JP3583316B2 - basket - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention relates to a basket that can be used as a single item or a plurality of items that are vertically stacked, and that can be used for organizing stored items such as small items.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a conventional stackable basket, there is a basket as shown in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 1-134026, which will be described with reference to FIGS. At the two front and rear sides of the upper edge 52 on both sides of the open basket main body 51, there are formed concave portions 53 which are open upward, and at the lower ends on both sides of the basket main body 51, projections 54 which can be engaged with the concave portions 53 are formed at the lower end. The formed support member 55 is provided so as to be freely slidable into and out of the side. When the support member 55 is pushed in, the tip thereof substantially coincides with the side surface of the basket main body 51, and when the support member 55 is pulled out, the protrusions on both sides are formed. This constitutes a basket 56 in which the intervals of 54 are set to correspond to the intervals of the corresponding recesses 53.
[0003]
The basket 56 operates as follows. First, the support members 55 provided at the lower ends on both sides of the basket main body 51 are slid to the side, and the projections 54 formed above the front ends of the support members 55 are recessed portions 53 formed on both upper edges 52 of the lower basket main body 51. To engage.
[0004]
A plurality of baskets 56 are arranged in a vertically stacked state, and articles are put in and out from the upper part and the upper front part of the uppermost basket 56, and articles are put in and out from the upper front part of the upper basket 56. Further, the supporting member 55 is further pushed into the housing space 57 of the upper basket main body 51 in a state where the tip thereof is made substantially coincident with the side surface of the basket main body 51, and is housed in a superposed state.
[0005]
Further, an opening 59 is formed in a hill 58 projecting from a peripheral edge of the lower surface of the basket main body 51, and a support piece 60 having a substantially L-shaped cross section is provided on the lower surface 61 so as to be continuous with both front and rear sides of the opening 59. A plate-like support member 55 inserted from the opening 59 is slidably supported by the support piece 60 and the lower surface 61 sideways, and a dowel 62 protruding from an appropriate position on the upper surface of the support member 55 is provided. When the member 55 is pulled out to the side, the interval between the both-side protrusions 54 at the lower end of the support member 55 and the interval between the concave portions 53 of the both-side upper edge 52 abut against the outer edge of the guide groove 63 in a state where they coincide with each other. When the support member 55 is further pushed in, the dowel 62 moves in the guide groove 63 and the projection 54 abuts on the side surface of the hill 58 in a state where the tip of the support member 55 and the side surface of the basket body 51 are aligned. You do it.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in such a conventional basket, the projection of the support member of the upper basket is fitted and held in the recess provided on the upper edge of the lower basket. However, there is a problem that removing the stacked baskets is very troublesome.
[0007]
In addition, in the conventional basket, a member called a support member is separately required, and in order to slide the support member, it is necessary to set up support pieces supporting both sides of the support member on the bottom surface of the basket, In addition to being structurally complex, the support strength is also weak, and the development of new technologies has been desired.
[0008]
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and the purpose is not to use a separate member for stacking baskets, and to provide a support strength despite its simple structure. Another object of the present invention is to provide a basket which is excellent in stability and can be easily and stably laminated, or which can be easily removed after lamination.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The inventor of the present invention has conducted intensive studies to solve the above-described problems, and as a result, on the upper edge of the opposing side walls of the basket main body having a storage part therein, to a mounting body extending outward from the side walls, The base end of the substantially U-shaped handle is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable, and the handle is turned toward the storage portion and opens upward at the upper edge so as to maintain a maintenance state substantially parallel to the bottom wall. A support step is provided, and another basket can be stacked on a handle placed substantially parallel to the support step. When the handle is turned downward from the outside, the grip of the handle is moved from the pivot point. The present invention has been developed to provide the present invention by developing a basket characterized by being set so that the grip portion of the upper basket is inserted into the support step portion of the lower basket when it is located on the inside and overlaps. .
[0010]
It is more desirable to use a handle having a thickness substantially the same as the thickness of the supporting step portion as the handle, as will be described later.
[0011]
Further, as the basket body, as the basket body, the height of the support step and the thickness of the handle are set substantially the same, and a concave groove is formed on the surface of the handle placed substantially parallel to the support step. Further, it is a more preferable embodiment to use a protrusion formed on the lower surface of the bottom wall so as to fit into the concave groove.
[0012]
[Action]
As described above, when the basket according to claim 1 of the present invention is used, when storing small items or the like, the handle may be rotated outward and another basket is stacked. In such a case, the handle is turned to the storage section side to place the handle on the support step. By maintaining the handle substantially parallel to the bottom wall, the handle functions as a support member, and another basket can be stacked. By rotating the handles of the stacked baskets toward the storage section, any number of layers can be stacked. When further removing the baskets, the upper basket can be easily removed by simply lifting the upper basket.
