CA1215915A - Interlocking stackable display basket - Google Patents
Interlocking stackable display basketInfo
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- CA1215915A CA1215915A CA000460242A CA460242A CA1215915A CA 1215915 A CA1215915 A CA 1215915A CA 000460242 A CA000460242 A CA 000460242A CA 460242 A CA460242 A CA 460242A CA 1215915 A CA1215915 A CA 1215915A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
- B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
- B65D21/0209—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
- B65D21/0211—Wire-mesh containers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D7/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal
- B65D7/12—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by wall construction or by connections between walls
- B65D7/14—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by wall construction or by connections between walls of skeleton or like apertured construction, e.g. baskets or carriers formed of wire mesh, of interconnected bands, bars, or rods, or of perforated sheet metal
- B65D7/20—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by wall construction or by connections between walls of skeleton or like apertured construction, e.g. baskets or carriers formed of wire mesh, of interconnected bands, bars, or rods, or of perforated sheet metal made of wire
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Abstract
INTERLOCKING STACKABLE DISPLAY BASKET
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A display basket formed as an open end container which is defined by a bottom wall, opposed end walls, a rear wall, and an outwardly sloping front wall extending upwardly from a front edge of the bottom wall and terminating intermediate the height of the end walls to define a protruding front access opening. The end walls extend on opposed side edges of the front wall.
An indicia carrying strip is securable adjacent the forward end edge of the front wall. Also, the display basket is provided with interlocking guide shoulders adjacent the top and bottom edge of opposed end walls to interlock two or more of the display baskets in vertical stacking relationship while permitting access to the inside of the containers through the inclined front access openings.
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A display basket formed as an open end container which is defined by a bottom wall, opposed end walls, a rear wall, and an outwardly sloping front wall extending upwardly from a front edge of the bottom wall and terminating intermediate the height of the end walls to define a protruding front access opening. The end walls extend on opposed side edges of the front wall.
An indicia carrying strip is securable adjacent the forward end edge of the front wall. Also, the display basket is provided with interlocking guide shoulders adjacent the top and bottom edge of opposed end walls to interlock two or more of the display baskets in vertical stacking relationship while permitting access to the inside of the containers through the inclined front access openings.
Description
5~ 5 BACKGROUND OF INVENTION:
(a~ Field of the Invention The present invention relates ko a display : basket which is constructed for vertical stackiny and wherein the baskets interlock themselves and access to each of the baskets is provided by a protrudiny front access opening.
(b) Descripti.on of Prior Art Var.ious types of display baskets are known.
Also, it is known ~ stack baskets one on top of the other.
: However, there exists a need to provide a stackable display basket which has a large access opening whereby, when the baskets are stacked one on top of the other, a person can easily reach within any of these stacked baskets. There is also a need to provide baskets which are securely inter-connected and which makes efficient use of a minimum amount of space. There is a further need to provide a basket of this general type having removable indicia to provide information as to the nature and price, etc., of the goods contained within the baskets. Still further, there is a need to provide stackable baskets wherein the contents thereof are easily visible to the human eye whether the basket is positioned at the bottom of a column or at the top thereof.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION:
It is a feature of the present lnvention to provide a display basket which is stackable and inter-connectible and which meets all of the above-mentioned needs of such baskets.
