JP7199085B2 - shopping basket - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a shopping basket comprising a basket body and a handle rotatably connected to the basket body.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various techniques have been proposed for shopping baskets having a basket body and a handle rotatably connected to the basket body.

For example, the supermarket shopping basket described in Patent Document 1 below is in a state in which the handle is in contact with the flange that is the upper end of the basket body. Therefore, when the user picks up the supermarket shopping basket, the user holds the handle in such a state that the handle is erected from the upper end of the basket body.

Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 55-160621

However, when the handle is erected from the upper end of the basket body, it is in a state of falling down so as to come into contact with the flange that is the upper end of the basket body, so handling is poor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a shopping basket that is easy to handle when picked up.

The invention according to claim 1 , which has been made to solve this problem, is a shopping basket, comprising: a basket body; A handle freely connected to the basket body and displaceable between a collapsed state and an upright state; and a handle provided on the handle, and when the handle is displaced to the collapsed state against the basket body, the handle and the basket body are displaced. and a space forming portion forming a space between them, and the handle includes a grip portion provided with the space forming portion, an arm portion extending from the grip portion, and an arm portion formed in the arm portion, The space forming portion is a concave portion that is recessed upward when the handle is displaced to the basket body in a collapsed state.

The invention according to claim 2 , which has been made to solve this problem, is a shopping basket, comprising: a basket body; A handle freely connected to the basket body and displaceable between a collapsed state and an upright state; and a handle provided on the handle, and when the handle is displaced to the collapsed state against the basket body, the handle and the basket body are displaced. a space forming part forming a space therebetween; a grip part provided in the handle and protruding upward from the side end of the basket body when the handle is displaced to the basket body side; and a pair of handles. characterized by comprising

The invention according to claim 3 is the shopping basket according to claim 2 , wherein the pair of handles are provided with a first contact portion and a grip portion, respectively, and the pair of handles are erected from the basket body. a second abutment portion located below the first abutment portion when the pair of handles is displaced to the state, and when the pair of handles is displaced to the upright state from the basket body, the first contact portion of the pair of handles is displaced from the basket body. The first contact portions and the second contact portions contact each other, and further, between the first contact portion and the second contact portion of one handle, the first contact portion of the other handle contacts the one handle. or the first contact part of one handle can contact the other handle between the first contact part and the second contact part of the other handle and

The invention according to claim 4 , which has been made to solve this problem, is a shopping basket, comprising: a basket body; A handle freely connected to the basket body and displaceable between a collapsed state and an upright state; and a handle provided on the handle, and when the handle is displaced to the collapsed state against the basket body, the handle and the basket body are displaced. A space forming part that forms a space between them, and a recess that is provided in the basket body and recesses downward. It is characterized by facing in the vertical direction.

It should be noted that the space-forming portion of the handle does not need to be directly above the recessed portion of the basket body when it faces the recessed portion of the basket body in the vertical direction, and is offset from the direction directly above the recessed portion of the basket body. may

The invention according to claim 5 is the shopping basket according to claim 4 , wherein the shopping basket is provided in the basket body, and when the shopping basket is stacked on another shopping basket, the shopping basket can be vertically moved from the other shopping basket. The predetermined distance is longer than the vertical distance from the second concave portion of the basket body to the space forming portion of the handle when the handle is displaced to the basket body in a collapsed state. It is characterized by

The invention according to claim 6 is the shopping basket according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , characterized in that the color of the basket body and the color of the handle are different.

In the shopping basket of the invention according to claims 1 , 2 , and 4, when the handle is displaced to the basket body, the space forming portion of the handle causes the handle and the basket body to be separated from each other when viewed from the side or front of the basket body. A space is formed between them. Therefore, the user can easily insert his/her fingers relatively deeply between the basket body and the handle. As a result, the shopping basket of the invention according to claims 1 , 2 and 4 is excellent in handleability when picked up.

In the shopping basket according to the first aspect of the invention, when the handle is displaced to the basket body, the concave portion, which is the space forming portion of the handle, is recessed upward. Therefore, when the basket body is viewed from the side or from the front, a space is formed between the concave portion of the handle and the basket body. Therefore, the user can easily insert his/her fingers relatively deeply between the basket body and the handle. Thereby, the shopping basket of the invention according to claim 1 is excellent in handleability when it is picked up.