Further, when stacking the baskets, when the handles of the respective baskets are turned downward from the outside, the handles are located inside the pivot points, so that the grip portion of the upper basket handles the lower basket. A plurality of baskets can be stacked up and down without entering the step portion and without the handle becoming bulky.
[0013]
When the baskets according to claim 2 are used, when the baskets are superimposed, the handles of the respective baskets are turned downward from the outside, and the bottom wall of the other basket is superimposed on the storage portion of one basket. The handle of the upper basket is mounted in the support step of the lower basket.
[0014]
In the case of using the basket according to the third aspect, since the projection formed on the lower surface of the bottom wall of the basket to be stacked fits into the concave groove formed on the handle of the basket to be stacked, Even if there is an impact, it does not come off easily. In addition, positioning for stacking can be performed extremely easily.
[0015]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a basket according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0016]
Here, what is shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is a basket A of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state before vertical stacking, and FIG. FIG.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 1, the basket A of the present invention is provided with a rotatable handle 5 at an appropriate position on the upper edge 4 of the opposing side wall 2 of the basket body 1 having the storage portion 3 therein. The upper edge 4 is provided with a support step 7 which is opened upward so as to rotate toward the storage section 3 and maintain a maintenance state substantially parallel to the bottom wall 6, and is placed substantially parallel to the support step 7. Another basket A can be stacked on the handle 5 thus made.
[0018]
The relationship between the supporting step 7 and the handle 5 will be described with reference to FIG. 1. The mounting body 8 extends outward from the side edge of the supporting step 7 and both ends of the mounting body 8. The handle 5 having a substantially U shape is rotatably attached to the handle. In addition, the handle 5 used has a thickness set so as not to exceed the height of the supporting step portion 7. If the height of the supporting step 7 and the thickness of the handle 5 are made substantially the same as shown in FIG. 1, when the handle 5 rotates toward the storage section 3 as shown by a two-dot chain line, The handle 5 is beautifully supported substantially parallel to the bottom wall 6 by contacting the surface of the support step 7, and protrudes into the basket body 1 as shown in FIG. In addition, by setting the thickness of the support step 7 and the thickness of the handle 5 to be substantially the same, the basket A can be stably mounted without being bulky when the basket A is superimposed (see FIGS. 10 to 12). be able to.
[0019]
Then, another basket A can be stacked on the handle 5 supported substantially in parallel without adding any other member. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state before stacking, in which a bottom wall 6 of a basket A to be stacked abuts on a handle 5 and a holding portion 13 (FIG. To FIG. 8), which is sandwiched between the upper edges 4 of the rear walls of the baskets A to be stacked, and as shown in FIG. Therefore, the layers are stacked while increasing the stability.
In addition, in order to facilitate positioning, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a concave groove 9 is formed on the surface of the grip portion 11 of the handle 5, and a protrusion 10 that can be fitted into the concave groove 9 is formed. Optimally, it is formed on the side of the lower surface of the bottom wall 6. Also, the stability is increased.
[0020]
4 and 5 show a relationship between the concave groove 9 and the projection 10. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state before fitting, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a fitting state. is there.
The basket A can be stably stacked by fitting the concave groove 9 and the projection 10 in this manner. As is apparent from FIG. 5, since about half of the length of the short rod 12 of the handle 5 is supported by the support step 7, even if the handle 5 is stacked and heavy, the handle 5 can be stored. It does not fall down to the side.
[0021]
FIG. 6 is a partially omitted bottom view of the basket A of the present invention, and a holding portion 13 is formed behind the bottom surface of the bottom wall 6. Then, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the basket A to be stacked is sandwiched by the upper edge 4 of the rear wall and is stably supported. As described above, the stability is further increased due to the fitting of the concave groove 9 of the handle 5 and the protrusion 10 provided on the lower surface side of the basket main body 1.
[0022]
Next, FIGS. 9 and 10 show a case where the basket A of the present invention is superimposed on the storage portion 3 of another basket A, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state before superimposing vertically. FIG. 10 and FIG. 10 are perspective views showing a state in which they are superimposed on each other.
[0023]
9 is obtained by rotating the handle 5 shown in FIG. 2 to the opposite side. In this state, if the upper basket A is moved as shown by the arrow, the stacking can be performed as shown in FIG. it can. Then, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the grip portion 11 of the handle 5 of the upper basket A to be superimposed enters the support step 7 of the lower basket A, and the plurality of baskets A are not bulky. Polymerization can also take place in the stages. Further, since the mounting piece 8 extending outward from the side edge of the supporting step portion 7 has a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section, the basket A can be easily pulled by hooking a finger on the inverted U-shaped portion. Can be removed.
