Patent ID: 6953199

Claim:
A container assembly for storing and transporting refuse, said assembly comprising: a) a housing including a hollow interior and a closed end, said housing at least partially tapering towards said closed end, b) an access opening formed on said housing in communicating relation to said hollow interior, c) a supplementary support structure movably mounted on said housing and selectively positionable between an operative position and a stored position, d) said operative position comprising an outwardly extending orientation of said supplementary support structure relative to an exterior surface of said housing, e) said stored position comprising a substantially aligned, overlying orientation defined by said supplementary support structure being disposed adjacent to an exterior of said hollow interior of said housing; f) said taper of said housing and said aligned, overlying position of said supplementary support structure defining an exterior dimension structured to permit concentrically stacked introduction of a plurality of the container assemblies within their respective hollow interiors, and g) said housing further comprising a recess structured to accommodate said supplementary support in said stored position and define a substantially uniform exterior surface between said housing and said supplementary support structure.