U.S. patent application number 11/372009 was filed with the patent office on 2007-09-13 for foldable basket.
Invention is credited to Shih-Wei Li.
Application Number | 20070210083 11/372009 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38477895 |
Filed Date | 2007-09-13 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070210083 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Li; Shih-Wei |
September 13, 2007 |
Foldable basket
Abstract
A foldable basket includes a bottom board, two sideboards, a
front board and a rear board. The bottom board has pivotal members
in two opposite sides, a front low wall and a rear low wall. The
front and the rear low wall respectively have plural slots and
fitting grooves. Two sideboards are respectively connected
pivotally with two sides of the bottom base with pivotal members
and projections at two sides respectively. The front board and the
rear board are connected pivotally to the bottom board with fitting
rods fitting with fitting grooves of the bottom board. The two
sideboards are foldably connected with the front and the rear
board. So the basket is easily unfolded for use or folded for
storing by folding or unfolding the two sideboards, the front and
the rear board on or from the bottom board.
Inventors: |
Li; Shih-Wei; (Kaohsiung
Hsien, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Shih-Wei LI
P.O. BOX 90
Tainan City
70499
TW
|
Family ID: |
38477895 |
Appl. No.: |
11/372009 |
Filed: |
March 10, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
220/6 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 11/1833
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
220/006 |
International
Class: |
B65D 6/00 20060101
B65D006/00 |
Claims
1. A foldable basket comprising: a bottom board provided with
plural pivotal members at two opposite side edges respectively, a
front low wall on a front edge and a rear low wall on a rear edge,
said rear low wall being higher than said front low wall, each said
pivotal member provided with a pivot hole, said front low wall
provided with plural slots spaced apart and plural fitting grooves
spaced apart in an inside edge, said rear low wall provided also
with plural slots spaced apart and plural fitting grooves spaced
apart in an inside edge; two sideboards respectively connected
pivotally with two opposite sides of said bottom board and provided
with plural pivotal members spaced apart in the bottom and plural
projections spaced apart on two opposite side edges respectively,
each said pivotal members provided with a pivot hole facing exactly
with said pivot holes of said pivotal members of said bottom board
for a pivotal bar to insert therein; a front board connected
pivotally with said front low wall of said bottom board and
provided with plural fittings rods spaced apart at the bottom for
fitting with said fitting grooves of said bottom base and plural
curved rails extending properly upward out of the bottom edge for
fitting with said slots of said front low wall of said bottom base;
a rear board connected pivotally with said rear low wall of said
bottom base and provided with plural fitting rods spaced apart in
the bottom for fitting with said fitting grooves of said bottom
base and plural curved rails extending properly upward out of the
bottom edge for inserting with said slots of said rear low wall of
said bottom base; and said basket used to contain articles in a
hollow space and to be folded up by folding orderly said side
boards, said front board and said rear board down on said bottom
board to reduce its bulk when not used, saving a storing space.
2. A foldable basket as claimed in claim 1, wherein two ends of
said front low wall and said rear low wall are respectively
provided with a bar hole.
3. A foldable basket as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pivotal
members of said sideboards are fitted correspondingly in apertures
between every two of said pivotal members of said bottom board, and
said sideboards are provided with a holding hole respectively.
4. A foldable basket as claimed in claim 1, wherein said two
outermost fitting rods positioned at two ends of said front board
are provided with a bar hole respectively for a pivot bolt to
insert therein and connect pivotally said front board with said
bottom base, and said front board is provided with a holding
hole.
5. A foldable basket as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fitting
rods positioned at two ends of said rear board are provided with a
bar hole respectively for a pivotal bar to insert therein and
connect said rear board pivotally with said bottom base, and said
rear board is provided with a holding hole.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to a foldable basket, particularly to
one that is provided with a bottom board, two sideboards, a front
board and a rear board. The bottom board has plural pivotal members
in two opposite sides respectively, a front low wall on the front
edge and a rear low wall on the rear edge being higher than the
front low wall. The front low wall and the rear wall respectively
have plural slots spaced apart and fitting grooves spaced apart.