[0024]
In addition, it is not possible to form a large number of mesh-shaped openings in the wall surface of the basket body 1 to improve air permeability, or to provide a drain hole in the bottom wall to use the device for home use in kitchens, washrooms, indoors, and the like. Of course, it can also be used for business use in displaying merchandise in retail stores and organizing documents in offices and the like.
[0025]
Further, the basket A according to the present invention has all the components made of synthetic resin, and is illustrated and described with the front wall in an open state. However, the shape of the basket A has some features. It is not a thing and may be anything. Needless to say, in the case of a basket A having a simple upward opening without opening the front wall, the holding portion 13 is not always necessary.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, the following effects are obtained. According to the basket of the present invention, when storing small items or the like, the handle may be turned outward, and when another basket is stacked, the handle may be turned toward the storage portion. By moving the handle and placing it on the upper edge of the side wall to keep it substantially horizontal, the handle functions as a support member, and any number of other baskets can be stacked. Therefore, the basket can be stacked with a simple structure without using a separate member for stacking baskets as in the related art. When removing the basket, it can be removed very easily only by lifting the upper basket.
Further, when stacking the baskets, when the handles of the respective baskets are turned downward from the outside, the handles are located inside the pivot points, so that the grip portion of the upper basket handles the lower basket. A plurality of baskets can be stacked up and down without entering the step portion and without the handle becoming bulky.
[0027]
According to the basket of the second aspect, when the baskets are superimposed, the grip portion of the upper basket is attached to the support step of the lower basket, so that the sense of stability is increased and the basket is not bulky. Therefore, it is convenient at the time of transportation, display of goods at retail stores and the like.
[0028]
According to the basket of the third aspect, since the height of the support step and the thickness of the handle are set to be substantially the same, when the handle is turned to the storage section side, the handle comes into contact with the surface of the support step. Thus, the handle is beautifully supported substantially parallel to the bottom wall, and protrudes into the basket body. Furthermore, by fitting the projection formed on the lower surface of the bottom wall of the basket to be laminated into the concave groove formed on the handle of the basket to be laminated, even if there is any impact after lamination, That is, the laminated state does not collapse. In addition, since positioning can be performed very easily, lamination can be performed quickly and reliably.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a basket according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state before stacking the basket according to the present invention up and down; FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view before the concave groove of the handle and the projection on the bottom wall are fitted. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the state where the concave groove of the handle and the projection on the bottom wall are fitted. FIG. 6 is a partially omitted bottom view of the basket according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view, partially sectioned, showing a state before the holding portion and the upper edge are held. FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state before the basket according to the present invention is vertically stacked. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state where the basket according to the present invention is vertically stacked. FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state in which the grip portion of the handle enters the support step of the basket body. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line aa in FIG. 11; FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which conventional baskets are stacked up and down; FIG. Exploded perspective view of part [Explanation of reference numerals]
A Basket 1 Basket main body 2 Side wall 3 Storage section 4 Top edge 5 Handle 6 Bottom wall 7 Support step 8 Mounting body 9 Concave groove 10 Protrusion 11 Holding section 12 Short rod 13 Holding section 51 Basket body 52 Top edge 53 Concave section 54 Projection 55 Support member 56 Basket 57 Storage space 58 Elevation 59 Opening 60 Support piece 61 Lower surface 62 Dowel 63 Guide groove

Claims (3)

At the upper edge of the opposing side wall of the basket body having a storage portion inside, the base end of the substantially U-shaped handle is pivotally supported on a mounting body extending outward from the side wall. A support step that opens upward at the upper edge so that the handle rotates toward the storage section and maintains a maintenance state that is substantially parallel to the bottom wall, and is placed substantially parallel to the support step; It is assumed that another basket can be stacked on the handle, and when the handle is turned downward from the outside, the grip portion of the handle is located inside the pivot point, and if it overlaps, the grip portion of the upper basket The basket is set so as to enter the supporting step of the lower basket. 2. The basket according to claim 1, wherein the handle has a thickness substantially equal to the thickness of the supporting step. As the basket body, the height of the support step and the thickness of the handle are set to be substantially the same, and a groove is formed on the surface of the handle placed substantially parallel to the support step, and the groove is formed in the groove. 3. The basket according to claim 1, wherein a protrusion that can be fitted is formed on the lower surface of the bottom wall.

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