US Patent 11758994 Soft-sided storage container with exoskeleton frame

A storage container includes a rigid 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 primarily fabric. The top defines an opening to an interior of the storage container. A rigid exterior frame includes a first side wall frame portion connected to the first side wall, a second side wall frame portion connected to the second side wall, a first top frame portion, and a second top frame portion, the first top frame portion interconnecting the first side wall frame portion and the second side wall frame portion, the second top frame portion interconnecting the first side wall frame portion and the second side wall frame portion.