JP2020125126A - basket - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a basket which has a simple structure, and which can be shifted to a state where baskets can be stacked stably without a complicated operation.SOLUTION: A basket 100 includes a basket body 110 having a substantially square storage port at an upper part, and holding members 120, 130. The holding members 120, 130: (i) are substantially U-shaped members comprising holding parts 121, 131, and leg parts 122, 132 on both sides of the holding parts 121, 131; (ii) are mounted on the basket body 110 so as to stand up/fall down; and (iii) can take a first falling state for falling down in the direction of being separated from each other and a second falling state for falling down in the directions of being crossed with each other. Also, at the holding members 120, 130, relief parts 122a, 122b are formed to escape from the mating side of the holding members 120, 130, when in the second falling state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a basket capable of accommodating and carrying laundry, for example.

Conventionally, a basket capable of accommodating and carrying laundry and the like has a basket main body and a gripping member (may be referred to as a handle) attached to an upper portion of the basket main body so as to be capable of tilting. The gripping member is in an upright state when loading and unloading a contained item in the basket body, and is in an upright state when the basket body is transported.

As a basket of this type, there is a basket in which a plurality of baskets can be stacked in a state of containing the contained items, as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2. The baskets disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are designed so that the baskets can be stacked by using the grip member. Specifically, when the gripping member is slidably attached to the basket body and the second basket is stacked on the first basket, the gripping member of the first basket is placed on the bottom surface of the second basket. Slide it to a position where you can place it.

As a result, according to the baskets disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, it becomes possible to stack the baskets in a stable manner by effectively utilizing the gripping member even when the contents are stored in the basket. ing.

Utility model registration No. 3001367 JP, 2003-81273, A

By the way, in the basket having the mechanism for sliding the gripping members as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the gripping members need to be slid when the user tries to stack the baskets, which is complicated. Further, the gripping members once slid in the stacked state must be returned to the original sliding position when the basket is transported.

Further, not only complicated operation such as sliding operation of the gripping member is required, but also a complicated mechanism such as a slide mechanism has to be provided in the first place, resulting in complicated manufacturing. Further, when such a complicated mechanism is mounted, the slide mechanism may be broken, and thus the durability of the basket as a whole may be deteriorated.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, has a simple configuration, and can shift to a state in which baskets can be stably stacked without a complicated operation. Provide a composition basket.

One aspect of the basket of the present invention is
A basket main body having a substantially rectangular accommodation opening at the top,
Each is a substantially U-shaped member composed of (i) a grip and legs on both sides of the grip, and (ii) is attached to the basket main body so that it can be tilted up and down, and (iii) is away from each other. First and second gripping members that can assume a first tilted state in which the first tilted state and a second tilted state that tilt in directions intersecting with each other;
Have
The first and/or the second gripping member is formed with an escape portion that allows the mating gripping member to escape when the first and second gripping members are in the second tilted state. ..

According to the present invention, it is possible to shift to a state in which baskets can be stably stacked with a simple configuration and without complicated operations.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the basket which concerns on embodiment, and is a perspective view which shows the loading/unloading state of a stored item Perspective view showing stacked state of baskets Top view showing the state of loading and unloading Top view showing stacked baskets Side view showing enlarged relief part Perspective view for explaining the bent portion of the bottom surface Perspective view showing stacked baskets Perspective view showing stacking baskets of different sizes A perspective view showing a state in which baskets of the same size are stacked in different directions by 90°.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 6 are views showing the configuration of the basket according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a contained item is taken in and out. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a stacked state. FIG. 3 is a top view showing a state of taking in and out. FIG. 4 is a top view showing the stacked state. FIG. 5 is a side view showing an enlarged escape portion. FIG. 6 is a perspective view for explaining the bent portion of the bottom surface.

The basket 100 of the present embodiment is a wire basket formed by bending and joining wires made of metal such as stainless steel, aluminum, and steel. The basket 100 has a configuration suitable for use as, for example, a laundry basket that stores and carries laundry.

The basket 100 has a basket body 110 and two gripping members 120 and 130. The gripping members 120 and 130 are rotatably (may be referred to as up and down) attached to the basket body 110 via a support portion 111.

