Soft-sided storage container with exoskeleton frame

A storage container comprising:

• a bottom, a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, a fourth side wall and a top, wherein the first, second, third and fourth side walls each comprise fabric, wherein the bottom comprises a rigid bottom, wherein the top defines an opening to an interior of the storage container;
• a rigid exterior frame, the rigid exterior frame comprising a first side wall frame portion connected to the first side wall and running adjacent to and in contact with an exterior surface of the first side wall, a second side wall frame portion connected to the second side wall and running adjacent to and in contact with an exterior surface of the second side wall, a first top frame portion, and a second top frame portion, the first top frame portion running above and over the top and interconnecting the first side wall frame portion and the second side wall frame portion, the second top frame portion running above and over the top and interconnecting the first side wall frame portion and the second side wall frame portion, wherein the first top frame ortion and the second top frame portion are spaced apart to enable access to the interior through the opening;
• a rigid interior frame including a first interior frame side section attached to the first side wall frame portion through the first side wall, and a second interior frame side section attached to the second side wall frame portion through the second side wall;
• wherein the first interior frame side section includes a first upper segment and a second upper segment, wherein the first upper segment is connected to the first top frame portion and the second upper segment is connected to the second top frame portion;
• wherein the second interior frame side section includes a third upper segment and a fourth upper segment, wherein the third upper segment is connected to the first top frame portion and the fourth upper segment is connected to the second top frame portion.

A storage container comprising:

• a bottom, a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, a fourth side wall and a top, wherein the first, second, third and fourth side walls each comprise fabric, wherein the bottom comprises a rigid bottom, wherein the top defines an opening to an interior of the storage container;
• a rigid frame that provides support for the storage container, the rigid frame including an exterior frame portion located externally of the interior and an interior frame portion located within the interior,
• wherein the exterior frame portion comprises a side wall frame portion and a top frame portion, at least part of the side wall frame portion extending upward along the first side wall, the top frame portion extending from the side wall frame portion and along the top;
• wherein the interior frame portion comprises a side section with a side segment extending upward along the first side wall and an upper segment extending along the top;
• wherein the side section of the interior frame portion is connected to the side wall frame portion of the exterior frame portion through the first side wall, and the upper segment of the interior frame portion is connected to the top frame portion of the exterior frame portion through the top.