Patent Application
20080053995
The following descriptions are of exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
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The basket body 1 is made out of a soft fabric material in a circular, oval, rectangular, or any of a variety of shapes. According to this embodiment, the basket body 1 is a substantially rectangular container having a rectangular horizontal bottom panel and four linked vertical peripheral panels respectively connected to the four sides of the rectangular horizontal bottom panel and defining a top open side. In order to reinforce the strength of the basket body 1 and to enable the basket body 1 to be firmly supported in shape, a rigid top rim 13 is provided at the top side of each of the vertical peripheral panels around the top open side of the basket body 1 (see also
The aforesaid rigid top rim 13 is made of a metal wire rod, i.e., the metal wire rod is bent into shape and affixed to the four vertical peripheral panels of the basket body 1 around the top open side of the basket body 1.
The support frames 2 are rectangular open frames respectively formed of a metal wire rod. According to this embodiment, the support frames 2 are rectangular open frames, having a length not less than the depth of the basket body 1. The support frames 2 each have one short side respectively hinged to the top side of one of two opposite vertical peripheral panels of the basket body 1. The support frames 2 may be hinged to the basket body 1 in either of the following two ways. In the first way as shown in
The bottom board 3 is a hard board that can be directly embedded in the bottom panel of the basket body 1. In this case, the bottom panel of the basket body is made having two layers respectively covered on the top and bottom sides of the bottom board 3. Alternatively, the bottom board 3 can be directly put inside the basket body 1 and supported on the top side of the bottom panel of the basket body 1. As shown in
When in use, the support frames 2 can be turned inwards to the inside of the basket body 1 and closely attached to the associating vertical peripheral panels of the basket body 1 and engaged into the side notches 31 of the bottom board 3, as shown in
Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