In the shopping basket according to the second aspect of the invention, the grip portion when the handle is laid down on the basket body protrudes upward from the side end of the handle on the side of the basket body. Therefore, when the pair of handles is displaced from the basket body to an upright state, the respective grip portions protrude inward from the basket body from the lower ends of the pair of handles, so that they face each other. Therefore, when the user grips the pair of handles standing up from the basket body, the contact area between the user's hand (palm) and the handles is increased by the grip portions. As a result, the shopping basket of the invention according to claim 2 is excellent in gripping properties when it is picked up.

Therefore, in the shopping basket of the invention according to claim 2 , there is no need to attach a cover member to the handle so that it can be easily gripped by the user's hand (palm). .

In the shopping basket of the invention according to claim 3 , for example, in a state in which a user grips and lifts a pair of handles standing upright from the basket body, when products are placed in the basket body, the weight of the products causes the shopping basket ( In other words, the basket body and the pair of handles may tilt and the handles may be displaced in the vertical direction. In such a case, between the first contact portion and the second contact portion of one handle, the first contact portion of the other handle can contact the one handle, or the other handle can contact the other handle. The first contact portion of one handle can contact the other handle between the first contact portion and the second contact portion. Thus, in the shopping basket of the invention according to claim 3 , the user can stably hold the pair of handles even when the basket body is tilted.

Further, in the shopping basket of the invention according to claim 3 , when the pair of handles are in a state of being erected from the basket body, the second contacting portion located on the lower side than the first contacting portion is the grip portion. be. Therefore, when the user grips the pair of handles standing up from the basket body, the contact area between the user's hand (palm) and the handles is increased by the grip portions. As a result, the shopping basket of the invention according to claim 3 is even more excellent in gripping properties when it is picked up.

In the shopping basket of the invention according to claim 4, when the handle is in a state of falling on the basket body, the space forming portion and the concave portion of the basket body which is recessed downward face each other in the vertical direction. Therefore, in a side view or a front view of the basket body, a wide space is secured between the handle and the basket body by the space formed between the space forming portion of the handle and the concave portion of the basket body. Therefore, the user can easily insert his/her fingers relatively deeply between the basket body and the handle. As a result, the shopping basket of the invention according to claim 4 is even more excellent in handleability when it is picked up.

In the shopping basket of the invention according to claim 5 , the abutment ribs provided on the basket body are arranged so that when the shopping basket is stacked on another shopping basket, the shopping basket (upper side shopping basket) can be brought into contact with the other shopping basket. It is separated from the basket (the shopping basket on the lower side) by a predetermined distance in the vertical direction. The predetermined distance is longer than the vertical distance from the concave portion of the basket body to the space forming portion of the handle when the handle is displaced to the basket body. Therefore, in the shopping basket of the invention according to claim 5 , when the shopping basket (upper shopping basket) is stacked on another shopping basket (lower shopping basket), the shopping basket (upper shopping basket) does not crush the handle of another shopping basket (the shopping basket on the lower side), it is possible to prevent damage to the handle.

In the shopping basket of the invention according to claim 6 , the color of the basket body and the color of the handle are different, so the visibility of the handle is improved. Therefore, the user can recognize the space into which the user's finger is inserted and the space formed between the handle and the basket body by the color. Thereby, the shopping basket of the invention according to claim 6 is excellent in handleability when it is picked up.

It is the perspective view in which the shopping basket of embodiment of this invention was represented. It is the perspective view in which the same shopping basket was represented. It is the perspective view to which a part of same shopping basket was expanded. The left side of the center line A is a side view of the shopping basket, and the right side of the center line A is a cross-sectional view of the shopping basket. The left side of the center line B is a front view of the shopping basket, and the right side of the center line B is a cross-sectional view of the shopping basket. It is the top view in which the same shopping basket was represented. The left side of the center line A is a side view of the shopping basket, and the right side of the center line A is a cross-sectional view of the shopping basket. The left side of the center line B is a front view of the shopping basket, and the right side of the center line B is a cross-sectional view of the shopping basket. It is the side view (partial sectional view of the same grip part) in which the grip part of the same shopping basket was represented. It is the side view in which the cross section of the same shopping basket was represented. It is the side view (partial sectional view of the same grip part) in which the grip part of the same shopping basket was represented. It is a perspective view showing the same shopping basket in a stacked state. It is the figure which the cross section of the same shopping basket of the stacked state was represented. The left side of the center line A is a side view showing a modification of the same shopping basket, and the right side of the center line A is a diagram showing a cross section of the same modification. It is the perspective view in which the shopping basket of the same modified example of the stacked state was represented.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A shopping basket according to the present invention will be described below based on a specific embodiment with reference to the drawings.

