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A storage container includes a corner support extending across each corner and supported on an upper edge of each of the two adjacent walls in the corner. Each corner support is hingeably connected to one of the two adjacent walls. The corner support is supported on an upper surface of a column proj

A storage container includes a corner support extending across each corner and supported on an upper edge of each of the two adjacent walls in the corner. Each corner support is hingeably connected to one of the two adjacent walls. The corner support is supported on an upper surface of a column projecting inward from each adjacent wall. A ledge also protrudes inward from each column and supports a leg extending downward from the corner support. A third ledge is formed on an inner surface of the corner and supports a third leg extending downward from the corner support. Each corner support is pivotable about its hinge between a use position, generally parallel to the base, and an open position, generally adjacent one of the edge walls.

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What is claimed is: 1. A storage container comprising: a base; a plurality of walls extending transversely from the base, each adjacent pair of the walls extending transversely to one another and meeting in one of a plurality of corners, the plurality of walls including a first wall and an adjacent

What is claimed is: 1. A storage container comprising: a base; a plurality of walls extending transversely from the base, each adjacent pair of the walls extending transversely to one another and meeting in one of a plurality of corners, the plurality of walls including a first wall and an adjacent second wall meeting in a first corner, and a support connected via a hinge to the first wall and moveable about the hinge between an open position and a support position generally parallel to the base where it is supported by the first wall and a second portion of the support is supported by the second wall, the support not contacting or supported by any of the plurality of walls other than the first wall and the second wall when the support is in the support position, and the support including an outer peripheral edge having a cutout between the first portion and the second portion such that the support does not contact a portion of the corner when the support is in the support position. 2. A storage container according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of walls and the base at least partially define an interior of the container, and wherein the support is moveable about the hinge from the support position generally in the interior of the container to the open position out of the interior of the container. 3. A storage container according to claim 1 further including a plurality of supports like the support, each support connected via a hinge to one wall of the plurality of walls and supported by the one wall and an adjacent wall when in the support position and not by any walls other than the one wall and the adjacent wall. 4. A storage container according to claim 1 further including a ledge on an inner face of at least one of the first or second walls, the support including at least one leg extending downward onto the ledge. 5. A storage container according to claim 1 further including a ledge protruding inwardly from each of an inner face of the corner and an inner face of each of the first and second walls, the support including a leg extending downwardly onto each ledge when the support is in the support position. 6. A storage container according to claim 1 wherein the support includes an innermost face extending transversely to both of the two walls from one of the first and second walls to the other. 7. A storage container according to claim 1 wherein the support includes an outer end away from the hinge supported by second wall when the support is in the support position, at least one of the outer end and an upper surface of the second wall including a post engaging the other of the outer end of the support and the upper surface of the second wall when the support is in the support position. 8. A storage container according to claim 7 wherein the outer end of the support includes the post, the post snap-fit into a hole in the upper surface of the second wall. 9. A storage container according to claim 8 wherein an inner end of the support includes a locking post in snap-fit engagement with an upper surface of the first wall. 10. A storage container according to claim 1 wherein the support includes a generally triangular upper surface. 11. A storage container according to claim 1 wherein the support includes an elongated first locator complementary to an elongated second locator on an underside of the base, such that the first locator would engage the second locator of a like container stacked on the support, the first and second locators extending transversely to both the first wall and the second wall. 12. A storage container according to claim 1 wherein the hinge is a living hinge. 13. A storage container according to claim 1 wherein the support is supported by an upper surface of each of the first and second walls when in the support position. 14. A storage container according to claim 1 further including a handle on the first wall, the support supported by an upper surface of the first wall only upon a portion of the upper surface of the first wall that is entirely between the handle and the corner. 15. A storage container according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of walls comprises four walls and wherein the support is one of a plurality of supports each in one of the corners, each support pivotably connected to one of the four walls and each supported only by two of the four walls. 16. A storage container comprising: a base; four walls extending upward from the base a first wall and an adjacent second wall extending transversely from the base and transverse to one another, the first and second walls meeting at a corner, at least one of the first wall, the second wall and the corner including a ledge on an inner face; and a support supported by the two walls, and hingeably connected to at least one of the two the support generally parallel to the base, the support including at least one leg extending downward to a lower end resting on the ledge, the at least one leg extending from the lower end up to an upper end spaced inwardly from an interior surface of its respective one of the first wall, the second wall and the corner. 