Patent ID: 8210387

Claim:
A container comprising: a container portion with an interior space in which articles to be transported can, be stored; a lid pivotably connected to the container portion, wherein movement of the lid relative to the container portion between an opened and closed position permits and prevents access to the interior space; a latch arrangement constructed to secure the lid in covering relation with respect to the container portion; a hinge structure constructed to enable the lid to pivot relative to the container portion; and a support being constructed and arranged to engage a surface on which a bottom surface rests when the lid is in the opened position, so as to support the lid in the open position, the support being constructed and arranged to be positioned proximate to the container portion when the lid is in the closed position and movable to an extended position when the lid is in the open position, wherein manual force applied to the lid to generate pivotal movement of the lid from the closed position to the opened position is translated to the support during such pivotal movement of the lid so as to force the support from the position proximate to the container portion to the extended position.