(1) Outline of shopping basket 1 As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the shopping basket 1 includes a basket body 2 and a pair of handles 3. The basket main body 2 and the pair of handles 3 are made by molding a resin such as polypropylene as a material. The basket body 2 and the pair of handles 3 are of different colors. The basket body 2 includes a pair of long-side side portions 20, a pair of short-side side portions 30, and the like. Further, the basket body 2 includes a bottom portion 10 shown in FIG. 4 and the like, which will be described later.

1 to 3, the direction D1 indicates the vertical direction (that is, the height direction of the shopping basket 1). The direction of D2 indicates the width direction of the bottom portion 10 and the pair of long-side side portions 20 . The direction of D3 indicates the width direction of the pair of short-side side portions 30 . Each direction D1, D2, D3 has a relationship of being orthogonal to each other. These points are the same in other figures described later.

(2) Overview of Basket Body 2 The bottom portion 10 has a substantially rectangular shape and includes a pair of long sides 12 facing each other and a pair of short sides 14 facing each other. Each long side surface portion 20 extends upward from each long side 12 of the bottom portion 10 . Each short-side side surface portion 30 extends upward from each short side 14 of the bottom portion 10 . Thus, the basket body 2 is shaped like an inverted truncated quadrangular pyramid with an open upper surface that is wider than the bottom surface portion 10 . Therefore, both shopping baskets 1 can be stacked by fitting the basket body 2 of one shopping basket 1 into the basket body 2 of the other shopping basket 1 from above the open upper surface thereof.

A plurality of holes 4 are formed in the bottom portion 10 , the pair of long-side side portions 20 , and the pair of short-side side portions 30 . Flanges 5 projecting outward from the basket body 2 are provided on the upper sides of the pair of long-side side portions 20 and the pair of short-side side portions 30 . A pair of contact ribs 6 are erected on both sides of the pair of short-side side portions 30 in the width direction D3 so as to be continuous with the lower surface of the flange 5 .

A pair of rotation shafts 7 facing each other in the width direction D3 of the short side surface portion 30 are provided on the upper surface of the flange 5 in the central region of the pair of long side surface portions 20 in the width direction D2. . A handle 3 is supported on the pair of rotating shafts 7 . As a result, the handle 3 can be placed in a state in which it is laid down on the flange 5 of the basket body 2 (that is, the state shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) and a state in which it stands up from the flange 5 of the basket body 2 (that is, shown in FIG. 1). state) can be displaced.

The upper surfaces of the flanges 5 of the pair of long-side side portions 20 are curved downward from the rotation shaft 7 toward the opposite side of the rotation shaft 7 (that is, toward the short-side side portions 30). there is Second concave portions 32 are provided on the upper surfaces of the flanges 5 of the pair of short-side side portions 30 . The second concave portion 32 extends downward toward the center of the short-side side surface portion 30 in the width direction D3.

When the handle 3 is laid down on the flange 5 of the basket body 2, the handle 3 moves downward from the rotating shaft 7 toward the side opposite to the rotating shaft 7 (that is, toward the short-side side surface portion 30). curved in the direction. Thereby, the handle 3 has a shape along the upper surfaces of the flanges 5 of the pair of long-side side portions 20 .

(3) Overview of Handle 3 The handle 3 includes a grip portion 3A that can be held by the user, a pair of arm portions 3B extending from both ends of the grip portion 3A, and a pair of arm portions 3B formed at the tips of the arm portions 3B. and a rotation bearing portion 3C. The rotation bearing portion 3</b>C is attached to the rotation shaft 7 of the basket body 2 . Thereby, the handle 3 is rotatably supported by the basket body 2 . The handle 3 lying down on the flange 5 of the basket body 2 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. FIG.

