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A mast support system for use with a container (e.g., a Connex container) to hold a light fixture, security camera and other accessories that may be desirable to mount above or from the roof of the container, generally comprising a support structure for purposes of supporting the accessories, and me

A mast support system for use with a container (e.g., a Connex container) to hold a light fixture, security camera and other accessories that may be desirable to mount above or from the roof of the container, generally comprising a support structure for purposes of supporting the accessories, and means to affix the support structure to the container. Embodiments of the mast support system disclosed include one or more posts removably attached to a base, which is engaged with the corner of a container. Attached to the posts are accessory support systems, extending therefrom for positioning and angling the accessories.

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What is claimed is: 1. A standard shipping container having a roof and a mast support system removably affixed to said roof, comprising: said container roof having a hollow corner, said corner having a top surface with an elliptical aperture therethrough, the elliptical aperture having dimensions c

What is claimed is: 1. A standard shipping container having a roof and a mast support system removably affixed to said roof, comprising: said container roof having a hollow corner, said corner having a top surface with an elliptical aperture therethrough, the elliptical aperture having dimensions comprising a length and a width, a screw having a threaded rod, a post comprising first and second tubes, wherein the first tube is removably affixed to, and in vertical alignnment with, the second tube; said first tube having an upper end and a lower end, said first tube having a solid cylinder at the lower end, said cylinder having a threaded hole recieving the threaded rod of the screw, and means to removably affix said post to the container roof, said means comprising a foot having dimensions as compared to the dimensions of the elliptical aperture of the top surface of the corner of the container, as follows: a length less than the length of the elliptical aperture, but greater than the width of the elliptical aperture, and a width less than the length and the width of the elliptical aperture, wherein said foot has an aperture through the surface thereof recieving the threaded rod of the screw, and wherein said threaded rod passes through the aperture in said foot and into said threaded hole of said cylinder wherein the foot is positioned within the hollow corner of the top surface of said container roof. 2. The standard shipping container of claim 1, wherein the means to removably affix the post to the container roof further comprises: a square washer, having an aperture therethrough, said washer being affixed to said foot, and recieving the screw through the aperture thereof; and further configured to fit and rotate within the hollow corner of the container roof, but to inhibit substantial rotation of the foot when said washer is positioned within the elliptical aperture of the top surface of said corner. 3. The standard shipping container of claim 1, wherein the means to removably affix said post to the container roof is constructed from stainless steel. 4. The standard shipping container of claim 1, wherein the second tube is hollow, having an end and an inner diameter, and further comprises a second cylinder, said second cylinder having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the second tube, wherein said second cylinder is affixed to, and in vertical alignment with, the interior of the second tube, with a portion of said cylinder extending beyond the end of the second tube. 5. The standard shipping container of claim 1, said system supporting an accessory, wherein said system further comprises an accessory support structure secured to the post. 6. A standard shipping container having a roof and a mast support system removably affixed to a roof of the container and configured to support an accessory, comprising: a container roof having a hollow corner, said corner having a top surface with an elliptical aperture therethrough, the elliptical aperture having dimensions comprising a length and a width, a screw having a threaded rod, a post comprising first and second tubes, wherein the first tube is removably affixed to, and in vertical alignment with, the second tube; said first tube having an upper end and a lower end, said first tube, having a solid cylinder at the lower end, said cylinder having a threaded hole recieving the threaded rod of the screw, and an exterior surface and one or more ledges affixed radially to said exterior surface; means to removably affix said post to the container roof, said means comprising a foot having dimensions as compared to the dimensions of the elliptical aperture of the top surface of the corner of the container, as follows: a length less than the length of the elliptical aperture, but greater than the width of the elliptical aperture, and a width less than the length and the width of the elliptical aperture, wherein said foot has an aperture through the surface thereof receiving the threaded rod of the screw, and wherein said threaded rod passes through the aperture in said foot and into said threaded hole of said cylinder; and an accessory support structure securing to secure to the post, wherein a ledge of the post is positioned and partially supports the accessory structure wherein the foot is positioned within the hollow corner of the surface of said container roof. 7. The standard shipping container of claim 6, wherein the accessory support structure comprises: a box configured to receive the post, and two u-bolts configured to wrap around the post, with each u-bolt having two ends, wherein the box has apertures to receive said ends of the u-bolts, and a tube affixed to said box, configured to support the accessory.