17. A storage container according to claim 16 wherein the at least one leg includes a first leg and a second leg, and wherein the ledge is a first ledge on the inner face of the first wall, and the container further including a second ledge on an inner face of the second wall, the first leg extending downward to the first ledge, the second leg extending downward to the second ledge. 18. A storage container according to claim 17 further including a third ledge on an inner face of the corner, the support further including a third leg extending downward to the third ledge. 19. A storage container according to claim 18 wherein each of the first, second and third legs are distinct from one another. 20. A storage container according to claim 19 wherein the support is connected via a hinge to one of the first and second walls. 21. A storage container comprising: a base; two adjacent walls extending transversely from the base and transverse to one another and meeting in a corner, each of the two walls including an inwardly protruding column spaced away from the corner, at least one column including a ledge formed on an interior surface thereof, the interior surface spaced inwardly from the associated wall and extending upwardly from the ledge; and a support hingeably connected to at least one of the two walls and supported by an upper surface of each column, the support including an innermost edge extending transversely to both of the two walls, the support including at least one leg extending downwardly from the support to the at least one ledge. 22. A storage container according to claim 21 wherein the support is supported by an upper surface of the corner. 23. A storage container according to claim 21 wherein the support is connected via a hinge to a first wall of the two walls and moveable about the hinge between a support position where it is supported by the two walls generally parallel to the base and an open position generally transverse to the base. 24. A storage container according to claim 23 further including a ledge defined on an inner face of each column, the support including at least one leg extending to the ledges. 25. A storage container according to claim 24 further including a corner ledge defined on an inner face of the corner, the corner ledge supporting the support. 26. A storage container according to claim 25 wherein the support further includes a corner leg extending downwardly to the corner ledge. 27. A storage container according to claim 24 wherein the at least one leg includes at least two legs, each extending to one of the two ledges on the inner surfaces of the walls. 28. A storage container according to claim 24 wherein the ledges are convex inwardly of the container and wherein the at least one leg has a complementary concave lower surface for engaging the ledges. 29. A storage container according to claim 28 wherein the support further includes a corner ledge defined on an inner face of the corner, the corner ledge extending around the corner, a complementary corner leg extending downwardly to the corner ledge from the support. 30. A storage container comprising: a base; four walls extending transversely from the base, each adjacent pair of the walls extending transversely to one another and meeting in one of a plurality of corners; and a support adjacent each of the corners, each of the supports hingeably connected to the walls and pivotable between a support position substantially parallel to the base and an open position transverse to the base, each of at least two of the supports including an elongated first locator protruding upwardly from the at least two supports, each first locator complementary to an elongated recessed second locator on a corresponding position on an underside of the base, such that each first locator would engage the corresponding second locator of a like container stacked on the support surfaces, the first and second locators extending transversely to the four walls. 31. A storage container according to claim 30 wherein each of the first locators comprises a semi-cylindrical projection having an axis that is transverse to the four walls. 32. A storage container according to claim 31 wherein the at least two of the supports comprises four support surfaces, one adjacent each corner, each corner of the container having associated therewith an opposite corner of the plurality of corners and two adjacent corners of the plurality of corners, wherein each first locator has an axis that extends substantially parallel to the first locator in the opposite corner, and wherein the axis of each first locator extends substantially perpendicularly to the axes of the first locators in the two adjacent corners. 33. A storage container comprising: a base; a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the base, each adjacent pair of the walls meeting in one of a plurality of corners, each corner having a horizontally concave inner face, the plurality of walls including a first wall and an adjacent second wall meeting in a first corner, the first corner including a first support surface formed on the horizontally concave inner face; and a support connected via a hinge to the first wall and moveable about the hinge between an open position and a support position where it is supported by the first wall and the second wall, the support including an upper support surface generally parallel to the base, the support not contacting or supported by any of the plurality of walls other than the first wall and the second wall, the support including a leg extending downwardly to the first support surface, the first support surface supporting the support via the first leg. 34. The storage container of claim 33 wherein the inner faces of the corners are curved and wherein the leg is curved in a complementary manner to the inner face of the corner. 35. The storage container of claim 16 wherein the at least one leg extends inwardly and upwardly from the lower end to the upper end, the upper end positioned directly above the base. 36. The storage container of claim 16 wherein the inner face of the first wall includes the ledge and the inner face of the second wall includes the ledge, the at least one leg including a first leg extending inwardly and upwardly from the ledge on the inner face of the first wall and a second leg extending inwardly and upwardly from the ledge on the inner face of the second wall, the upper end of the first leg being spaced inwardly away from the first wall, the upper end of the second leg being spaced inwardly away from the second wall.