According to the above features, from a broad aspect, the present invention provides a display basket ~S~
:~Z~ 5 comprising an open end container defined by a bottom walll opposed end walls, a rear wall; and an outwardly sloping front wall extending outwardly from a front edge of the bottom wall and terminating intermediate the height of the end walls to define a protrudiny front access opening~ The end walls extend on opposed side edyes of the front wall. Means is provided adjacent the forward end edge to removably secure indicia carrying means therein. Interlocking support guide means is provided at the top and bottom edge of the opposed end walls for interconnecting two or more display baskets in vertical stacking relationship while permitting access to the inside of the containers through the inclined front access openings thereof.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS:
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the example thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIGURE 1 is a perspective view showing two display baskets of the present invention stacked one on top of the other;
FIGURE 2 is a fragmented side view showing the position of three baskets one on top of each other, FIGURE 3 is a front view showing the interlock-ing support guide means secured to the end walls of the basket, when the baskets are stacked one on top of each other, FIGURE 4 is a perspective view showing an example of the manner in which an indicia carrying strip is secured in a retention slot formed adjacent the forward end edge of the front wall, and 5~
~IGURE 5 is a fragmented section view showing the construction of the retention slok.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS:
~eferring now to the drawings, and more parkicu-larly to Figure 1, there is shown two display baskets 10 of the present invention stacked one on top of the other~
Each basket 10 is constituted by an open end container defined by a bottom wall 11, opposed end walls 12, and an outwardly sloping front wall 13. The front wall 13 extends upwardly from a front edge 14 of the bottom wall 11 and terminates intermediate the height of the end walls 12, as can best be seen in Figure 2, whereby to define thereover a protruding front access opening 15 for access to the interior of the container.
The entire display basket is constructed from metal wi~es welded together and all of the walls are formed by a plurality of closely spaced parallel metal wires secured together by transverse wires, such as 8, and peripheral wires forming the edges of the walls. Also as clearly seen in Figures 1 and 2, the side walls 12 extend over the front projection formed by the projecting front wall 13 and the top edge thereof slopes rearwardly upwards to define an inclined opening 15. ~s can be seen in Figure 1 when the baskets 10 are stacked on top of each other, the bottom wall of the upper basket forms a top wall for the lower basket to constitute an entirely enclosed container, with the exception of the inclined front access opening 15.
In order to stack the baskets 10 one on top of each other in secured relationship, there is pxovided 59~5i interlocking support guide means which is constituted by a U-shaped wire member 16 secured to each o~ the end walls 12. The wire member 16 deines a base wire sec~ion 17 and side wire sections 18 which are outwardl~ inclined S and which terminate in an outwardly turned end portion 19 The end portion 19 extends from the lower edge 20 of ~he end walls 12 and is formed as a U-shaped bend in the ~ree end portions of the side wire sections whereby to consti-tute support legs for each of the baskets 10.
The end portion of the U-shaped member 16 adjacent the base wire 17 extends above the top edge wire 21 with the base wire spaced from the top edge wire 21 a distance sufficient to form handle holes 22 under the base wire 17 whereby to hand-carry the baskets and aid in vertical stacking and unstacking of the baskets~ Figure 3 shows a front view of this U-shaped wire member 16, and it can be seen that the top portion 17 and bottom portion 19 are also outwardly inclined for permitting engagement and for ease of localizing the baskets when vertically stacking. It is pointed out that the shape of the interlocking support guide means can be constituted differently provided that there is a pair of outwardly bent shoulder portions secured to each end wall 12 and extending above the top and bottom edges 21 and 20 respectively. Also it is important to note that the spacing between the outer end portions 17' of the base wire 17 must be shorter than the distance between the inner edge 19~ of the leg members 19, see Figure 2.
Re~erring now more specifically to Figures 4 and S, there is shown the construction o~ a label or indicia 12~S~S
strip retention slot 23 provided immediately adjacent the forward end edge 24 of the front wali 13 wher~by to removably secure therein a sheet-like rectanyular str1p 25 carryin~ printed information thereon. The retention slot is formed by two spaced apart parallel straight wire members 26 ~nd an inwardly inclined back wall 27 is secured thereacross whereby to form retention notches 28 with the wire members 26, as better illustrated in Figure 5. The back wall 27 is formed by a plurality of parallel wire rods 29 which are formed in a V-shape and secured behind the wire mem~ers 26 with the apex 30 of the V-shape lying rearwardly approximately midway between the two parallel wire members 26. These parallel wire rods 29 extend along the front wall 13, the bottom wall 11, and the rear wall 9 to form wall support surfaces. The end : walls 12 also have a support surface formed by a plurality of parallel wire rods 12'.
The sheet-liXe rectan~ular strip 25 may be an elongated strip, as shown in Figure 4, extending the full width of the basket 10, or else could be simply a small rectangular strip containing thereon information relating to the goods on display in the basket, such as the identity of the goods and the retail price thereof. The strip 25 can be slid into the notches or else placed therein by transversely bending the strip and making it snap into the notches.
The basket of the present invention has many advantages. It can be seen that these baskets are shallow containers which, when stacked one on top of the other, still provide good access to the inside thereof due to 1~59~5 the disposition of the sloping front wall and inclined front access openings. Also they provide excellent visibility to the yoods contained within the baskets and the ~tac~ of baskets occupy a minimum amount of floor space. Such baskets have multiple uses, which are obvious to a per~on skilled in the art, such as being utilized as display columns for the end of storage isles or at cash registers, and the basket is dimensioned whereby it can be placed directly within the shelving racks of convenience stores.
The interlocking supports also provide for ease of stack-ing and interlocking, security, and at the same time provides handle holes to carry the basket and legs to hold the basket on a floor surface.
It is within the ambit of the present invention to cover any obvious modifications thereof, provided such modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.
(a~ Field of the Invention The present invention relates ko a display : basket which is constructed for vertical stackiny and wherein the baskets interlock themselves and access to each of the baskets is provided by a protrudiny front access opening.
(b) Descripti.on of Prior Art Var.ious types of display baskets are known.
Also, it is known ~ stack baskets one on top of the other.
: However, there exists a need to provide a stackable display basket which has a large access opening whereby, when the baskets are stacked one on top of the other, a person can easily reach within any of these stacked baskets. There is also a need to provide baskets which are securely inter-connected and which makes efficient use of a minimum amount of space. There is a further need to provide a basket of this general type having removable indicia to provide information as to the nature and price, etc., of the goods contained within the baskets. Still further, there is a need to provide stackable baskets wherein the contents thereof are easily visible to the human eye whether the basket is positioned at the bottom of a column or at the top thereof.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION:
It is a feature of the present lnvention to provide a display basket which is stackable and inter-connectible and which meets all of the above-mentioned needs of such baskets.
According to the above features, from a broad aspect, the present invention provides a display basket ~S~
:~Z~ 5 comprising an open end container defined by a bottom walll opposed end walls, a rear wall; and an outwardly sloping front wall extending outwardly from a front edge of the bottom wall and terminating intermediate the height of the end walls to define a protrudiny front access opening~ The end walls extend on opposed side edyes of the front wall. Means is provided adjacent the forward end edge to removably secure indicia carrying means therein. Interlocking support guide means is provided at the top and bottom edge of the opposed end walls for interconnecting two or more display baskets in vertical stacking relationship while permitting access to the inside of the containers through the inclined front access openings thereof.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS:
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the example thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIGURE 1 is a perspective view showing two display baskets of the present invention stacked one on top of the other;
FIGURE 2 is a fragmented side view showing the position of three baskets one on top of each other, FIGURE 3 is a front view showing the interlock-ing support guide means secured to the end walls of the basket, when the baskets are stacked one on top of each other, FIGURE 4 is a perspective view showing an example of the manner in which an indicia carrying strip is secured in a retention slot formed adjacent the forward end edge of the front wall, and 5~
~IGURE 5 is a fragmented section view showing the construction of the retention slok.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS:
~eferring now to the drawings, and more parkicu-larly to Figure 1, there is shown two display baskets 10 of the present invention stacked one on top of the other~
Each basket 10 is constituted by an open end container defined by a bottom wall 11, opposed end walls 12, and an outwardly sloping front wall 13. The front wall 13 extends upwardly from a front edge 14 of the bottom wall 11 and terminates intermediate the height of the end walls 12, as can best be seen in Figure 2, whereby to define thereover a protruding front access opening 15 for access to the interior of the container.
