Portable container and container assembly

A portable container assembly comprising:

• a container comprising:
• a bottom;
• a sidewall connected to the bottom and extending upward from the bottom to define an internal cavity with an opening at a top of the sidewall, the sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface;
• first and second handle mounts connected to the outer surface of the sidewall, each of the first and second handle mounts having a vertical connecting portion with a receptacle defined therein, the vertical connecting portion being spaced from the sidewall to define a gap between the vertical connecting portion and the outer surface of the sidewall;
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• a skirt connected to the outer surface of the sidewall and extending outward and downward from the outer surface of the sidewall, such that a portion of the skirt is spaced from the sidewall, wherein the skirt and the first and second handle mounts are integrally formed as a single piece that extends around a periphery of the sidewall, and the gap between the vertical connecting portions and the outer surface of the sidewall further extends between the skirt and the sidewall;
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• a handle assembly comprising a handle configured for use in lifting the portable container assembly and first and second connection members connected to opposed ends of the handle, wherein the first and second connection members are removably connected to the first and second handle mounts to removably connect the handle assembly to the container, each of the first and second connection members comprising a plug, wherein the plug of the first connection member is received within the receptacle of the first handle mount and the plug of the second connection member is received within the receptacle of the second handle mount;
• wherein the handle assembly further comprises first and second removable fastening members, wherein the first and second removable fastening members are engaged with the plugs of the first and second connection members at locations within the gap to secure the plugs within the receptacles of the first and second handle mounts;
• wherein the first and second removable fastening members each comprise a grip portion configured for manipulation by a user and a pair of bowed legs extending from the grip portion, wherein a slot is defined between the pair of bowed legs, and wherein the first and second removable fastening members are engaged with the plugs of the first and second connection members such that the plug of the first connection member is received within the slot of the first removable fastening member and the pair of bowed legs of the first removable fastening member are positioned on opposite sides of the plug of the first connection member, and the plug of the second connection member is received within the slot of the second removable fastening member and the pair of bowed legs of the second removable fastening member are positioned on opposite sides of the plug of the second connection member;
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• wherein the grip portion of the first removable fastening member is enlarged in a transverse direction relative to the pair of bowed legs of the first removable fastening member, wherein the grip portion has a thickness in the transverse direction that is greater than a width of the grip portion, and wherein the width of the grip portion is defined in a perpendicular direction to the transverse direction, and the grip portion of the second removable fastening member is enlarged in a transverse direction relative to the pair of bowed legs of the second removable fastening member, wherein the grip portion has a thickness in the transverse direction that is greater than a width of the grip portion, and wherein the width of the grip portion is defined in a perpendicular direction to the transverse direction.