When the handle 3 is displaced to the state of falling on the flange 5 of the basket body 2, each arm portion 3B is positioned along the upper surface of the flange 5 of the long-side side portion 20. As shown in FIG. On the other hand, the grip portion 3A is positioned above the flange 5 of the short-side side portion 30 . A curved first concave portion 40 is provided in the grip portion 3A. The second recess 32 of the basket body 2 is positioned below the first recess 40 . Thereby, the first concave portion 40 of the grip portion 3A faces the second concave portion 32 of the basket body 2 in the vertical direction D1. The first recessed portion 40 is recessed upward, and enters upward toward the center of the short-side side surface portion 30 in the width direction D3. As a result, when the shopping basket 1 is viewed from the front view (that is, direction D2) of the short-side side surface portion 30 shown in FIG. A space 50 is formed between them. The space 50 is wider in the vertical direction D1 than the ends in the width direction D3 of the short-side side surface portion 30 .

The angle formed by the boundary portion 3D between the arm portion 3B and the grip portion 3A is greater than 90 degrees. Thereby, the handle 3 is formed in a substantially C shape. In addition, the boundary portion 3D is rounded.

A grip portion 42 protruding upward is provided on the upper surface of the first concave portion 40 at the side end on the side of the basket body 2 . Therefore, the grip portion 42 is positioned above the flange 5 of the short-side side portion 30 .

Next, the handle 3 standing from the flange 5 of the basket body 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 11. FIG. When the pair of handles 3 are displaced from the flange 5 of the basket body 2 to a state in which they stand upright, the first concave portions 40 of the pair of handles 3 come into contact with each other above the basket body 2 . At this time, the grip portion 42 of each handle 3 faces inward of the basket body 2 from the lower end of the first concave portion 40 .

As shown in FIG. 9, the contact between the first concave portions 40 includes the first contact portions 44 provided on the pair of handles 3 and the second contact portions 44 provided on the pair of handles 3. It is performed with the part 46 comrades. The second contact portion 46 is the grip portion 42 located below the first contact portion 44 .

In the side view (that is, direction D3) of the long-side side surface portion 20 shown in FIG. When inclined, the abutment between the first concave portions 40 changes. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 11, between the first contact portion 44 and the second contact portion 46 (that is, the grip portion 42) of the right handle 3, the left The first contact portion 44 of the handle 3 contacts the right handle 3 .

On the other hand, in the side view (that is, direction D3) of the long-side side surface portion 20 shown in FIG. However, between the first contact portion 44 and the second contact portion 46 (that is, the grip portion 42) of the left handle 3, the first contact portion 44 of the right handle 3 is located on the left side. It abuts on the handle 3 .

4 and 7, the cross section on the right side of the center line A is the center line B (see FIGS. 5 and 8) showing the center of the pair of short side side portions 30 in the width direction D3, and the shopping basket. 1 is a cross section. 10 is a cross section obtained by cutting the shopping basket 1 along the center line B (see FIGS. 5 and 8) that indicates the center of the pair of short-side side portions 30 in the width direction D3. On the other hand, in FIGS. 5 and 8, the cross section on the right side of the center line B is the center line A (see FIGS. 4 and 7) showing the center of the pair of long side side portions 20 in the width direction D2. , a cross section of the shopping basket 1. FIG.

(4) Stacking of shopping baskets 1 As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, when the handles 3 of the shopping baskets 1 are laid down on the basket body 2, the handles 3 are placed on the open upper surface of the basket body 2. can be stacked one on top of the other. When a plurality of shopping baskets 1 are stacked vertically, the contact rib 6 of the shopping basket 1 on the upper side is placed on the handle 3 of the shopping basket 1 on the lower side. Furthermore, the inner surface of the basket body 2 of the shopping basket 1 on the lower side (the long side surface portion 20 and the short side side surface portion 30) of the basket body 2 of the shopping basket 1 on the upper side (long side surface) The outer surfaces of the portion 20 and the short side portions 30) are stacked.