The basket body 110 has a substantially quadrangular accommodation opening at the top. The basket body 110 is formed by bending and joining a plurality of wires. The basket body 110 has wires on the surface excluding the accommodation port.

The grip member 120 is a substantially U-shaped member including a grip portion 121 and leg portions 122 on both sides of the grip portion 121. Similarly, the grip member 130 is a substantially U-shaped member including a grip portion 131 and leg portions 132 on both sides of the grip portion 131. The gripping members 120 and 130 are supported by the support portion 111 and rotate to fall in a first tilted state (in other words, a state of putting in and out of a stored item) as shown in FIG. The second tilted state (in other words, the stacked state of a plurality of baskets) that is tilted in the direction intersecting with each other as shown in FIG. 2 can be taken.

The gripping member 120 is formed with escape portions 122a and 122b that allow the gripping member 130 to escape when the gripping members 120 and 130 are in the second tilted state. The escape portions 122a and 122b are mountain-shaped bent portions formed on the leg portion 121.

As can be seen clearly in FIG. 3, the legs 132 of the gripping member 130 are wider than the legs 122 of the gripping member 120. More specifically, the spacing between the legs 132 of the gripping member 130 is wider than the spacing between the legs 122 of the gripping member 120. Specifically, the leg portion 132 of the grip member 130 is bent in the direction of expansion in the vicinity of the support portion 111 (the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 3 ), and as a result, the leg portion 132 is located above the basket body 110. It is placed on the basket main body 110 in a state of slightly protruding laterally from the edge. On the other hand, the leg portion 122 of the grip member 120 does not laterally protrude from the upper edge of the basket main body 110, but rests on the basket main body 110 along the upper edge.

In this way, by making the leg portion 132 wider than the leg portion 122 and forming the escape portions 122a and 122b in the leg portion 122, the gripping members 120 and 130 as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. When in the second tilted state, the gripping members 120 and 130 intersect without interfering with each other. As a result, since the gripping members 120 and 130 are placed on the basket body 110 without rattling, another basket can be stably placed on the gripping members 120 and 130. As is apparent from the enlarged view of FIG. 5, the escape portions 122a and 122b dodge the leg portion 132 at the widened portion at the base of the leg portion 132.

As can be seen from FIG. 6, a convex bent portion 112 protruding downward is formed on the bottom surface of the basket body 110. Four bent portions 112 are formed. The folding part 112 has a function as a positioning part that restricts the displacement of the placed basket 100 by interfering with the grip parts 121 and 131 when the baskets 100 are stacked.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where the baskets 100 are stacked. As can be seen from FIG. 7, FIG. 2, and FIG. 4, when the gripping members 120, 130 are in the second tilted state (in other words, the stacked state of a plurality of baskets), the gripping portions of the gripping members 120, 130. 121 and 131 are in a state of crossing the accommodation opening of the basket body 110 in parallel with each other. Further, the grip portions 121 and 131 of the grip members 120 and 130 are on the same plane when in the second tilted state. The bent portion 112 is formed at a position where it interferes with the grip portions 121 and 131 that cross the storage opening of the basket body 110 in parallel with each other and regulates the shift.

Specifically, as can be seen from FIG. 7, the bent portion 112 is formed at a position where the parallel gripping portions 121 and 131 are sandwiched. Thus, even if the upper basket 100 in FIG. 7 is moved in the direction of the arrow x, the bent portion 112 of the upper basket 100 and the grip portions 121 and 131 of the lower basket 100 interfere with each other, and It does not move in the direction of arrow x. Further, even if the upper basket 100 in FIG. 7 is moved in the direction of the arrow y, the bent portion 112 of the upper basket 100 and the edge of the receiving opening of the basket body 110 of the lower basket 100 interfere with each other and the upper basket 100. 100 does not move in the direction of arrow y.

