Patent ID: 7562853

Claim:
A storage container having a substantially flat bottom in combination with a mounting bracket assembly for removably supporting the storage container thereon, the storage container including a substantially flat bottom, at least one side wall and a top, the mounting bracket assembly comprising: an elongate rectangular base having first and second opposite ends; a mounting leg extending upward from the first end of the elongate rectangular base; a support leg extending upward from the second end of the elongate rectangular base, the support leg including a free end which is distal from the elongate rectangular base; a cross-piece coupled to the support leg near the free end and having a shape which is complimentary to a cross-sectional shape of the storage container; and a single support/brace member having opposite ends and extending between the mounting end and at least one of the elongate rectangular base and the support leg with one of the opposite ends being stationarily fixed in position with respect to the mounting leg and the other opposite end being stationarily fixed in position with respect to the at least one of the elongate rectangular base and the support leg, the cross-piece and the support/brace member being aligned to support the storage container at an acute angle with respect to the mounting leg with the cross-piece contacting a side portion of the container and the support/brace contacting the substantially flat bottom of the container.