As a result, the shopping basket 1 on the upper side is separated from the shopping basket 1 on the lower side by a predetermined distance L1 in the vertical direction D1. The predetermined distance L1 is longer than the distance L2 in the vertical direction D1 from the second concave portion 32 of the basket body 2 to the first concave portion 40 of the handle 3 when the handle 3 is displaced to the basket body 2 in a collapsed state. Therefore, even if the contact rib 6 of the upper shopping basket 1 is placed against the handle 3 of the lower shopping basket 1, the lower surface of the second recess 32 of the upper basket main body 2 is not in contact with the lower side. The upper surface of the first concave portion 40 of the handle 3 is not hit.

The cross section of FIG. 13 is the center line (that is, the center line B shown in FIGS. 5 and 8) showing the center of the width direction D3 of the pair of short-side side portions 30, and the plurality of shopping baskets 1. It is a cut cross section.

(5) Summary As described in detail above, in the shopping basket 1 of the present embodiment, when the handle 3 is displaced to the basket body 2, the first concave portion 40 of the handle 3 is recessed upward. , a space 50 is formed between the handle 3 and the basket body 2 when the basket body 2 is viewed from the front (in the direction D2). Therefore, the user can easily insert his or her finger between the basket body 2 and the handle 3 relatively deeply. Thereby, the shopping basket 1 of the present embodiment is excellent in handleability when it is picked up.

The above-described handling property is exhibited even when only one handle 3 is provided on the basket body 2 .

In the shopping basket 1 of the present embodiment, the grip portion 42 when the handle 3 is laid down on the basket body 2 protrudes upward from the side end on the basket body 2 side in the first concave portion 40 of the handle 3. . Therefore, when the pair of handles 3 are displaced from the basket body 2 to the upright state, each grip portion 42 protrudes inward from the basket body 2 from the lower ends of the first recesses 40 of the pair of handles 3, so that the grips 42 are opposed to each other. Become. Therefore, when the user grips the pair of handles 3 standing up from the basket body 2, each grip portion 42 widens the contact area between the user's hand (palm) and the handles. Thereby, the shopping basket 1 of this embodiment is excellent in gripping property when it is picked up.

Therefore, in the shopping basket 1 of the present embodiment, there is no need to attach a cover member to the first concave portion 40 of the handle 3 to make it easier to grip with the user's hand (palm). is possible.

In the shopping basket 1 of the present embodiment, for example, when a user holds and lifts a pair of handles 3 standing upright from the basket body 2, when products are placed in the basket body 2, the weight of the products causes the shopping basket to move. 1 (that is, the basket body 2 and the pair of handles 3) may tilt and the handles 3 may be displaced in the vertical direction D1. In such a case, the first contact portion 44 of the other handle 3 can contact the one handle 3 between the first contact portion 44 and the second contact portion 46 of the one handle 3. Alternatively, the first contact portion 44 of one handle 3 can contact the other handle 3 between the first contact portion 44 and the second contact portion 46 of the other handle 3 . Thus, in the shopping basket 1 of the present embodiment, the user can stably hold the pair of handles 3 even when the basket body 2 is tilted.

Furthermore, in the shopping basket 1 of the present embodiment, when the pair of handles 3 are standing up from the basket body 2, the second contacting portion 46, which is located below the first contacting portion 44, acts as a grip. It is part 42 . Therefore, when the user grips the pair of handles 3 standing up from the basket body 2, each grip portion 42 widens the contact area between the user's hand (palm) and the handles. As a result, the shopping basket 1 of the present embodiment has a more excellent grip when it is picked up.

In the shopping basket 1 of the present embodiment, when the handle 3 is in a state of falling on the basket body 2, the first recess 40 and the second recess 32 of the basket body 2 in a state of being recessed downward are aligned in the vertical direction D1. opposite. Therefore, when viewed from the front (in the direction D2) of the basket body 2, the space 50 formed between the first recess 40 of the handle 3 and the second recess 32 of the basket body 2 allows the handle 3 and the basket body 2 to be separated from each other. Ample space is ensured. Therefore, the user can easily insert his or her finger between the basket body 2 and the handle 3 relatively deeply. As a result, the shopping basket 1 of the present embodiment is even more excellent in handleability when picked up.

In the shopping basket 1 of this embodiment, the color of the basket body 2 and the handle 3 are different, so the visibility of the handle 3 is improved. Therefore, the user can recognize the space 50 into which the user's finger is inserted, and the space 50 formed between the handle 3 and the basket body 2 by the color. Thereby, the shopping basket 1 of the present embodiment is excellent in handleability when it is picked up.