The entire display basket is constructed from metal wi~es welded together and all of the walls are formed by a plurality of closely spaced parallel metal wires secured together by transverse wires, such as 8, and peripheral wires forming the edges of the walls. Also as clearly seen in Figures 1 and 2, the side walls 12 extend over the front projection formed by the projecting front wall 13 and the top edge thereof slopes rearwardly upwards to define an inclined opening 15. ~s can be seen in Figure 1 when the baskets 10 are stacked on top of each other, the bottom wall of the upper basket forms a top wall for the lower basket to constitute an entirely enclosed container, with the exception of the inclined front access opening 15.
In order to stack the baskets 10 one on top of each other in secured relationship, there is pxovided 59~5i interlocking support guide means which is constituted by a U-shaped wire member 16 secured to each o~ the end walls 12. The wire member 16 deines a base wire sec~ion 17 and side wire sections 18 which are outwardl~ inclined S and which terminate in an outwardly turned end portion 19 The end portion 19 extends from the lower edge 20 of ~he end walls 12 and is formed as a U-shaped bend in the ~ree end portions of the side wire sections whereby to consti-tute support legs for each of the baskets 10.
The end portion of the U-shaped member 16 adjacent the base wire 17 extends above the top edge wire 21 with the base wire spaced from the top edge wire 21 a distance sufficient to form handle holes 22 under the base wire 17 whereby to hand-carry the baskets and aid in vertical stacking and unstacking of the baskets~ Figure 3 shows a front view of this U-shaped wire member 16, and it can be seen that the top portion 17 and bottom portion 19 are also outwardly inclined for permitting engagement and for ease of localizing the baskets when vertically stacking. It is pointed out that the shape of the interlocking support guide means can be constituted differently provided that there is a pair of outwardly bent shoulder portions secured to each end wall 12 and extending above the top and bottom edges 21 and 20 respectively. Also it is important to note that the spacing between the outer end portions 17' of the base wire 17 must be shorter than the distance between the inner edge 19~ of the leg members 19, see Figure 2.
Re~erring now more specifically to Figures 4 and S, there is shown the construction o~ a label or indicia 12~S~S
strip retention slot 23 provided immediately adjacent the forward end edge 24 of the front wali 13 wher~by to removably secure therein a sheet-like rectanyular str1p 25 carryin~ printed information thereon. The retention slot is formed by two spaced apart parallel straight wire members 26 ~nd an inwardly inclined back wall 27 is secured thereacross whereby to form retention notches 28 with the wire members 26, as better illustrated in Figure 5. The back wall 27 is formed by a plurality of parallel wire rods 29 which are formed in a V-shape and secured behind the wire mem~ers 26 with the apex 30 of the V-shape lying rearwardly approximately midway between the two parallel wire members 26. These parallel wire rods 29 extend along the front wall 13, the bottom wall 11, and the rear wall 9 to form wall support surfaces. The end : walls 12 also have a support surface formed by a plurality of parallel wire rods 12'.
The sheet-liXe rectan~ular strip 25 may be an elongated strip, as shown in Figure 4, extending the full width of the basket 10, or else could be simply a small rectangular strip containing thereon information relating to the goods on display in the basket, such as the identity of the goods and the retail price thereof. The strip 25 can be slid into the notches or else placed therein by transversely bending the strip and making it snap into the notches.
The basket of the present invention has many advantages. It can be seen that these baskets are shallow containers which, when stacked one on top of the other, still provide good access to the inside thereof due to 1~59~5 the disposition of the sloping front wall and inclined front access openings. Also they provide excellent visibility to the yoods contained within the baskets and the ~tac~ of baskets occupy a minimum amount of floor space. Such baskets have multiple uses, which are obvious to a per~on skilled in the art, such as being utilized as display columns for the end of storage isles or at cash registers, and the basket is dimensioned whereby it can be placed directly within the shelving racks of convenience stores.