In practice, the distance between the grip portions 121 and 131 and the bent portion 112 when in the second tilted state is such that when the upper basket 100 is attempted to be displaced in the x direction, the bottom surface of the upper basket 100 is It is preferable that the lower basket 100 does not protrude from the accommodation opening. That is, if the bent portion 112 is formed very close to the grip portions 121 and 131 in the second tilted state, the upper basket 100 hardly moves in the x direction, but the user lower basket 100. When the upper basket 100 is stacked, the bent parts 112 are likely to collide with the grip parts 121 and 131, so that careful stacking work is required and the usability deteriorates. In consideration of this, as shown in FIG. 7, between the grip portions 121 and 131 and the bent portion 112 in the second tilted state, about several cm (for example, 2 to 5 cm) is provided. It is preferred that there is a distance.

In addition, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the bent portion 112 is located at a position (that is, outside the grip portions 121 and 131) that sandwiches the grip portions 121 and 131 in the second tilted state. Although the case where the bent portion 112 is formed is described, the bent portion 112 may be formed at a position (that is, the inside of the grip portions 121 and 131) that is sandwiched by the grip portions 121 and 131 in the second tilted state.

Next, a usage pattern of the basket 100 according to the present embodiment will be described.

When the user loads and unloads items such as laundry into and from the basket 100, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the user brings the gripping members 120 and 130 into the first tilted state. When carrying the basket 100, the user holds the gripping members 120 and 130 in an upright state and holds the gripping portions 131 and 132 with, for example, one hand to carry the basket 100.

When the user wants to stack another basket 100 on top of the contents stored in the basket body 110, the user can move the gripping members 120 and 130 to the second position as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4. Put it down. At this time, the user can easily bring the gripping members 120, 130 into the second tilted state simply by tilting the gripping members 120, 130 so that the gripping members 120, 130 intersect. That is, a complicated operation such as sliding the grip members 120 and 130 is unnecessary.

In the second tilted state, the gripping members 120 and 130 intersect without interfering with each other, and the gripping members 120 and 130 are on the same plane except for the relief portions 122a and 122b. As a result, the grips 121 and 131 are also on the same plane.

The user places another basket on the gripping portions 121 and 131 existing on the same plane. As a result, the placed basket 100 is placed on the lower basket 100 without rattling. Further, when the upper basket 100 is attempted to be displaced in the x direction and the y direction in FIG. 7, the bent portion 112 of the upper basket 100 interferes with the grip portions 121 and 131 of the lower basket 100 and the accommodating port, so that x Movement in the direction and the y direction is restricted. As a result, the bottom surface of the upper basket 100 does not shift to the outside of the accommodation opening of the lower basket 100. As a result, the stacking position is kept within a predetermined range.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the basket main body 110 having the substantially rectangular accommodation opening in the upper part and the gripping members 120 and 130 are provided, and the gripping members 120 and 130 are (i). It is a substantially U-shaped member composed of the gripping portions 121 and 131 and the leg portions 122 and 132 on both sides of the gripping portions 121 and 131, and is (ii) attached to the basket main body 110 so as to be upright and tiltable, and (iii) mutually. The first tilted state of falling in the separating direction and the second tilted state of falling in the direction intersecting with each other can be taken. Further, when the gripping members 120 and 130 are in the second tilted state. Escape parts 122a and 122b are formed to escape the gripping members 120 and 130 on the other side.

With this, the basket having a simple configuration and capable of shifting the gripping members 120 and 130 to the stacking state (second falling state) in which the other baskets 100 can be stably stacked without complicated operations. 100 can be realized.

In addition, since the upper basket 100 does not enter the storage space of the lower basket 100 in the stacked state, the storage volume of the lower basket 100 is secured.

The above-described embodiments are merely examples of specific embodiments for carrying out the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be limitedly interpreted by these. That is, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist or the main features thereof.

In the above-described embodiment, of the two gripping members 120 and 130, only the gap between the leg portions 132 of the one gripping member 130 is wide, and the escape portions 122a and 122b are formed only on the other gripping member 120. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and each of the gripping members 120 and 130 may be provided with one wide leg and one relief. In short, by forming a wide leg portion and an escape portion for escaping the wide leg portion on the two gripping members 120 and 130, the two holding members 120 and 130 are provided with two when they are in the second collapsed state in which they collapse in the intersecting direction. It suffices that the gripping members 120 and 130 do not interfere with each other.