The handling and gripping properties described above are exhibited even when the uppermost shopping basket 1 among the plurality of vertically stacked shopping baskets 1 is picked up.

In the shopping basket 1 of this embodiment, the contact ribs 6 provided on the basket body 2 are placed on the other shopping basket 1 when the shopping basket 1 is stacked on the other shopping basket 1 . As a result, the shopping basket 1 on the upper side is separated from the shopping basket 1 on the lower side by a predetermined distance L1 in the vertical direction D1. The predetermined distance L1 is longer than the distance L2 in the vertical direction D1 from the second concave portion 32 of the basket body 2 to the first concave portion 40 of the handle 3 when the handle 3 is displaced to the basket body 2 in a collapsed state. Therefore, in the shopping basket 1 of this embodiment, when the upper shopping basket 1 is stacked on the lower shopping basket 1, the upper shopping basket 1 crushes the handle 3 of the lower shopping basket 1. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the handle 3 from being damaged.

(6) Modifications The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the invention.
For example, there is a shopping basket 1A shown in FIG. 14 as a modified example of this embodiment. In the following description, portions substantially common to those of the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the shopping basket 1A, the pair of handles 103 includes a grip portion 103A that can be held by a user, a pair of arm portions 103B extending from both ends of the grip portion 103A, and the ends of the arm portions 103B. and a rotation bearing portion 103C. An angle formed by a boundary portion 103D between the arm portion 103B and the grip portion 103A is greater than 90 degrees. Thereby, the handle 103 is formed in a substantially C shape. Note that the boundary portion 103D is chamfered.

The rotation bearing portion 103</b>C is attached to the rotation shaft 7 of the basket body 2 . Thereby, the pair of handles 103 are rotatably supported by the basket body 2 .

Further, the arm portion 103B forms a curved portion 110, and the arm portion 103B moves upward from the rotating shaft 7 of the basket body 2 toward the side opposite to the rotating shaft 7 (that is, toward the short-side side surface portion 30). sloping in the direction

As a result, when the user does not grip the pair of handles 103 in the shopping basket 1A, that is, when the handles 103 are displaced to a state in which the handles 103 fall down on a part of the flange 5 of the basket body 2, the curved portions 110 of the handles 103 Since the opposite side of the handle 103 to the rotary shaft 7 side (that is, the side of the short-side side surface portion 30) is positioned higher than the rotary shaft 7 side of the handle 103, the opposite side of the handle 103 to the rotary shaft 7 side is positioned upward. facing upwards. Therefore, the user can easily take the handle 103 on the opposite side of the rotating shaft 7 . Thereby, the shopping basket 1A is excellent in handleability when picked up.

A projecting portion 140 is provided on the grip portion 103A. Most of the protruding portion 140 protrudes outward from the flange 5 . As a result, the second recessed portion 32 of the basket body 2 is positioned below the side on which the projecting portion 140 is positioned. The projecting portion 140 has a curved shape in which the entire grip portion 103A protrudes outward from the basket body 2 . A grip portion 142 protruding downward is provided on the lower surface of the projecting portion 140 at the side end on the side of the basket body 2 . Therefore, the grip portion 142 is located on the outer side of the basket body 2 . In addition, the upper ends of the long-side side portions 20 and the flanges 5 provided at the upper ends of the long-side side portions 20 are curved downward as they go outward from the center line A. (hereinafter referred to as “the inclined portion of the long-side side surface portion 20”). Therefore, the user can easily take the handle 103 on the opposite side of the rotating shaft 7 (that is, on the side of the short-side side portion 30). With these, the shopping basket 1A can be more easily handled when picked up.

The inclined portion of the long-side side surface portion 20 is a modification of the second concave portion 32 of the above-described embodiment.

Also, a plurality of shopping baskets 1A can be stacked in the vertical direction D1 as shown in FIG. When a plurality of shopping baskets 1A are stacked, the abutting ribs 6 of the upper shopping basket 1A pass inside the handle 103 of the lower shopping basket 1A, and the lower shopping basket 1A is stacked. is mounted on the flange 5 of the

In FIG. 14, the cross section on the right side of the center line A cuts the shopping basket 1A along the center line B (see FIGS. 5 and 8) showing the center of the pair of short side side portions 30 in the width direction D3. This is a cross section.

