units are hinged by vertical hinge pins the pins are readily removable so units can be added or deleted as desired by fishermen a handle anchor slot in the top of each unit and flexible carrying handle facilitate carrying the stack application_number US 97313778 A description referring now to the drawings in detail fig1 shows a horizontally stacked assembly of six units 11 12 13 14 15 and 16 which in assembly form a tackle box each of these units has a top with a horizontally extending slot such as 17 therein this top has a cavity 18 wider than the slot and accommodating the oppositely directed lugs 19 and 21 at both ends of the hand carrying strap 22 each of the slots is long enough in a direction extending from the one end unit 11 to the other end of the unit 12 so that by turning the strap perpendicular to the slot or by twisting it so the end lugs are parallel to the slot the lugs 19 and 21 can easily be inserted into the hole through the longitudinal dimension of the slot whereupon the strap end is returned to orient the lugs transverse to the slot whereupon the strap is useful for lifting the unit.