Storage container and bed provided with a storage container

A storage container comprising:

• a base defining at least one storage compartment;
• a top operatively connected to the base, the top being selectively movable between a closed position covering the at least one storage compartment, and an opened position providing access to the at least one storage compartment;
• a first locking gas strut operatively connected between the base and the top;
• a second locking gas strut operatively connected between the base and the top, the first and second locking gas struts biasing the top toward the opened position;
• a latching assembly comprising a latching actuator movable between a first position and a second position,
• in response to the latching actuator being in the first position and the top being in the closed position, the top being latched in the closed position by the latching assembly;
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• a locking assembly comprising:
• a lock actuator having an actuated position and a released position;
• an actuator bar connected to the lock actuator;
• a first cable connected to a first end portion of the actuator bar;
• a second cable connected to a second end portion of the actuator bar, the second end portion being opposite the first end portion;
• a first gas strut locking assembly for locking the first locking gas strut, the first cable connecting the actuator bar to the first gas strut locking assembly, the lock actuator actuating the first gas strut locking assembly via the actuator bar and the first cable;
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• a second gas strut locking assembly for locking the second locking gas strut, the second cable connecting the actuator bar to the second gas strut locking assembly, the lock actuator actuating the second gas strut locking assembly via the actuator bar and the second cable,
• in response to the latching actuator being in the second position and the lock actuator being in the actuated position, the first and second gas strut locking assemblies unlocking the first and second locking gas struts, and the top being selectively movable between the closed position and the opened position;
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• in response to the latching actuator being in the second position and the lock actuator being in the released position, the first and second gas strut locking assemblies locking the first and second locking gas struts, and the top being prevented from movement and being locked by the locking assembly in every one of the closed position, the open position and an intermediate position, the intermediate position being intermediate to the closed position and the opened position.