DE3147416A1 - Collapsible wire basket - Google Patents

Abstract

A collapsible wire basket, in which the bottom, side and front parts are connected to one another in an articulated manner, the joints consisting of wire ends which are disposed at an angle to the relevant part and have a hook which partially surrounds a wire of the adjacent part.

Description

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The invention relates to a collapsible wire basket, consisting of grid-like side, front and bottom parts

Foldable wire baskets are known in principle. 20th

However, they cannot be folded up and set up again without damaging the wires (clamping, bending). In the established They are not stable enough. Your joints are jammed or have so much play that they "rattle". In the folded state, the known wire baskets are not optimally flat.

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The object of the invention is to provide a collapsible To create wire basket that is easy to manufacture and packaged optimally flat, without wires get stuck or bent and which is optimally stable when set up without the joints "rattling".

This object is achieved according to the invention in that in each case at least two of these parts are articulated to one another, and that this jointed connection consists of at least one joint from a cranked one and a wire end of one part which is bent into a hook and clasps around a wire of another part.

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Due to the cranking of the joints according to the invention, it is possible lent that the wire basket is folded in such a way that it When folded, it is optimally flat and at the same time the wires are not pinched or bent. 5

For this purpose, the bottom part is folded up and placed parallel to its hinged side or front part. The remaining ones Side and front parts are optimally folded flat by parallel shifting. 10

The fact that two parts are connected by at least two joints means that a more stable state is achieved.

The bottom part is secured by at least one joint and at least one cranked wire end when the Wire basket fixed. For a stable position, the bottom part needs at least three such fixing points,

It is obvious that such a wire basket also has a lid / which is constructed in accordance with a base part is, can own.

The collapsible 25 wire basket can be hung on a wall. By at least The collapsible wire basket can be lifted with a lock shackle on a side or front part.

If at least three longitudinal wires from side or front parts, which are not in one plane, are L-shaped at their lower ends are bent, the wire basket can be set up.

For an attractive appearance and to avoid corrosion and soiling, it is advantageous if the together.m · ^

The folding wire basket is provided with a protective cover. This protective coating can, for example, consist of a color or Paint layer / galvanized or made of plastic.

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j Further advantages, features and possible uses of the The present invention emerges from the following description of an exemplary embodiment in conjunction with the drawings. Show in it:

Fig. 1 is a schematic plan view of a wire basket

in the unfolded state according to the present invention,

-in Fig. 2 is a schematic plan view of a folded Wire basket according to the present invention,

3 shows a perspective illustration of a foldable wire basket according to the present invention,

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4 shows a side view of a joint,

Fig. 5 is a side view of a joint in another "embodiment,

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6 shows a perspective illustration of a side part,

7 is a front view of a front part.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic plan view of a wire basket. This wire basket consists of a base part 1 Front parts 2 and 3 and side parts 4 and 5. In this embodiment, the bottom part 1 consists of two supporting wires 6 and a wire mesh stretched between them

7. However, there are also several corresponding suspension wires conceivable. The one ends of the support wires 6 protrude beyond the base part 1 and are angled to this. In this In the exemplary embodiment, the angle is 90 °. These ends of the supporting wires 6 are U-shaped after being bent Hook 13 bent. These hooks 13 partially enclose a transverse wire of the side part 4. (This transverse wire is not visible in the plan view.) The other ends of the supporting wires 6 are bent in a Z-shape and lie on one Cross wire of the side part 5, also not visible

on. In this exemplary embodiment, the plane of these Z-shaped cranked wire ends corresponds to the plane of the bend of the other ends of the support wires 6. The base part 1 thus lies with the Z-shaped cranked ends of the support wires 6 on a transverse wire of the side part 5 and is articulated with the hook 13 on a cross wire of the side part 4. As a result of the cranked arrangement of the hooks 13, the bottom part 1 can be folded up on the side part 4 in such a way that it rests parallel on this.
At least two transverse wires each protrude beyond the side parts 4 and 5 and are angled in the same way as the hook 13 and bent to form U-shaped hooks 12. These hooks 12 partially enclose perpendicular wires 8 of the front parts 2 and 3 and thus form a joint between the side parts 4 and 5 and the front parts 2 and 3.

In Fig. 2 this wire basket is shown schematically in the folded state. The bottom part 1 is on the Side part 4 folded up and rests against it in parallel. The remaining "wire basket rectangular tube", consisting of the side parts 4 and 5 and the front parts 2 and 3, is optimal by a parallel displacement of the front parts 2 and 3 folded flat. The hooks 12 of the cross wires from the side parts 4 and 5 have here to the perpendicular running wires 8 of the front parts 2 and 3 rotated.

The fact that the hooks 12 of the transverse wires are cranked from the side parts 4 and 5 arise in the collapsed State between the front part 2 and the Seir part 4, or the front part 3 and the side part 5 narrow Cavities 9 and 1.0. The cavity 9 here serves to accommodate the folded-up bottom part 1. By this arrangement are all wires correctly on top of or on top of each other and cannot jam or bend. Nevertheless the wire basket has an optimal when folded low space requirements

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In Fig. 3, the corresponding wire basket is shown in perspective in the unfolded state. It is clear here It can be seen that, in the case of the base part 1, the two support wires 6 form a cross wire 11 of the side part 4 with their hooks 13 partially enclose. This gives the bottom part 1 its flexibility. The opposite ends of the suspension wires 6 of the boa part 1 lie with a Z-shaped crank on a transverse wire 11 of the side part 5.

