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A container assembly, comprises a container, at least one compartment constructed and arranged to be carried by the container, a plurality of extendable legs operatively connected with the container, and a lock assembly. The at least one compartment is configurable between an open configuration and

A container assembly, comprises a container, at least one compartment constructed and arranged to be carried by the container, a plurality of extendable legs operatively connected with the container, and a lock assembly. The at least one compartment is configurable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The plurality of extendable legs support the container at a selected height. The lock assembly locks the legs and hence the container at the selected height.

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1. A container assembly, comprising: a container;at least one compartment constructed and arranged to be carried by the container, the at least one compartment being configurable between an open configuration and a closed configuration;a plurality of extendable legs operatively connected with the co

1. A container assembly, comprising: a container;at least one compartment constructed and arranged to be carried by the container, the at least one compartment being configurable between an open configuration and a closed configuration;a plurality of extendable legs operatively connected with the container, the legs supporting the container at a selected height; anda lock assembly that locks the legs and hence the container at the selected height, the lock assembly including a manually engageable member that is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the manually engageable member is linked to lock components associated with at least two of the legs so that the movement of the manually engageable member from the first position to the second position unlocks the lock assembly to enable longitudinal movement of the at least two of the legs to facilitate height adjustment of the container. 2. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the lock assembly is spring biased into a locked position to prevent longitudinal movement of the legs. 3. The container assembly of claim 2, wherein the lock assembly includes a single manually engageable member that is movable against the spring bias so as to release a pair of pins, each associated with one of the legs, so as to release the legs from being locked. 4. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the lock assembly comprises pins constructed and arranged to be received in holes within the legs to facilitate height adjustment of the container. 5. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the legs extend at an outwardly diverging angular direction with respect to each other, as they extend downwardly. 6. The container assembly of claim 5, wherein the angularly diverging legs are configured to define an increasingly larger footprint as the legs are extended. 7. The container assembly of claim 6, wherein the legs comprise a roller member to rollingly support the container assembly. 8. The container assembly of claim 7, wherein the roller member is a wheel. 9. The container assembly of claim 7, wherein the roller members are constructed and arranged to facilitate movement of the angularly diverging legs towards and away from each other during height adjustment of the container. 10. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the container comprises a plurality of compartments that can be pulled outwardly from the container. 11. The container assembly of claim 10, further comprising a compartment lock assembly constructed and arranged to prevent the plurality of compartments from being pulled outwardly from the container. 12. The container assembly of claim 11, wherein the compartment lock assembly comprises a manually movable member that is movable between a lock position and a release position, wherein movement of the manually movable member from the lock position to the release position unlocks the compartment lock assembly to enable the plurality of compartments to be pulled outwardly from the container. 13. The container assembly of claim 12, wherein the manually movable member comprises protruding members configured to removably engage with mating members of the compartments. 14. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the compartment comprises a drawer, wherein the drawer can be pulled outwardly to provide the open configuration and pushed closed to provide the closed configuration. 15. The container assembly of claim 14, wherein the drawer contains at least one bin with a slidable flexible closure, wherein the closure can be moved between open and closed positions to provide the open and the closed configurations. 16. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one compartment is configured to be partially pulled out from the container or fully removed from the container. 17. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one compartment has a flexible closure that can be moved between an open position and a closed position to permit and prevent access to a space within the compartment. 18. The container assembly of claim 17, wherein the flexible closure capable of being moved between the open position and the closed position while the compartment is retained inside the container. 19. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the container comprises guide for receiving the compartments. 20. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the compartment comprises a pair of side walls disposed generally parallel to one another and providing a track;a base wall extending between the side walls, and extending generally adjacent to the periphery of the side walls along a portion of the periphery of the side walls, the base wall and the side walls cooperating to define, at least in part, a space within the compartment, the compartment having an opening to access the space;a flexible closure slidably mounted on the track and movable along the track between a first position wherein it substantially covers the opening and a second position wherein it exposes the opening; anda carrying handle connected to at least one of the walls to facilitate removal of the compartment from the container and to enable the storage compartment to be transported. 21. The container assembly of claim 1, further comprising a handle connected to the container. 22. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one compartment and the container comprise a cooperative releasable lock assembly constructed and arranged to releasably lock the compartment within the container. 23. The container assembly according to claim 22, wherein the releasable lock assembly comprises a spring that biases the at least one compartment outwardly from the container when the lock assembly is released. 