FI86027B - Storage basket - Google Patents

Description

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STORAGE BASKET - FÖRVARNINGSKORG

The present invention relates to a storage basket for placement in cabinets or the like, the storage basket comprising a basket part and slide rails or the like for arranging the basket to be moved along slide rails or the like mounted on the walls of the cabinet.

10 A disadvantage of such known storage baskets is that they can be fitted to cabinets of varying internal widths. Although usually the external dimensions of cabinets are standardized, their internal width varies according to the thickness of the side wall used in the cabinet. In this case, the sliding rails of the storage baskets used in the cabinets 15 must be adjusted separately to suit, for example, cabinets of different manufacturers. One known solution is to leave the fastening screws of the slide rails in the basket loose, whereby the slide rails can be adjusted to the desired width 20 within the limits allowed by the clearance of the screw hole in the slide rails. This method causes loose slide rails to "jam", making it difficult to pull and push the basket back into the cabinet. Of course, the slide rail adjustment screws can be tightened, but this is • 25 extra steps when installing baskets in the cabinet.

The object of the invention is to provide a new type of storage basket and to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks. The storage basket according to the invention is characterized in that the slide rails or the like are arranged on the side walls of the basket part substantially resiliently laterally perpendicular to their longitudinal axis.

: - A preferred embodiment of the storage basket according to the invention is characterized in that the slide rails are fastened to a strip 2,86027 arranged on the side edges of the basket part or the like, both ends of which are formed with connecting members for fastening the locking members in the end rod support bar.

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Another preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention is characterized in that the connecting members formed in the strip are intake spaces or the like in which a hook or the like formed at the ends of the support rod end edges 10 is arranged so that the hook and the hollow space form a flexible connection in the longitudinal axis of the support rod.

The storage basket according to the invention has e.g. the following 15 benefits. The manufacture of the basket is simplified, as the welding step of the basket can be performed in a completely planar form. Possible surface treatment can also be performed before bending into shape. By means of the invention, the same storage baskets can be used in standard cabinets of different manufacturers 20, regardless of the thickness of the side walls of the cabinets. There is no need to adjust the slide rails separately, which makes the installation of storage baskets in cabinets easier and faster. Due to the method of attaching the slide rails according to the invention, the load on the car does not turn the slide rail 2'5 in an unfavorable direction and thus does not cause the car to "jam".

The invention will now be described in more detail by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which

Figure 1 shows the storage basket obliquely from above.

"25 Figure 2 shows a detail of the storage basket for ____ partially in section, of the arrow A of Figure 1 seen in the direction.

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Fig. 3 shows a list of the storage basket cut along the line III-III in Fig. 2.

Figure 4 shows a front view of a storage basket mounted in a cabinet.

The accompanying drawings show a storage basket 1 according to the invention, which is intended to be mounted 10 on slide rails or the like in cabinets. Figure 4 shows such a storage basket 1 on sliding rails 6 mounted on a cabinet 7. The storage basket 1 can be pulled out of the cabinet and pushed back in on the slide rails 15. The slide rails 5, 6 may have one or more rollers or similar rolling members to facilitate the movement of the storage basket along the slide rails.

The storage basket 1 consists of a basket part 2, which is most conveniently obtained by welding together wires 21 cut from a steel wire of circular cross-section into a lattice and bending the lattice obtained into a box-like one. The grid can be made completely planar and only then bent into the shape characteristic of a .25 basket. The body blank has a base part and four flaps, whereby when bending the flaps, the side and end walls of the body are formed. The upper edge of the storage basket 1 is then formed by steel wires 31, 3, 30 welded to the ends of the flaps forming the side and end walls of the lattice part, which are usually thicker in cross section than the wires 21 forming the lattice of the basket.

.35 Arranged at the top of both side walls is a list 4 or equivalent parallel to the top of the side wall.

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A hollow space 41 or the like is formed in the vicinity of both ends of the strip 4, to which the bent end of the support wire 3 at the top of the end walls of the car is arranged to be attached. The bent end of the support wire 3 5 is threaded into the hollow space 41 by a hole formed in the side of the strip 4 on the side of the support wire 3. The hole is preferably formed in the upper part of the hollow space 41. The end of the support wire 3 is preferably bent in a hook-like manner. The support wire is threaded into the hollow space 41 10 so that the support wire 3 rests on the walls of the hole and on the other hand the hook of the support wire 3 acts as a limiter of the movement of the side wall. The hollow space 41 is shaped substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the support wire 3 so that the side wall of the storage basket can be resilient substantially in the longitudinal direction of the support wire 3. The hollow space 41 in the strip 4 and the end of the support wire 3 at the top of the end wall thus form a resilient joint which holds the tops of the side and end walls together but allows the side walls to resilient substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the support walls 3.

The hollow space 41 formed in the strip 4 and the hole form a space in which the bent end of the support wire 3 at the top of the end wall is fitted. Preferably, the end of the support wire 3 is bent substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the support wire 3. The bent end of the support wire 3 is preferably parallel to the longitudinal axis of the hollow space. The joint is shown in section in Figure 2 the direction of arrow A of Figure 1 viewed from the direction which is marked by broken lines 30 seen the flexibility of the joint. The elastic margin of the joint depends on the size of the hollow space 41 in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the support wire 3 compared to the cross-sectional diameter of the support wire 3. The magnitude of the elasticity of the joint is limited by the contact of the bent hook portion of the support wire 3 with the hollow. 35 space 41 opposite walls. The size of the hollow space 41 is limited only by the thickness of the strip 4 used.

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The slide rails 5 are fastened to the strip 4 with suitable screws (not shown in the figure).

The strip 4 is formed with a groove 42 substantially parallel to its longitudinal axis 5 for the support wire 31 of the side wall of the basket part and holes 43 substantially perpendicular to the direction of the groove 42 for the side wall truss wires 21. The groove 42 is circular in cross-section with a suitable cross-section, but the cross-section of the groove 42 may have other shapes 10 depending on the cross-sectional shape of the sidewall support wire 31. Holes 43 are formed in the underside of the most suitable strip 4. Fig. 3 shows a list 4 cut along the line III-III in Fig. 2.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments set forth above, but may be varied within the scope of the appended claims. Thus, the material of the basket is not limited to a steel wire, but may be, for example, plastic or plastic-coated steel wire.

Claims (5)

A storage basket (1), intended to be placed in sk & p or the like, wherein the storage basket (1) includes a basket part (2) and sliding rails (5) or the like to make the basket movable along sliding rails or equivalent installed on the cabinet. walls, characterized in that the sliding rails (5) or the like have been arranged flexibly in the side walls 10 of the basket part (2) substantially in a perpendicular lateral direction towards their longitudinal axis. 2. A storage basket according to claim 1, characterized in that the sliding rails (5) are fixed in a strip (4) or equivalent arranged along the side edges of the basket part (2), where the ends of the strip or the corresponding ends have been formed. tapping means (41) for attachment to lacing means located in the support rod (3) on the end of the basket part (2). 3. A storage basket according to claim 2, characterized in that the contact means (41) formed in the strip (4) are hollow spaces or the like, to which a hook or the like formed at the ends of the support rod (3) is adapted to the basket part (2). ) end ends so that the hook and the hollow space form a flexible joint in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the support rod. A storage basket according to claim 3, characterized in that a heel has been made on the side of the support in the strip (4), by means of which the heel formed at the end of the support rod (3) has entered the hollow space ( 41). A storage basket according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the strip (4) is of plastic. 35