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Basket construction
Assignee: HELLER FINANCIAL Inc AS AGENT
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Filing: 1979-02-15
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Granted: 1980-01-01
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Expires: 1999-02-15
Abstract
Abstract An improved basket construction is disclosed in which the sidewall of a conventionally constructed basket of interwoven strand material is provided with a plurality of stiff yet somewhat bendable wire rods vertically disposed within vertical spaces formed from laterally offset runs of such strand material. The ends of the wire rods are radially outwardly bent so as to encompass at least two of the runs forming the top sidewall edge so as to clench them into position and prevent them from unravelling. Also, some of the wire rods terminate in enlarged top loops which serve as attachment points to a line for suspending the baskets for hanging and the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Sean F. Feighan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 15:43
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G7/00; A47G7/02; A47G7/04; A47G7/047
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A basket comprising a vertically orientated sidewall constructed of at least one material strand interwoven so as to form runs of said strand material in adjacent vertical contact on top of each other at spaced positions about the periphery of said basket and laterally offset from each other between said spaced positions to form laterally spaced sets thereof, a plurality of relatively rigid vertically orientated rod-like supports spaced from each other around the periphery of said basket and disposed between at least some of said sets of laterally spaced runs, a first group of said supports each terminating at the upper periphery of said sidewall in a radially outwardly directed loop through which two or more vertically adjacent top edge sidewall runs are disposed in contact therewith so as to maintain said top sidewall edge runs from unravelling, a second group of said supports each terminating in an enlarged substantially closed radially outwardly directed loop passing over said top sidewall edge runs, said enlarged loop receiving a supporting line therethrough so as to support said basket in an elevated position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A basket comprising a vertically orientated sidewall constructed of at least one material strand interwoven so as to form runs of said strand material in adjacent vertical contact on top of each other at spaced positions about the periphery of said basket and laterally offset from each other between said spaced positions to form laterally spaced sets thereof, a plurality of relatively rigid vertically orientated rod-like supports spaced from each other around the periphery of said basket and disposed between at least some of said sets of laterally spaced runs, a first group of said supports each terminating at the upper periphery of said sidewall in a radially outwardly directed loop through which two or more vertically adjacent top edge sidewall runs are disposed in contact therewith so as to maintain said top sidewall edge runs from unravelling, a second group of said supports each terminating in an enlarged substantially closed radially outwardly directed loop passing over said top sidewall edge runs, said enlarged loop receiving a supporting line therethrough so as to support said basket in an elevated position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The basket construction of claim 1, there being at least two supports in said second group thereof, said second supports substantially equally spaced from each other about the periphery of said basket.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The basket construction of claim 2, said basket being round and having three such second supports.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The basket construction of claim 3, there being interconnected three pieces of said line, each piece upwardly directed from one of said enlarged loops to a common connection point generally centrally above said basket.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The basket construction of claim 4, there being a second basket of similar construction to said first basket interposed between said common connection point and said first basket and suspended above said first basket by said line pieces attached to enlarged loops of said second basket.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
The basket construction of claims 4 or 5, wherein said basket or baskets include a perforate bottom formed of an open mesh material, said basket supports terminating at their lower ends in bottom loops engaging two or more bottom sidewall edge runs, peripheral portions of said mesh further engaged by said bottom loops so as to support said bottom from said sidewall.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
The basket construction of claim 1, said basket including a bottom wall, said basket supports terminating in said bottom wall at the lower ends thereof, at least two of said support lower ends terminating in an L-shaped terminus adapted to engage the bottom surface of said bottom wall at spaced locations thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The basket construction of claim 1, said supports being relatively stiff wire rods which are nevertheless flexible enough to be bent into said loops.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1982-12-31 | 1983-07-02 | 1984-01-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-12-31 | 1987-07-02 | 1988-01-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-12-31 | 1991-07-02 | 1992-01-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |