Patent ID: 8172077

Claim:
A portable container for storage and accessibility of tools and related articles, and for use in a portable workstation having a cylindrical rod with an extension portion and a base portion, wherein the base portion has a periphery that exceeds that of the extension portion, the portable container comprising: a first half-shell pivotally connected to a second half-shell to form at least one releasably sealed compartment, wherein each half-shell includes a substantially flat, substantially rectangular portion having walls extending from each edge of the rectangular portion, and wherein the first half-shell forms a base of the portable container; an opening substantially centered in the first half-shell, the opening sized for the extension portion of the cylindrical rod; and a support assembly affixed to the rectangular portion within the first half-shell, the support assembly sized to increase strength and rigidity of the rectangular portion, the support assembly including a cylindrical receptacle corresponding to the opening and dimensioned to receive the extension portion of the cylindrical rod; whereby the base of the portable container is supported by the base portion of the cylindrical rod and the portable container is rotatable upon the cylindrical rod.