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1. A support structure assembly operable with a supported article, said assembly comprising: at least one latch; wherein said supported article comprises:at least one article perimeter frame portion defining a side elevational profile, as well as at least one support structure assembly receiving cavity, formed out of open space in the perimeter frame portion thickness, which receives at least one support structure assembly;wherein the support structure assembly includes a case with a plurality of support surfaces perpendicular to a substantially open bot...
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A support structure assembly operable with a supported article, said assembly comprising: at least one latch; wherein said supported article comprises:at least one article perimeter frame portion defining a side elevational profile, as well as at least one support structure assembly receiving cavity, formed out of open space in the perimeter frame portion thickness, which receives at least one support structure assembly;wherein the support structure assembly includes a case with a plurality of support surfaces perpendicular to a substantially open bottom portion, including at least one finger gripping area formed along the periphery of one of the perpendicular case support surfaces, defining a support structure assembly case periphery with interconnected components substantially recessed within said periphery; and the support structure assembly's interconnected components further include both support structure assembly mounting means and support stand shaft attaching means interconnected to at least one support stand shaft; at least partly within the support structure assembly case periphery are transversely disposed, oppositely extending mounting elements, which occupy adjacent portions of the article perimeter frame portion, about which the support structure assembly pivots, the at least one support stand shaft enters a substantially open bottom portion of the support structure assembly case through an opening inside the latch, wherein the latch is further mounted along the support stand shaft, and interconnection means between the periphery of the latch and the support structure assembly case secure the interconnected components together; andin a first operative position of the support structure assembly the at least one support stand shaft is orthogonal to the article perimeter frame providing support, and the periphery of the support structure assembly case substantially occupies the support structure assembly receiving cavity; and at least one male-female connection between the latch and the article perimeter frame positively latches the support structure assembly case to the perimeter frame in the first operative position, and in a second, stowed position of the support structure assembly case, the male-female connection between the latch and the article perimeter frame is released, the support stand shaft attaching means and the interconnected at least one support stand shaft of the support structure assembly are swept through an angle during movement of said support structure assembly between the first operative position and the second stowed position such that the plane defined by the support structure assembly and interconnected support stand shaft in the second stowed position extends substantially parallel with the side elevational profile of the article perimeter frame and the support stand shaft is located within the article perimeter frame; andwherein manual movement of the support structure assembly from the second, stowed position, back to the first, operative position, positions the support structure assembly in contiguous orientation to the support structure assembly receiving cavity, permitting engagement of the at least one male-female connection between the latch and the article perimeter frame. 2. The support structure assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one wheel is attached to the at least one support stand shaft providing rolling support to the supported article. 3. The support structure assembly of claim 1, wherein the support stand shaft includes a ground engaging ski. 4. The support structure assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one support stand shaft is extensible and retractable in a vertical plane between the article perimeter frame and the support surface. 5. The support structure assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one support stand shaft is fixated to prevent rotation about the vertical axis of the support stand shaft by a shaped portion of the support stand shaft contacting a corresponding shaped portion of the support structure assembly, preventing axial rotation of the support stand shaft about the vertical axis. 6. The support structure assembly of claim 1, further including a plurality of stowable, removable, shaped uprights each defined by a series of equipment receiving arms along an elongate shaft, and specially shaped upper and lower terminating portions, and in a first, operative position, the uprights are resiliently retained in a vertical orientation, within interior corners of the supported article, and in a second, stowed position the at least one upright is stowed horizontally along upright walls of the supported article for storage. 7. The support structure assembly of claim 6, wherein the plurality of uprights are placed in the first operative position, and in the first operative position a removable shelf is resiliently attached to a series of specially shaped upper terminating portions of the uprights, wherein the terminating portions also correspond to specially shaped receiving portions on an underside of the shelf, and in a second, stowed position the shelf is resiliently attached along an underside of the supported article. 