U.S. patent application number 11/042098 was filed with the patent office on 2006-07-27 for collapsible basket.
Invention is credited to Kuang-Huan Fu.
Application Number | 20060163249 11/042098 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36695647 |
Filed Date | 2006-07-27 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060163249 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Fu; Kuang-Huan |
July 27, 2006 |
Collapsible basket
Abstract
A collapsible basket includes a fabric body, a base rack and a
snap-in frame; magic tape being attached to the inner circumference
of the opening of fabric body to cover up the snap-in frame; hooks
each adapted with mobile locking levers being each provided on both
sides of the base rack to hold the base rack at the bottom of the
inner edge of the fabric body; the locking levers being collapsed
and stacked for easy storage when the basket is not used and
respectively fitting in the snap-in frame to stretch up the fabric
body with a base board placed flat on the bottom of the base rack
when the basket is in use.
Inventors: |
Fu; Kuang-Huan; (I Lan
Hsien, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
LEONG C LEI
PMB # 1008
1867 YGNACIO VALLEY ROAD
WALNUT CREEK
CA
94598
US
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Family ID: |
36695647 |
Appl. No.: |
11/042098 |
Filed: |
January 26, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
220/9.4 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 37/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
220/009.4 |
International
Class: |
B65D 25/00 20060101
B65D025/00 |
Claims
1. A collapsible basket includes a fabric body, a base rack and a
snap-in frame; the inner edge of the opening of the fabric body
being provided with a male and a female magic tapes separating from
each other for a certain spacing; the base rack related to a frame
provided with multiple levers, and both ends of each lever being
curved upward along both shorter sides of the frame to define
multiple hooks; the snap-in frame having provided on its both short
sides multiple sleeves to respectively receive two mobile locking
levers; the snap-in frame being received and concealed in the inner
edge of the opening of the fabric body by means of those two magic
tapes; the base rack being placed on the bottom of the inner edge
of the fabric body; both locking levers being overlapped and
flattened to facilitate carrying and storage; and both locking
levers being pressed down to engage the hooks of the base rack to
stretch up and hold the fabric body in shape when the use of the
basket is desired.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] (a) Technical Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention is related to a basket, and more
particularly to a collapsible basket to facilitate storage and
assembly.
[0003] (b) Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Baskets either found available at home or in shopping malls
are usually made of plastic or fabric material. However, those
baskets occupy too much space since the plastic basket is not
foldable. On the other hand, certain baskets, although made of
fabric, which is foldable, prevents easy folding in and
reassembly.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The primary purpose of the present invention is to provide a
collapsible basket with added value that is collapsed for easy
storage and allows easy reassembly into a basket for use. To
achieve the purpose, the present invention is essentially comprised
of a fabric body, a base rack and a snap-in frame. Magic tape is
attached to the inner circumference of the opening of fabric body
to cover up the snap-in frame. Hooks each adapted with mobile
locking levers are respectively provided on both sides of the base
rack to hold the base rack at the bottom of the inner edge of the
fabric body. The locking levers are collapsed and stacked for easy
storage when the basket is not used; and are respectively fitted in
the snap-in frame to stretch up the fabric body with a base board
placed flat on the bottom of the base rack when the basket is in
use.
[0006] The base rack is provided with multiple locking levers with
both ends of each lever to be folded upward along the side of the
frame to define the hook for the levers to snap in.
[0007] The foregoing object and summary provide only a brief
introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these
and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention
itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the
art, the following detailed description of the invention and the
claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical
reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
[0008] Many other advantages and features of the present invention
will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making
reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets
of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment
incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by
way of illustrative example.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the
present invention.
[0010] FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing that the preferred
embodiment of the present invention is collapsed for storage.
[0011] FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing that the preferred
embodiment of the present invention is reassembled.
[0012] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of
the present invention is reassembled for use.
[0013] FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the preferred embodiment of
the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0014] 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.
[0015] Referring to FIG. 1, a preferred embodiment of the present
invention is essentially comprised of a fabric body 1, a base rack
2, and a snap-in frame 3. The opening of the fabric body 1 has
attached to its inner edge a male magic tape 11 and a female magic
tape 12. The base rack 2 contains a frame 21 provided with multiple
levers 22. Both ends of each lever 22 are curved upward along both
shorter sides of the frame 21 to form multiple hooks 23.
[0016] The snap-in frame 3 includes a frame 31 and multiple sleeves
32 provided on both shorter sides of the frame 31 for two locking
levers 33 to penetrate through thus to rotate in the sleeves.
[0017] The base rack 2 is placed flat on the bottom of the inner
edge of the fabric body 1 and the snap-in frame 3 is received and
concealed in the edge of the opening of the fabric body by means of
both male and female magic tapes 11, 12 separating from each other
for a certain spacing to define a basket 100. When the basket 100
is not used, both locking levers are turned and overlapped on each
other for the fabric body 1 to be flatted for facilitating storage.
When the basket 100 is used, just stretch up the fabric body 1 and
respective press down both locking levers to snap in hookers 23 on
the base rack 2 to hold the basket body 1 in shape to accommodate
commodities.
[0018] As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, when the present invention
is not used, both locking levers 33 of the snap-in frame is
overlapped and flattened. The fabric body 1 by virtue of its
material allows it to be collapsed for facilitating carrying and
storage without consuming too much space. Multiple baskets 100 can
be stacked up to facilitate handling or getting ready for the
consumers to take. When the use is desired, the fabric body 1 is
pulled up and both locking levers are pressed down and turned to
both sides of the fabric body 1 to engage the hooks 23 provided on
both sides of the base rack 2 to stretch up and hold in shape the
fabric body 1.
[0019] Now referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, once both locking levers 33
are engaged with hooks 23 of the base rack 2 and the fabric body 1
is stretched up and held in shape, a base board 4 is placed on the
bottom of the fabric body 1 for better placement of various types
of commodities therein. The fabric body 1 is further stretched and
secured in shape without the risk of sudden collapse since the
hooks 23 of the base rack 2 firmly secure both locking levers
33.
[0020] 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.
[0021] 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.
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