Patent ID: 8333297

Claim:
A reinforcing corner post suitable for a container, the reinforcing corner post being suitable to be provided at all or selected corners of the container, the corner post having an external post section which is adapted to embrace the corner, and an internal post section which is adapted to nest within the corner, and engaging means for releasably coupling the external post section and internal post section to one another by longitudinal displacement of the external post section and internal post section relative to one another to an engaged position, and the corner post further having locking means configured and operative for securing the internal post section and the external post section in the engaged position and further configured and operative to prevent relative longitudinal displacement of the internal post section and the external post section, the locking means being removable from the internal and the external post sections to release the internal and external post sections to allow for disengagement of the internal post section and the external post section from one another, wherein the locking means for securing the internal post section and the external post section in the engaged position comprises a disc which is receivable in a channel which follows the inner periphery of the external post section and against which disc the internal post section abuts to prevent relative longitudinal displacement between the internal post section and the external post section.