The interlocking supports also provide for ease of stack-ing and interlocking, security, and at the same time provides handle holes to carry the basket and legs to hold the basket on a floor surface.
It is within the ambit of the present invention to cover any obvious modifications thereof, provided such modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.
Claims (11)
1. A display basket comprising an open end container defined by a bottom wall, opposed end walls, a rear wall, and an outwardly sloping front wall extending upwardly from a front edge of said bottom wall and terminating intermediate the height of said end walls to define a protruding access opening to visually display goods in said basket, said end walls extending on opposed side edges of said front wall, means adjacent said forward end edge to removably secure indicia carrying means therein without obstructing the view of said goods, said means to removably secure indicia carrying means being constituted by a retention slot formed by two closely spaced parallel straight wire members secured across said top edge of said end walls adjacent said end edge of said front wall, and an inwardly inclined back wall secured across said wire members to form retention cavities with said wire members whereby to retain a sheet-like rectangular strip in said cavities between said wire members, and interlocking support guide means in a top and bottom edge of said opposed end walls for interconnecting two or more display baskets in vertical stacking relationship while permitting access to the inside of said containers through said inclined front access openings thereof.
2. A display basket as claimed in claim 1 wherein said container is a wire mesh container.
3. A display basket as claimed in claim 2 wherein said interlocking support guide means is constituted by a pair of outwardly bent shoulder portions secured to each end wall and extending above said top and bottom edge thereof, said shoulder portions secured to said top edge being spaced apart closer than said shoulder portions in said bottom edge to fit therebetween when said baskets are stacked.
4. A display basket as claimed in claim 2 wherein said interlocking support guide means is constituted by a U-shaped wire member secured to each said end walls and defined by a base wire section and opposed side wire sections, said side wire sections being outwardly inclined and terminating in an outwardly turned end portion, said end portions extending beyond one of said top and bottom edge of said end walls and being outwardly sloped, and an opposed end portion of said U-shaped wire frame adjacent said base wire extending above said other edge of said end walls and also being outwardly sloped, the length of said base wire being shorter than the distance between said outwardly turned end portions.
5. A display basket as claimed in claim 4 wherein said turned end portions define opposed spaced apart support legs and extend beyond said bottom edge of said end walls.
6. A display basket as claimed in claim 5 wherein said turned end portions are U-shaped bends in the free end portions of said side wire sections.
7. A display basket as claimed in claim 4 wherein said end portion adjacent said base wire extends above said top edge of said end walls with said base wire spaced from said top edge of said end wall to define a handle hole thereunder for hand-carrying of said basket.
8. A display basket as claimed in claim 1 wherein said back wall is formed by a plurality of parallel wire rods formed in a V-shape and secured behind said wire members with the apex of said V-shape lying rearwardly approximately midway between said two parallel wire members.
9. A display basket as claimed in claim 8 wherein said parallel wire rods extend along said front wall, bottom wall and rear wall to form wall support surfaces, said end walls also having a support surface formed by a plurality of parallel wire rods.
10. A display basket as claimed in claim 8 wherein said sheet-like rectangular strip is approximately the same width as the distance between the cavities of said two parallel wire members.
11 A display basket as claimed in claim 1 wherein said end wall portions disposed on opposed side edges of said front wall have a rearwardly inclined top edge extending from a free forward end edge of said front wall.
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FR2908741A1 (en) * | 2006-11-17 | 2008-05-23 | France Fil Internat Snc | Interlockable and stackable rack for storing and displaying bulk products in e.g. store, has lateral walls with hook cooperating with rear wall loop to maintain lateral walls in inclined position when locking unit is in unlocking position |
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FR2908741A1 (en) * | 2006-11-17 | 2008-05-23 | France Fil Internat Snc | Interlockable and stackable rack for storing and displaying bulk products in e.g. store, has lateral walls with hook cooperating with rear wall loop to maintain lateral walls in inclined position when locking unit is in unlocking position |
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