In addition, although the first concave portion 40 and the second concave portion 32 of the present embodiment are formed substantially entirely in a curved shape in front view as described above, they may be formed in a partially curved shape, It may be formed in an angular crank shape. The curved portion 110 of the modified example is formed substantially entirely curved in the above-described side view, but it may be partially curved or formed into an angular crank shape. , or may be formed in an inclined shape. The inclined portion of the long-side side surface portion 20 of the modified example may be linearly inclined.

Moreover, in the handles 3 and 103, the rotating shafts 7 may be provided at the tips of the arm portions 3B and 103B. In such a case, the pair of long-side side surface portions 20 of the basket body 2 are provided with rotation bearing portions 3C and 103C in the central region in the width direction D2.

Incidentally, in the present embodiment, the rotating shaft 7 is an example of a "rotation component". The rotation bearing portions 3C and 103C are an example of a "rotated component". The first concave portion 40 and the arm portion 103B (the curved portion 110) are examples of the "space forming portion." The shopping basket 1 on the upper side is an example of a "shopping basket". The shopping basket 1 on the lower side is an example of "another shopping basket".

1, 1A Shopping basket 2 Basket body 3, 103 Handles 3A, 103A Grasping parts 3B, 103B Arm parts 3C, 103C Rotating bearing part 6 Contact rib 7 Rotating shaft 32 Second concave part 40 First concave part 42 Grip part 44 Second First contact portion 46 Second contact portion 50 Space 110 Curved portion L1 Predetermined distance L2 Vertical distance D1 from the concave portion of the basket body to the curved portion of the handle Vertical direction

Claims (6)

a basket body;
a rotating component provided on the basket body;
a handle that is rotatably connected to the basket body by the rotating structure part and that is displaced to the basket body between a fallen state and an upright state;
a space forming part provided in the handle and forming a space between the handle and the basket body when the handle is displaced to the basket body,
The handle is
a holding portion provided with the space forming portion;
an arm portion extending from the grip portion;
a rotatable component formed on the arm and connected to the rotatable component,
The shopping basket, wherein the space forming portion is a recess that is recessed upward when the handle is displaced to the basket body. a basket body;
a rotating component provided on the basket body;
a handle that is rotatably connected to the basket body by the rotating structure part and that is displaced to the basket body between a fallen state and an upright state;
a space forming part provided in the handle and forming a space between the handle and the basket body when the handle is displaced to the basket body in a collapsed state;
a grip part provided on the handle and projecting upward from a side end on the side of the basket body when the handle is displaced to the basket body in a collapsed state;
A shopping basket comprising a pair of handles. a first contact portion provided on each of the pair of handles;
a second contact portion, which is the grip portion, positioned below the first contact portion when the pair of handles is displaced from the basket body to an upright state;
When the pair of handles is displaced from the basket body to a standing state, the first contact portions and the second contact portions of the pair of handles are brought into contact with each other, Between the first contact portion and the second contact portion, the first contact portion of the other handle can contact the one handle, or the first contact portion of the other handle can contact the one handle. 3. The shopping basket according to claim 2 , wherein said first contact portion of said one handle can contact said other handle between said first contact portion and said second contact portion. a basket body;
a rotating component provided on the basket body;
a handle that is rotatably connected to the basket body by the rotating structure part and that is displaced to the basket body between a fallen state and an upright state;
a space forming part provided in the handle and forming a space between the handle and the basket body when the handle is displaced to the basket body in a collapsed state;
Provided in the basket body and provided with a recess recessed downward,
A shopping basket, wherein the recess faces the space-forming portion of the handle in the vertical direction when the handle is displaced to the basket body. abutment ribs provided on the basket body for separating the shopping basket from another shopping basket by a predetermined distance in the vertical direction when the shopping basket is stacked on the other shopping basket;
The predetermined distance is longer than the vertical distance from the concave portion of the basket body to the space forming portion of the handle when the handle is displaced to the basket body in a state of falling down. The shopping basket according to claim 4 . 6. The shopping basket according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the color of the basket body and the color of the handle are different.

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