8. The support structure assembly of claim 6, wherein the elongate shaft of the uprights includes the series of receiving arms, and a length of flexible material which serves to create closed vertical loops between at least two receiving arms along the uprights by virtue of a male-female connection between the length of flexible material and the at least two receiving arms. 9. The support structure assembly of claim 1, wherein at least two couplers, in their operative positions, slide downwards through a formed slot in the end wall of at least two adjacent articles, positioning a retaining pin portion of each coupler facing outwards from the periphery of the article, and an interconnection bar with a shaped opening near each of two terminating ends, which interconnection bar, in an operative position, is joined to the retaining pins of the two couplers, maintaining at least two such articles in a spaced relationship and providing that movement of at least one of the articles provides movement to at least one other interconnected article, and in a second position, the interconnection bar is removed from each of the coupler pins. 10. A support structure assembly operable with a supported article, comprising: at least one support stand shaft, a latch with at least one finger portion, and a support structure assembly case having a support surface, as well as a mounting pivot wherein said mounting pivot is oriented horizontally and travels through bilateral elongated openings in the support structure case, and for assembly the support stand shaft travels through a central opening in the latch, and portions of an exterior of the latch are affixed to an interior aspect of the support structure assembly case via a male-female connection with a perimeter frame of the supported article and the at least one finger portion of the latch, thereby securing the latch to the support shaft, and in addition an upper terminal end of the support stand shaft travels through an opening in the pivot and is further secured to the pivot with a terminal fixing nut and in operation, the at least one finger portion of the latch is manually manipulable to secure and release the support structure assembly for vertical movement in relation to the horizontal plane of the pivot, and in a first, operative position the support structure assembly supports the article, and in a second, stowed position the support structure assembly is swept along the vertical plane to a stowed position substantially inside the perimeter of the supported article. 11. The support structure assembly of claim 10, wherein at least one wheel is attached to the at least one support stand shaft providing rolling support to the supported article. 12. The support structure assembly of claim 10, wherein the at least one support stand shaft is extensible and retractable in a vertical plane between the perimeter frame and a support surface of the case. 13. The support structure assembly of claim 10, wherein the at least one support stand shaft is fixated to prevent rotation about the vertical axis of the support stand shaft by a shaped portion of the support stand shaft contacting a corresponding shaped portion of the support structure assembly, preventing axial rotation of the support stand shaft about the vertical axis. 14. A support structure assembly operable with a supported article including at least one support stand shaft, a latch with at least one finger portion, and a support structure assembly case, as well as a mounting pivot, wherein said mounting pivot is oriented horizontally and travels through bilateral elongated openings in the support structure case, which provides for motion of the support structure case so that the support structure case may be swept along a vertical plane in relation to the mounting pivot, and for assembly the support stand shaft travels through a central opening in the latch, and portions of an exterior of the latch are affixed to an interior aspect of the support structure assembly case, thereby securing the latch to the support shaft, and in addition an upper terminal end of the support stand shaft travels through an opening in the pivot and is further secured to the pivot with a terminal fixing nut, and a male-female connection between the at least one finger portion of the latch of the support structure assembly and a perimeter frame of the supported article, and in operation, the at least one finger portion of the latch is manually manipulable to secure the male-female connection between the support structure assembly and the supported article in a first operative position, and in a second, released position, the male-female connection between the support structure assembly and the supported article is released, which release permits the support structure assembly to be swept vertically between the first, operative position substantially aligned with the outer periphery of the supported article, to the second released position permitting storage of the support structure assembly substantially inside the perimeter of the supported article. 15. The support structure assembly of claim 14, wherein at least one wheel is attached to the at least one support stand shaft providing rolling support to the supported article. 16. The support structure assembly of claim 14, wherein the support structure assembly is maintained substantially inside the perimeter of the supported article by resilient contact between at least one surface of the support structure assembly and the supported article. 17. The support structure assembly of claim 14, further including a plurality of stowable, removable, shaped uprights each defined by a series of equipment receiving arms along an elongate shaft, as well as specially shaped upper and lower terminating portions, and in a first, operative position, the uprights are resiliently retained in a vertical orientation, within a plurality of vertical oriented upright receiving slots formed within interior corners of the article, and in a second, stowed position, at least one upright is retained and stowed horizontally along at least one upright wall of the supported article. 18. The support structure assembly of claim 17, including the plurality of uprights placed in the first operative position, and in the first operative position a removable shelf is resiliently attached to the plurality of specially shaped upper terminating portions of the uprights, wherein the upper terminating portions also correspond to specially shaped receiving portions on an underside of the removable shelf, and in a second, stowed position the shelf is resiliently attached along an underside of the supported article. 19. The support structure assembly of claim 14, wherein at least two couplers, in their operative positions, slide downwards through a formed slot in an end wall of at least two adjacent supported articles, positioning a retaining pin portion of each coupler facing outwards from the periphery of the article, and an elongate interconnection bar with a shaped opening near each of two terminating ends, which interconnection bar, in a first operative position, is joined to the retaining pins of the two couplers, maintaining at least two such supported articles in a spaced relationship, and providing that movement of at least one of the supported articles provides movement to at least one other interconnected supported article, and in a second position, the interconnection bar is removed from each of the coupler pins.