In the above-described embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the case where the baskets 100 of the same size are stacked in the same direction has been described. However, the configuration of the present invention, as shown in FIG. This is also effective when stacking 200 and 300 or stacking baskets 400 of the same size in different directions by 90° as shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which baskets 200 and 300 of different sizes are stacked. The baskets 200 and 300 have substantially the same configuration except that the baskets 100 and 300 are different in size from each other. Therefore, in FIG. 8, only the parts necessary for the description here are given the reference numerals.

The basket 200 is larger in size than the basket 300. More specifically, the basket 200 is larger in size in at least the plane direction than the basket 300. The spacing between the gripping portions 221 and 231 when the gripping members 220 and 230 of the basket 200 are in the second tilted state is determined by the length of at least one side of the bottom surface of the basket 300 (the long side in the case of FIG. 8). Is also small. Further, the bent portion 312 of the basket 300 is provided at a position where it can interfere with the gripping portions 221 and 231 of the basket 200 when the baskets 300 are stacked on the basket 200 and regulate the displacement of the basket 300 in the plane direction.

Accordingly, it is possible to realize a basket system in which the small basket 300 can be easily and stably stacked on the large basket 200.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which baskets 400 of the same size are stacked in different directions by 90°. Assuming such a stacking form, the bent portion 412 is provided at a position that interferes with the gripping portion and regulates the deviation when the baskets are stacked in the same direction as in the above-described embodiment. In addition, when the baskets are stacked in different directions by 90°, it is preferable that the baskets are provided at a position where the baskets are interfered with each other and the shift is restricted.

In this way, by selecting the position of the bent portion on the bottom surface in consideration of various stacking states, it is possible to realize suitable stacking with less deviation. In the above-described embodiment, the case where the misalignment at the time of stacking is regulated by the bent portions 112, 312, and 412 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a component for restricting misalignment is provided separately in place of the bent portion. Alternatively, the point is to form a positioning portion on the bottom surface of the basket body that regulates the deviation by interfering with the grip portion when the baskets are stacked.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the wire basket made of a metal wire has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this and, for example, when the present invention is applied to a basket made of a synthetic resin or the like. Can also obtain the same effect.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to baskets that can be stacked on top of each other while containing items such as laundry.

100, 200, 300, 400 basket 110 basket main body 111 support part 120, 130, 220, 230 gripping member 121, 131, 221, 231 gripping part 122, 132 leg part 122a, 122b escape part 112, 312, 412 bent part

Claims (6)

A basket main body having a substantially rectangular accommodation opening at the top,
Each is a substantially U-shaped member composed of (i) a grip and legs on both sides of the grip, and (ii) is attached to the basket main body so that it can be tilted up and down, and (iii) is away from each other. First and second gripping members that can assume a first tilted state in which the first tilted state and a second tilted state that tilt in directions intersecting with each other;
Have
The first and/or the second gripping member is formed with an escape portion that allows the mating gripping member to escape when the first and second gripping members are in the second tilted state. ,
basket. The distance between the legs of the second grip member is wider than the distance between the legs of the first grip member,
In the leg portion of the first grip member, the escape portion that escapes the leg portion of the second grip member when the first and second grip members are in the second tilted state. Is formed,
The basket according to claim 1. The gripping portions of the first and second gripping members are in the same plane when in the second tilted state,
The basket according to claim 1 or 2. When the first and second gripping members are in the second tilted state, the gripping portions of the first and second gripping members cross the storage opening of the basket body in parallel to each other,
Further, a positioning portion is formed on the bottom surface of the basket body to regulate the displacement by interfering with the grip portion when the baskets are stacked.
The basket according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The positioning portion is formed at a position where the parallel gripping portions are sandwiched, or at a position where the parallel gripping portions are sandwiched.
The basket according to claim 4. A first basket according to claim 4;
A second basket according to claim 4;
Have
The first basket is at least larger in size in the plane direction than the second basket,
An interval between the grips when the gripping member of the first basket is in the second tilted state is smaller than a length of at least one side of a bottom surface of the second basket,
The positioning portion of the second basket interferes with the grip portion of the first basket when the second basket is stacked on the first basket, and the positioning portion of the second basket in the planar direction of the second basket. Regulate the gap,
Basket system.

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