Each sideboard connected pivotally with one of the two sides of the
bottom base possesses plural pivotal members and plural projections
at two opposite sides respectively. The front board and the rear
board are connected pivotally with the front low wall and the rear
wall of the bottom board by means of plural fitting rods spaced
apart for fitting with the fitting grooves of the bottom board, and
also connected with the two sideboards by means of plural curved
rails, which have their upper ends fitting with projections of the
two sideboards. Such a foldable basket can be easily and quickly
folded for storing up and unfolded for using.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Commonly, a conventional basket is integrally formed as a
rectangular body with a holding hole cut at two opposite sides
respectively, used for containing articles or goods, convenient for
storing up or transporting. But, a conventional basket is always
shaped not collapsible, occupying a great space for storing up
while not used. This invention has been devised to overcome the
defect of the conventional basket mentioned above.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The objective of this invention is to offer a foldable
basket that can be easily and quickly collapsed for storing up and
unfolded for using.
[0006] The main characteristics of the invention are a bottom
board, two sideboards, a front board and a rear board. The bottom
board is provided with plural pivotal members spaced apart at two
opposite sides respectively that are respectively provided with a
pivot hole, a front low wall standing on the front edge and a rear
low wall standing on the rear edge, with the rear low wall being
higher than the front low wall. The front low wall and the rear low
wall respectively have plural slots spaced apart and fitting
grooves spaced apart in the inside edge. Each sideboard connected
pivotally with one of the two sides of the bottom board is provided
with plural pivotal members that are respectively provided with a
pivotal hole facing exactly with the pivotal members of the bottom
board for a pivotal bar to insert therein, and plural projections
at two sides respectively. The front board connected pivotally with
the front low wall is provided with plural fitting rods spaced
apart for fitting with the fitting grooves of the bottom board, and
plural curved rails having their lower ends fitting in the slots of
the bottom board and their upper ends fitting with projections of
the two sideboards. The rear board connected pivotally with the
rear low wall is provided with plural fitting rods spaced apart for
fitting with the fitting grooves of the bottom board, and plural
curved rails having their upper ends fitting with projections of
the two sideboards, Then the two sideboards, the front and the rear
board are able to be folded on the bottom board when the basket is
not to be used, taking less space for storing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0007] This invention is better understood by referring to the
accompanying drawings, wherein:
[0008] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred
embodiment of a foldable basket in the present invention;
[0009] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of
a foldable basket in the present invention;
[0010] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of
a foldable basket in the present invention, showing its sideboards
being folded primarily;
[0011] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of
a foldable basket in the present invention, showing its front board
being folded secondarily; and
[0012] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of
a foldable basket in the present invention, showing it folded
completely.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0013] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a preferred embodiment of a
foldable basket in the present invention includes a bottom board 1,
two sideboards, a front board and a rear board and plural pivotal
bars 5.
[0014] The bottom base 1 is provided with plural pivotal members 10
at two opposite sides respectively, a front low wall 11 projecting
up on the front edge, and a rear low wall 12 projecting up on the
rear edge and being higher than the front low wall 11. Each of the
pivotal members 10 is pierced with a pivotal hole 100. The front
low wall 11 is provided with plural slots 110 spaced apart, plural
fitting grooves 111 in the inside edge and an bar hole 112 in two
ends respectively. Similarly, the rear low wall 12 is also provided
with plural slots 120 spaced apart, plural fitting grooves 121 in
the inside edge and an bar hole 122 in two ends respectively.
