Patent ID: 8100279

Claim:
A storage container comprising: a first container including a top front rail, a bottom front rail, a first front corner post, a second front corner post, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the top front rail, the bottom front rail, the first front corner post and the second front corner post of the first container being disposed at a front end of the first container to define an opening into the interior of the first container; a second container including a top front rail, a bottom front rail, a first front corner post, a second front corner post, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the top front rail, the bottom front rail, the first front corner post and the second front corner post of the second container being disposed at a front end of the second container to define an opening into the interior of the second container; and a joining apparatus removably coupled between the front end of the first container and the front end of the second container, the joining apparatus engaging the first and second front corner posts of the first container and the first and second front corner posts of the second container to place the interiors of the first and second containers in communication with one another and define an inner volume of the storage container, wherein the front end of the first container and the front end of the second container face each other; wherein the first and second side panels of the first container are spaced to define a first interior width therebetween; wherein the first and second front corner posts of the first container are spaced to define a second interior width therebetween; wherein the first and second interior widths of the first container are substantially equal to each other; and wherein the joining apparatus comprises a first side joining panel removably coupled between the first front corner posts and a second side joining panel removably coupled between the second front corner posts, and the first and second side joining panels are spaced apart by a distance substantially equal to the second interior width.