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The wire basket is obtained by folding in the bottom part 1 its stability.

The side parts 4 and 5 are hinged with the hooks 12 on vertical wires 8 (longitudinal wires). The vertical Wires 8 are bent over in an L-shape at their lower end and thus form feet.

It is obvious that not only the vertical wires 8, but also other vertical wires of the front parts 2 and 3 or the side parts 4 and 5 can be bent in a corresponding manner and thus form further feet. In this exemplary embodiment, two corresponding further wires 8 ^{1 are} shown schematically.

25 Just like the bottom part 1 has a wire mesh 7, are corresponding wire meshes 14 in the front and side parts 2 to 5 attached.

Fig. 4 shows an enlarged shape of a hook 12. Clearly is visible here that the wire end of a cross wire, (corresponding to the cross wire 11 '), opposite the Surface of the side part 4 or 5 is angled (in this embodiment by 90 °) and then a U-shaped The U-shaped hook 12 partially encloses the hook the vertical wire 8 of the relevant front part 2 or 3. The distance between the lower edge of the vertically extending wire 8 and the closest vertically extending wire 15 from the relevant side

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It has proven to be advantageous if an imaginary connection between the midpoints of the wires 8 and 15 has an inclination of 45 ° in each case to the planes of the relevant front and side parts. This results in the shortest possible distance between the wires 8 and 15 _; while maintaining the unimpeded flexibility.

In Fig. 5, another embodiment of a joint is shown. In this exemplary embodiment, the Angulation not 90 °, but 2 χ 45 °.

In Fig. 6 is another embodiment of a side part 4 or 5 shown. The wires with the hooks 12, viewed from above and below, are each the second Wires. It is obvious that a different arrangement, in particular as the top and bottom wires, is also possible is. Apart from two outer wires 16, vertical wires are not used. This particularly facilitates the Serial production. This side part 4 or 5 consists, apart from the hook 12, only of straight wire rods. This simplifies production.

It is obvious that all U-shaped hooks 12 and 13 are only hooked into the relevant part and afterwards After assembly, the legs of the U's can be permanently connected to it by gently squeezing them together.

7 shows a front view of a front part 2 or 3. Here, V-shaped wire hooks 17 are attached to the front part. They are used to hang the wire basket on a wall. In this embodiment, three V-shaped wire hooks 17 are provided. However, it is obvious that two V-shaped wire hookji 17 would also be sufficient for the suspension. The third V-shaped wire hook 17 has the function that the wire basket does not pivot away from the wall

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In the opposite front part is a U-shaped one Lock shackle 18 made of wire attached to the top cross wire.

It is obvious that, e.g. for reasons of serial production, both front parts 2 and each with a V-shaped wire hook 17 and a lock shackle 10 18 can be equipped. Thus, front parts would be of the same type 2 and 3 given.

Also, not only the front parts 2 and 3 but also the side parts 4 and 5 can have V-shaped wire hooks 11 and / or ig lock shackles 18.

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Claims ζ.J Foldable wire basket, consisting of lattice-like side, front and bottom parts, characterized that in each case at least two of these parts are articulated to one another and that this articulated connection from at least one joint made from a cranked wire end of a part that is bent to form a hook (12 or 13), which wraps around a wire of another part, consists. 10 2. A collapsible wire basket according to claim 1, characterized in that that the articulated connection of at least two of these parts consists of at least two joints. 3. Zusairanenklappbaren wire basket according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the hook (12 or 13) is U-shaped. 4. Collapsible wire basket according to one or more of claims 1 to 3 ,. characterized in that the hook (12 or 13) is curved in the shape of an eyelet. 15th '.' f l. '^ O' * AlF-C '«> *. f ^l & 1t '»' AMT "KK ¹ J ¹ U THL 5. Collapsible wire basket according to one or more of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the Bottom part (1) on the side opposite the hook (13) with at least one Z-shaped cranked wire end on a horizontally extending wire (11) of a Seitenbzw. Front part (4, 5 or 2, 3) rests. 6. Collapsible wire basket according to one or more of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that on at least one side and / or front part (4, 5; 2, 3) at least one V-shaped wire bracket (17) on one Cross wire is attached. 7. Collapsible wire basket according to one or more of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that at least a side and / or front part (4, 5; 2, 3 at least one U-shaped lock shackle on a transverse seam is appropriate. 8. A collapsible wire basket according to one or more of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the side and / or front part (4, 5; 2, 3) has at least one longitudinal wire which is _{bent at} its lower end L-shaped to form a stand is, owns. 25th 9. Collapsible wire basket according to one or more of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the hook (13) of the bottom part (1) is cranked at least one wire width less than the crank of the hooks (12), the side or front parts (4, 5 or 2, 3). 10. Collapsible wire basket according to one or more of the Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the wire basket is provided with a protective coating. 35 11. Collapsible wire basket according to claim ". 10, characterized characterized in that the protective coating consists of a layer of paint or varnish, zinc or plastic.