Patent ID: 7717263

Claim:
A portable container support system for supporting a portable container in a stationary position, such portable container adapted to releasably contain at least one article, said portable container having an exterior, said portable container support system further comprising: at least one re-closable enclosure operable to be releasably coupled to, but not to completely enclose, said exterior of such portable container; at least one support for such portable container, wherein said at least one support comprises substantially rigid material and is internally stowable within said at least one re-closable enclosure; and at least one support coupling coupled to said at least one re-closable enclosure, wherein said at least one support coupling is disposed entirely within said at least one re-closable enclosure; wherein said at least one internally stowable support: is operable to be coupled to said at least one support coupling; is operable to be at least partially deployed external to said at least one re-closable enclosure to support such portable container in a preferred stationary position and orientation; and directly engages one of a floor and a non-floor surface external to said at least one reclosable enclosure when said at least one stowable support is at least partially deployed external to said at least one re-closable enclosure to support such portable container in a stationary position.