A storage unit having sidewalls and a lid hinged to a sidewall. A support device has one end mounted to the lid and one end received in a track recessed in a sidewall and operable to follow in a travel path defined by the track when the lid is raised and lowered. The track having a rest surface on w
A storage unit having sidewalls and a lid hinged to a sidewall. A support device has one end mounted to the lid and one end received in a track recessed in a sidewall and operable to follow in a travel path defined by the track when the lid is raised and lowered. The track having a rest surface on which the end of the support device in the track can rest to support the lid in the open position. The storage unit can include a latch assembly associated with a sidewall and the lid to selectively secure the lid in a closed position.
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1. A storage device including: a plurality of wall members associated with one another to form sidewalls of a storage device with an interior adapted for storing items, at least some of said wall members defining a top opening, one of said wall members being a first wall member and having a recessed
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A storage device including: a plurality of wall members associated with one another to form sidewalls of a storage device with an interior adapted for storing items, at least some of said wall members defining a top opening, one of said wall members being a first wall member and having a recessed track in an interior surface, said track forming a travel path, said track including a seat along said path, said travel path opening into the interior and being in the form of a loop, said seat having a surface portion facing generally upwardly, said track having a pair of travel path legs connecting at and diverging from a lower portion of the track and forming an apex at the lower track portion, one said leg being a forward positioned leg and the other being a rear positioned leg, said track having a connecting leg extending between upper portions of the forward and rear positioned legs, said seat being in the connecting leg;a lid hingedly associated with at least one of said wall members adjacent an edge portion of said wall member and movable between a closed position closing said top opening and an open position at least partially exposing the top opening allowing access to the interior, said lid having opposite edge portions extending from the hinged edge portion; anda prop having a first end portion pivotally mounted to the lid adjacent a respective said edge portion and a second end portion received within said track and having its movement relative to said first wall member guided by said track and operable to selectively engage said seat to hold said lid in said open position and move into engagement with the seat under downwardly directed force on said second end portion. 2. The storage device as set forth in claim 1 including a latch assembly cooperating with the lid and a second said wall member and operable for selectively securing the lid in said closed position. 3. The storage device of claim 2 wherein the latch assembly including a latch member mounted to the lid and having handle portion and a catch portion, said latch member being resiliently deformable to allow the catch portion to move forwardly and rearwardly relative to the said second wall member when the lid is in a closed position, said catch portion having a through first opening, said latch assembly also including a hasp secured to the second wall member and projecting therefrom and when the lid is in the closed position, the hasp extending through said first opening. 4. The storage device of claim 3 wherein the catch portion having an inclined cam surface facing the second wall member when the lid is in the closed position said inclined cam surface sloping inwardly and upwardly in a direction from a free end of the catch portion, said through opening providing a catch surface for selective engagement with the hasp to selectively limit opening movement of the lid. 5. The storage device of claim 1 wherein the prop having the first end portion pivotally mounted to the lid with a pivot axis at a position that is forward of the apex when the lid is in its closed position and rearward of an upper open end of the rear positioned leg when the lid is in an open position. 6. The storage device of claim 5 including a retainer secured to the first wall member and having a portion positioned between the lid and the track, said retainer having an elongate through opening with a portion of the prop extending therethrough and operable for preventing the prop second end portion from leaving the track. 7. The storage device of claim 6 wherein the seat including a rest surface and a pocket extending upwardly from the rest surface. 8. The storage device of claim 7 including a second said support device and a second said track recessed in a third wall member, a second said seat and a second said retainer secured to the third wall member. 9. A storage device with a latch mechanism for selectively securing a access member in a closed position, the storage device including: a plurality of wall members and an access member associated with the wall members defining a storage interior, said access member being selectively movable relative to a first said wall member between open and closed positions and when in an open position providing access to the storage interior, said first wall member and having a recessed track in an interior surface, said track forming a travel path, said track including a seat along said path, said travel path opening into the interior and being in the form of a loop, said seat having a surface portion facing generally upwardly, said track having a pair of travel path legs connecting at and diverging from a lower portion of the track and forming an apex at the lower track portion, one said leg being a forward positioned leg and the other being a rear positioned leg, said track having a connecting leg extending between upper portions of the forward and rear positioned legs, said seat being in the connecting leg,a prop having a first end portion pivotally mounted to said access member adjacent a respective said edge portion thereof and a second end portion received within said track and having its movement relative to said first wall member guided by said track and operable to selectively engage said seat to hold said access member in said open position and move into engagement with the seat under downwardly directed force on said second end portion; anda latch assembly associated with the access member and said first wall member to selectively prevent opening movement of the access member, the latch assembly including a hasp secured to and projecting from one of said access member and said first wall member and a latch member secured to the other of the access member and said first wall member, the latch member including a hinge portion connected to a handle portion and a catch portion connected to the handle portion, said hinge portion being operable to permit resilient movement of the handle portion and the catch portion relative to the hasp and at least one of the access member and the first wall member, the catch portion having a cam surface selectively engageable with the hasp and a through opening operable to selectively receive the hasp therethrough and selectively secure the latch member in a latched configuration.
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