[0015] Each sideboard 2 connected pivotally with one of the two
sides of the bottom board 1 is provided with plural pivotal members
20 spaced apart in a lower edge and plural projections 21 in two
side edges and a holding hole 22 in a central upper portion. The
pivotal members 20 to be fitted correspondingly in each aperture
between every two pivotal members 10 of the bottom board 1 are
respectively provided with a pivot hole 200 aligned exactly with
the pivot holes 100 of the pivotal members 10 of the bottom board 1
for a pivotal bar 5 to insert therein.
[0016] The front board 3 connected pivotally with the front low
wall 11 of the bottom board 1 is provided with plural fitting rods
30 spaced apart at the bottom and fitting with the fitting grooves
111 of the bottom board 1, plural curved rails 31 extending
properly upward out of the bottom edge, with the bottom end of the
curved rails 31 matching with the slots 110 of the front low wall
11 of the bottom board 1, and a holding hole 32 bored near a
central upper edge. Two outermost fitting rods 30 are respectively
provided with a bar hole 300 facing exactly with the bar holes 112
of the front low wall 11 of the bottom base 1 for the pivotal bars
5 to insert therein.
[0017] The rear board 4 connected pivotally with the rear lower
wall 12 of the bottom board 1 is provided with plural fitting rods
40 spaced apart at the bottom for fitting with the fitting slots
121, plural curved rails 41 extended properly out of the bottom
edge of the rear board 4, with the lower end pf the curved rails 41
matching with the slots 120 of the rear low wall 12 of the bottom
board 1, and a holding hole 42 bored near a central upper edge. Two
outermost fitting rods 40 are respectively provided with a bar hole
400 facing exactly with the bar hole 122 of the rear low wall 12 of
the bottom base 1 for the pivotal bar 5 to insert therein
[0018] In assembling, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the two sideboards
2 are pivotally assembled at two opposite sides of the bottom board
1 first. That is, put the pivotal members 20 of the two sideboards
2 in the apertures between every two pivotal members 10 of the
bottom board 1 and align the pivot holes 200 of the pivotal members
20 exactly with the pivot holes 100 of the bottom base 1, so that
the pivotal bars 5 can be inserted through the pivot holes 100 and
200. Next, put the front board 3 on the front low wall 11 of the
bottom board 1 and then, match the fitting rods 30 with the fitting
grooves 111 of the bottom base 1 so as to align the bar holes 300
of the two outermost fitting rods 30 of the front board 3 exactly
with the bar holes 112 at two ends of the front low wall 11 of the
bottom board 1, enabling the pivotal bar 5 to insert in the bar
holes 112 and 300, and finally let the projections 21 of the
sideboards 2 fitted in the ends of the rails 31 of the front board
3. Further, put the rear board 4 on the rear low wall 12 of the
bottom board 1 and then, match the fitting rods 40 with the fitting
grooves 121 of the bottom base 1 so as to align the bar holes 400
of the two outermost fitting rods 40 of the rear board 4 exactly
with the bar holes 122 in two ends of the rear low wall 12 of the
bottom board 1, enabling the pivotal bar 5 pivotally inserted in
the bar holes 122, 400, and finally let the projections 21 of the
sideboards 2 inserted in the ends of the rails 41 of the rear board
4, finishing assemblage of the foldable basket.
[0019] In using, as shown in FIGS. 2-5, a foldable basket in the
present invention can receive and store goods or articles in the
hollow space. When the basket is to be stored up, the sideboards 2
connected pivotally with the bottom board 1 can be folded forwards
down on the bottom board 1 first. By the time, the projections 21
of the sideboards 2 are to slide along the rails 31 and 41 of the
front and the rear boards 3 and 4 to lie on the bottom board 1.
Next, fold the front board 3 to lie on the sideboards 2 and then,
fold the rear board 4 to lie on the front board 3. Therefore, the
two sideboards 2 and the front and the rear boards 3 and 4 are all
folded on the bottom board 1, saving much of a storing space.
[0020] While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been
described above, it will be recognized and understood that various
modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are
intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the
spirit and scope of the invention.
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