Storage container

A storage container for storing equipment, comprising:

• a tub having a hollow interior and an opening providing access to the hollow interior;
• a lid assembly pivotally mounted on the tub for selective movement between a closed position in which the lid assembly covers the opening to block access to the hollow interior through the opening and an open position in which at least a portion of the lid assembly is separated from the tub allowing access to the hollow interior through the opening;
• a striker mounted on the lid assembly;
• an electric latch assembly mounted on the tub for engaging the striker to hold the lid assembly in a closed position;
• a power supply positioned in the hollow interior;
• a control mounted inside the tub and operatively connecting the power supply and the electric latch assembly for selectively disengaging the striker to allow the lid assembly to move to the open position when the control receives a signal from a preselected transmitter located outside the storage container.

A storage container for storing equipment, comprising:

• a tub having a hollow interior, an opening providing access to the hollow interior, and a sealing land surrounding the opening
• a lid assembly pivotally mounted on the tub for selective movement between a closed position in which the lid assembly covers the opening to block access to the hollow interior through the opening and an open position in which at least a portion of the lid assembly is separated from the tub allowing access to the hollow interior through the opening, said lid assembly comprising:
• a frame;
• a cover mounted on the frame;
• an inside panel mounted on the frame opposite the cover;
• a striker mounted on the inside panel;
• and
• a seal gasket mounted on a peripheral margin of the inside panel adapted for engaging the sealing land surrounding the opening to prevent liquid from passing between the lid assembly and the tub when the lid assembly is in the closed position;
• and
• an electric latch assembly mounted on the tub for engaging the striker to hold the lid assembly in the closed position;
• a control mounted inside the tub operatively connecting the electric latch assembly to a power supply for selectively disengaging the striker to allow the lid assembly to move to the open position when the control receives a signal.

A method of configuring a storage container having a frame surrounding a frame interior, said frame having a primary opening providing access to the frame interior and a secondary opening opposite the primary opening, a lid assembly pivotally mounted on the frame adjacent the primary opening for selective movement between a closed position in which the lid assembly covers the primary opening to block access to the frame interior through the primary opening and an open position in which at least a portion of the lid assembly is separated from the frame allowing access to the frame interior through the primary opening, a bottom panel selectively attached to the frame adjacent the secondary opening to block access to the frame interior through the secondary opening, a front panel, a back panel, and a pair of end panels, the frame interior being sized to simultaneously receive the front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels, said method comprising the steps of:

• moving the lid assembly to the open position;
• removing the front panel, the back panel and the pair of end panels from the frame interior through the frame opening;
• detaching the bottom panel from the frame to expose the secondary opening;
• attaching the front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels to the frame surrounding the secondary opening when the bottom panel is detached from the frame such that a first end panel of the pair of end panels is simultaneously attached to the frame adjacent a first end of the secondary opening, to a first end of the front panel, and to a first end of the back panel and a second end panel of the pair of end panels is simultaneously attached to the frame adjacent a second end of the secondary opening opposite said first end of the secondary opening, to a second end of the front panel opposite said first end of the front panel and to a second end of the back panel opposite the first end of the back panel;
• and
• attaching the bottom panel to the front panel, the back panel and the pair of end panels opposite the secondary opening.

A method of configuring a storage container having a frame surrounding a frame interior, said frame having a primary opening providing access to the frame interior and a secondary opening opposite the primary opening, and a lid assembly pivotally mounted on the frame adjacent the primary opening for selective movement between a closed position in which the lid assembly covers the primary opening to block access to the frame interior through the primary opening and an open position in which at least a portion of the lid assembly is separated from the frame allowing access to the frame interior through the primary opening, the storage container including a front panel, a back panel opposite said front panel, and a pair of end panels attached to the frame surrounding the secondary opening, and a bottom panel selectively attached to the front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels opposite the secondary opening, said method comprising the steps of:

• detaching the bottom panel from the bottom panel from the front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels;
• detaching the front panel from the back panel, the pair of end panels, and the frame;
• detaching the back panel from the front panel, the pair of end panels, and the frame;
• detaching the pair of end panels from the front panel, the back panel, and the frame;
• when the front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels are detached from the frame, attaching the bottom panel to the frame adjacent the secondary opening to block access to the frame interior through the secondary opening;
• moving the lid assembly to the open position;
• inserting the front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels into the frame interior through the frame opening;
• and
• moving the lid assembly to the closed position after the front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels are inside the frame interior.