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A portable container of the type generally used for retaining within a receptacle storage area items and thermal units, such as a refrigeration unit or ice packs, so as to maintain such items at a differential temperature relative to ambient temperature. The container includes U-shaped members posit

A portable container of the type generally used for retaining within a receptacle storage area items and thermal units, such as a refrigeration unit or ice packs, so as to maintain such items at a differential temperature relative to ambient temperature. The container includes U-shaped members positionable in a first position extending above and across the receptacle to define handle elements for carrying the receptacle and in a second position extending below the receptacle to define leg elements for supporting the receptacle thereabove. The invention further includes a mechanism for locking the U-shaped members in the second position and such mechanism comprises a handle/leg holder for attaching the U-shaped members directly to the sides of the receptacle. One embodiment employs a spring for providing proper tensions on the U-shaped members when in the locked and unlocked positions and another embodiment employs a non-spring holder secured by a wing nut.

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[ What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:] [1.] A portable container having a self locking handle/leg holder attached to the side of a container for securing a tubular member comprising:base plate means for attaching said holder to said container;m

[ What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:] [1.] A portable container having a self locking handle/leg holder attached to the side of a container for securing a tubular member comprising:base plate means for attaching said holder to said container;means within said base plate means for inserting a portion of said tubular member;means for covering said tubular member positioned in said base plate means wherein a portion of a side of said covering means comprises a U-shaped cut-out to permit said tubular member to protrude into said covering means;bolt means inserted through the combination of said covering means, said tubular member and said base plate means and within the side of said container for securing said combination; andtension means positioned on said bolt means for self-locking said tubular member in a supporting leg position and enabling said tubular member to be pulled-out and rotated to an unlocked handle position.