24. The container assembly according to claim 23, wherein the lock assembly comprises interengaging surfaces provided on the container and the at least one compartment, and wherein the spring retains the interengaging surfaces in interengaging relationship until released. 25. The container assembly according to claim 24, wherein the interengaging surfaces are constructed and arranged to be manually disengaged by application of manual force to the compartment against the bias of the spring, so that the spring can thereafter force the compartment outwardly from the container. 26. The container assembly according to claim 25, wherein the at least one compartment and the container have interengaging surfaces to selectively prevent the compartment from falling out of the container when pulled outwardly to a working position. 27. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one compartment is individually removable from the container and is individually configurable between the open configuration and the closed configuration. 28. A storage compartment comprising: a pair of side walls disposed generally parallel to one another and providing a guide;a base wall extending between the side walls, the base wall and the side walls cooperating to define, at least in part, a space within the compartment, the compartment having an opening to access the space, the base wall having an upwardly extending forward portion terminating in an upper edge;a flexible closure slidably mounted on the guide and movable along the guide between a first position wherein it substantially covers the opening and a second position wherein it exposes the opening, the flexible closure comprising a grip member arranged to enable a user to move the flexible closure between the first position and the second position, the flexible closure having a first latch portion that engages a second latch portion on the upper edge of the base wall; anda handle non-slidably fixed to at least one of the walls, the non-slidably fixed handle providing a structure around which fingers of a user can be disposed for grasping and carrying the storage compartment, the non-slidably fixed handle being a different structure than the grip member of the flexible closure, the non-slidably fixed handle and the upwardly extending forward portion of the base wall defining a fixed finger receiving opening that receives the fingers of the user that grasps the handle. 29. The storage compartment of claim 28, wherein the base wall extends generally adjacent to the periphery of the side walls along a portion of the periphery of the side walls. 30. The storage compartment of claim 28, wherein the flexible closure can be locked when placed in the first position. 31. The storage compartment of claim 30, wherein the first latch portion of the flexible closure engages with the second latch portion on the upper edge of the base wall to lock the flexible closure in the first position. 32. The storage compartment of claim 28, wherein the flexible closure is disposed outside the space, when the flexible closure is in the open position. 33. The storage compartment of claim 28, wherein the flexible closure when placed in the open position allows the storage compartment to be nested within an identical storage compartment. 34. The storage compartment of claim 33, wherein the storage compartments are placed in alternately facing directions when nested with one another. 35. The storage compartment of claim 28, wherein the storage compartment is divided into at least two sections by at least one removable dividing wall. 36. The storage compartment of claim 35, further comprising at least one pair of grooves located on the side walls, the grooves constructed and arranged to receive the at least one removable dividing wall. 37. The storage compartment of claim 28, further comprising a wall mount that can be fixed to a wall and a mating member on the compartment configured to engage with the wall mount for mounting the compartment on a wall. 38. The storage compartment of claim 28, wherein the guide on the side walls for slidably mounting the flexible closure comprises grooves formed in the side walls along the periphery and outside the base wall. 39. The storage compartment of claim 28, wherein the flexible closure includes slats arranged in parallel to one another, the slats are connected to each other by thin portions that act as living hinges. 40. A container assembly, comprising: a container;at least one compartment constructed and arranged to be carried within the container, the at least one compartment comprising: i) a pair of side wallsii) a base wall extending between the side walls, the base wall and the side walls cooperating to define, at least in part, a space within the compartment, the compartment having an opening to access the space;iii) a closure movable between a first position in which it substantially covers the opening and a second position wherein it exposes the opening; andiv) a handle, operatively connected to at least one of the walls to enable the storage compartment to be transported;wherein the at least one compartment and the container comprise a cooperative releasable lock assembly constructed and arranged to releasably lock the compartment within the container and the releasable lock assembly comprises a spring that biases the at least one compartment outwardly from the container when the lock assembly is released, andwherein the releasable lock assembly locks the compartment in the container when the compartment is manually forced into the container against the bias of the spring, and the spring subsequently biases a lock engaging region of the compartment into locked engagement with a lock member of the container. 41. The container assembly according to claim 40, wherein the lock assembly comprises interengaging surfaces provided on the container and the at least one compartment, and wherein the spring retains the interengaging surfaces in interengaging relationship until released. 42. The container assembly according to claim 40, wherein the interengaging surfaces are constructed and arranged to be manually disengaged by application of manual force to the compartment against the bias of the spring, so that the spring can thereafter force the compartment outwardly from the container. 43. The container assembly according to claim 40, wherein the at least one compartment and the container have interengaging surfaces to selectively prevent the compartment from falling out of the container when pulled outwardly to a working position. 44. The container assembly according to claim 40, wherein the cooperative releasable lock assembly releasably locks the compartment within the container after the compartment is pushed into the container. 45. The container assembly according to claim 40, wherein the spring is stressed when the compartment is pushed into the container and locked in the container.