Storage container

Abstract

A storage container includes: a frame defining a storage space, the frame including a plurality of lower poles extending in a first direction at a bottom of the storage container, a plurality of first side poles coupled to the plurality of lower poles and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a plurality of second side poles coupled to the plurality of lower poles and extending in the second direction, a plurality of second upper poles coupled to the plurality of first side poles and the plurality of second side poles, and a plurality of first upper poles coupled to the plurality of second upper poles and the plurality of first side poles; a base around the frame and defining an opening; a top attached to the base; and a support member attached to the frame and connected between adjacent ones of the plurality of first upper poles.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A storage container comprising:
 a frame defining a storage space, the frame comprising:
 a lower pole extending in a first direction at a bottom of the storage container, the lower pole having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end; 
 a first side pole coupled to the first end of the lower pole, the first side pole extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; 
 a second side pole coupled to the second end of the lower pole, the second side pole extending in the second direction; 
 a second upper pole coupled to the first side pole and the second side pole, the second upper pole having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end; 
 a first upper pole coupled to the first end of the second upper pole and the first side pole; and 
 a third upper pole coupled to the second end of the second upper pole and the second side pole; 
   a base around the frame, the base defining an opening to provide access to the storage space;   a top attached to the base to selectively cover the opening; and   a support member to be selectively attached to the frame, the support member comprising:
 a first connector to be attached to or detached from the first upper pole or the base; and 
 a second connector to be attached to or detached from the third upper pole or the base, 
   wherein the support member and the second upper pole are parallel to each other and inclined at an angle relative to the bottom of the storage container.   
     
     
         2 . The storage container of  claim 1 , wherein the first side pole is greater in length than the second side pole. 
     
     
         3 . The storage container of  claim 1 , wherein the second upper pole is greater in length than the lower pole. 
     
     
         4 . The storage container of  claim 1 , wherein the first upper pole is greater in length than the second upper pole. 
     
     
         5 . The storage container of  claim 1 , further comprising another lower pole extending in a third direction at the bottom of the storage container. 
     
     
         6 . The storage container of  claim 5 , wherein the lower pole, the another lower pole, and the first side pole are orthogonally connected to each other by a lower corner assembly. 
     
     
         7 . The storage container of  claim 5 , wherein the first side pole, the second upper pole, and the first upper pole are connected to each other by an upper corner assembly such that an acute angle is formed between the first side pole and the second upper pole. 
     
     
         8 . The storage container of  claim 1 , wherein the base has a lip defining an opening to provide access to the storage space when the storage container is in an open configuration. 
     
     
         9 . The storage container of  claim 8 , wherein the support member comprises a first connector to reversibly connect the support member to the lip of the base. 
     
     
         10 . The storage container of  claim 9 , wherein the first connector comprises a concave structure that encloses a portion of the first upper pole. 
     
     
         11 . The storage container of  claim 1 , further comprising another support member to be selectively attached to the frame between the first upper pole and the third upper pole. 
     
     
         12 . The storage container of  claim 11 , wherein the another support member is parallel to the support member. 
     
     
         13 . The storage container of  claim 11 , wherein the another support member comprises:
 a first connector to be attached to or detached from the first upper pole or the base; and   a second connector to be attached to or detached from the third upper pole or the base.   
     
     
         14 . A storage container comprising:
 a frame defining a storage space, the frame comprising:
 a plurality of lower poles extending in a first direction at a bottom of the storage container; 
 a plurality of first side poles coupled to the plurality of lower poles, the plurality of first side poles extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; 
 a plurality of second side poles coupled to the plurality of lower poles, the plurality of second side poles extending in the second direction; 
 a plurality of second upper poles coupled to the plurality of first side poles and the plurality of second side poles; and 
 a plurality of first upper poles coupled to the plurality of second upper poles and the plurality of first side poles; 
   a base around the frame, the base defining an opening to provide access to the storage space;   a top attached to the base to selectively cover the opening; and   a support member to be reversibly attached to the frame, the support member being connected between adjacent ones of the plurality of first upper poles,   wherein the support member and the plurality of second upper poles are parallel to each other, and   wherein the plurality of second upper poles comprises an upper pole and another upper pole, the upper pole being farther from the bottom of the storage container than the another upper pole is to the bottom of the storage container.   
     
     
         15 . The storage container of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of first side poles are greater in length than the plurality of second side poles. 
     
     
         16 . The storage container of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of second upper poles are greater in length than the plurality of lower poles. 
     
     
         17 . The storage container of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of first upper poles are greater in length than the plurality of second upper poles. 
     
     
         18 . The storage container of  claim 14 , further comprising another plurality of lower poles extending in a third direction at the bottom of the storage container. 
     
     
         19 . The storage container of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of lower poles, the another plurality of lower poles, and the plurality of first side poles are orthogonally connected to each other by a plurality of lower corner assemblies. 
     
     
         20 . The storage container of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of first side poles, the plurality of second upper poles, and the plurality of first upper poles are connected to each other by a plurality of upper corner assemblies such that acute angles are formed between the plurality of first side poles and the plurality of second upper poles.