a pull handle attached to a top of the rail hanger;b) a pair of wheels coupled to a bottom and the back of the chest; andc) the toolbox device extending a majority of a height of the guard rail with the pair of wheels suspended above the floor of the platform when the chest is suspended from the upper rail. 14. The toolbox device in accordance with claim 12, further comprising: at least one roller disposed on a front of the upper box; andat least one wire guide loop disposed on a front of the upper box. 15. The toolbox device in accordance with claim 12, wherein the lid of the box is pivotally coupled to a top and rear edge of the rail hanger, and is pivotal between: a closed position over the box, and an open position hanging vertically from the rail hanger behind the box. 16. The toolbox device in accordance with claim 12, further in combination with a separate component base device comprising: a) an upper rail hanger hooked on and hanging from the upper rail of the guard rail;b) a vertical support attached to and extending downwardly from the rail hanger past the lower rail of the guard rail;c) a lower rail hanger slidably and fixably disposed on the vertical support and engaging the lower rail of the guard rail;d) a receiver mount coupled above the upper rail hanger and the vertical support; ande) a mountable accessory having a coupler being removably coupled to the receiver mount. 17. A tool system configured for an aerial work platform having a floor and a guard rail with an upper rail and a lower rail, the tool system comprising: a) at least one component base and at least one toolbox or wire dispenser toolbox suspended from the upper rail of the guard rail;b) the toolbox or the wire dispenser toolbox comprising: i) a chest having a box with a pivotal lid having a lid top defining a top of the chest;ii) a rail hanger attached to the chest and located at a back and the top of the chest, the rail hanger removably hooking the chest to the upper rail of the guard rail and removably suspending the chest from the upper rail and off of the floor of the platform;iii) a pull handle attached to a top of the rail hanger;iv) a pair of wheels coupled to a bottom and the back of the chest; andv) the toolbox or wire dispenser having a height extending a majority of a height of the guard rail with the pair of wheels suspended above the floor of the platform when the chest is suspended from the upper rail;c) the at least one component base comprising: i) an upper rail hanger hooked on and hanging from the upper rail of the guard rail;ii) a vertical support attached to and extending downwardly from the rail hanger past the lower rail of the guard rail;iii) a lower rail hanger slidably and fixably disposed on the vertical support and engaging the lower rail of the guard rail;iv) a receiver mount coupled above the upper rail hanger and the vertical support; andv) a mountable accessory having a coupler being removably coupled to the receiver mount. 18. The tool system in accordance with claim 17, further comprising: at least one foldable shelf pivotally coupled to the top of the chest with a shelf top substantially flush or level with the top of the lid when the lid is closed and the shelf is open;a brace extending from the shelf top and abutting a side of the chest or the box when the shelf is open; andthe top of the rail hanger extending above the shelf and the brace thereof when the shelf is folded over the top of the lid. 19. The tool system in accordance with claim 17, wherein the lid of the box is pivotally coupled to a top and rear edge of the rail hanger, and is pivotal between: a closed position over the box, and an open position hanging vertically from the rail hanger behind the box. 20. The tool system in accordance with claim 17, further comprising: at least one wire dispenser disposed under the upper box configure to rotatably and resistively hold a spool of wire, the wire dispenser including:a pair of laterally spaced-apart, vertically oriented flanges;a slot formed in each of the pair of flanges;a roller bearing with opposite ends disposed in the slots and carried by the pair of opposite flanges, the roller bearing capable of carrying the spool of wire;upper and lower rods movably disposed above and below the flanges, respectively, configured to bear against the spool of wire;a pair of upper arms disposed on opposite sides of the wire dispenser with one end pivotally coupled to the wire dispenser and another end coupled to the upper rod so that the upper rod moves and the pair of upper arms pivot;a pair of lower arms disposed on opposite sides of the wire dispenser with one end pivotally coupled to the wire dispenser an another end coupled to the lower rod so that the lower rod moves as the pair of lower arms pivot; andmeans for biasing the upper and lower rods towards the roller bearing, and against the spool of wire. 21. A toolbox device in combination with an aerial work platform having a floor and a guard rail with an upper rail, the toolbox device comprising: a) a chest having an upper box with a pivotal lid having a lid top defining a top of the chest and at least one lower tray disposed under the upper box;b) a rail hanger attached to the chest and located at a back and the top of the chest, the rail hanger removably hooking the chest to the upper rail of the guard rail and removably suspending the chest from the upper rail and above the floor of the platform;c) a pull handle attached to a top of the rail hanger;d) a pair of wheels coupled to a bottom and the back of the chest;e) the toolbox device having a height greater than 35 inches and less than 48 inches from an inside top of the rail hanger to a bottom of the pair of wheels with the chest extending a majority of a height of the guard rail with the pair of wheels suspended above the floor of the platform when the chest is suspended from the upper rail; andf) a rod slidable out of an aperture in the lateral side of the chest. 22. A toolbox device in combination with an aerial work platform having a floor and a guard rail with an upper rail, the toolbox device comprising: a) a chest having an upper box with a pivotal lid having a lid top defining a top of the chest and at least one lower tray disposed under the upper box;b) a rail hanger attached to the chest and located at a back and the top of the chest, the rail hanger removably hooking the chest to the upper rail of the guard rail and removably suspending the chest from the upper rail and above the floor of the platform;c) a pull handle attached to a top of the rail hanger;d) a pair of wheels coupled to a bottom and the back of the chest;e) the toolbox device having a height greater than 35 inches and less than 48 inches from an inside top of the rail hanger to a bottom of the pair of wheels with the chest extending a majority of a height of the guard rail with the pair of wheels suspended above the floor of the platform when the chest is suspended from the upper rail; andf) a safety chain with a clip attached thereto with one end of the chain coupled to the chest or the rail hanger and extendable around the upper rail with the clip attached to the end of the chain, the chest or the rail hanger. 23. A toolbox device in combination with an aerial work platform having a floor and a guard rail with an upper rail, the toolbox device comprising: a) a chest having an upper box with a pivotal lid having a lid top defining a top of the chest and at least one lower tray disposed under the upper box;b) a rail hanger attached to the chest and located at a back and the top of the chest, the rail hanger removably hooking the chest to the upper rail of the guard rail and removably suspending the chest from the upper rail and above the floor of the platform;c) a pull handle attached to a top of the rail hanger;d) a pair of wheels coupled to a bottom and the back of the chest;e) the toolbox device having a height greater than 35 inches and less than 48 inches from an inside top of the rail hanger to a bottom of the pair of wheels with the chest extending a majority of a height of the guard rail with the pair of wheels suspended above the floor of the platform when the chest is suspended from the upper rail; andf) wherein the lid of the box is pivotally coupled to a top and rear edge of the rail hanger, and is pivotal between: a closed position over the box, and an open position hanging vertically from the rail hanger behind the box.