US1639921A

US1639921A - Collapsible basket

Info

Publication number: US1639921A
Application number: US88473A
Authority: US
Inventors: Robert W Birch
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1926-02-15
Filing date: 1926-02-15
Publication date: 1927-08-23
Anticipated expiration: 1944-08-23

Description

"-Aug' 23 1927' R. Viv. BIRCH COLLAPSIBLE BASKET Filed Feb. 154 '1926 4 sheets-sheet 1V i lgyz. y V

I. BY-

l; l *l ATTORNEY.

R. w. BIRCH COLLAPSIBLE BASKET l Aug. 23,1921. 1,639,921

Filedy Feb. l5. 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR.

f /f /f 1 ATTORNEY..

Angl 3",1927.

R. w. BIRCH coLLAPsIBLE BASKET Filed Feb. 15. 1926 4 snets-sheet 3 INVENTOR.

wafer/relax# f /5 if ATTORNEY.

Aug. 23 1927.

R. w. BlRlcH COLLAPSIBLE BASKET' Filed Feb. l5 1926 4 sheets-sheet 4 ATTORNEY.

Patented 23,

sra

artnr ori-ica COLLAPSIBLE BASKET.

Application filed February 15, 19276. Serial No. 88,473.

rlhis invention relates generally tov .improvements in collapsible containers and has more particular reference to a new and novel construction of collapsible knock-down bread basket.

The prima-ry object of this invention is the provision of such a basket so constructed that it may be quickly and readily set up or knocked down and which, whenin folded position will occupya minimum amount of space.

Another object of this invention is to pro vide such a basket embodying a plurality of sections together with new and novel means for connecting these sections together whereby to permit the convenient folding of the same relative to one another. n

Another object of this invention is to provide an .improved collapsible knock-down basket in which all of the parts thereof are connected together at all times, so that when the crate is in Vits knock-down position, loss f any parts thereof is prevented. y

Another object of this invention is the provision of improved means for fastening the top of the basket in closed position, said means being so constructed and arranged that they will be out of the way when the top is unfastened.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a collapsible knock-down basket which, while simple in construction, is nevertheless. strong, sturdy, and durable and well designed for the purposes for which it is intended.

l/Vith these and numerous other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be more fully hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. i

ln the drawings forming a part of this application and wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a front elevationf of a col lapsible knock-down basket constructed in accordance with thevpresent invention and showing the Asame in set-up condition.

Figure 2 is atop planview thereof.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the same. f

Figure e is an end view of the basket.

Figure 5 is a rear view of the same.

Figure 6 is sectional view on line 6'-6 of F iigure 2. f

Figure 7 is a transverse sectional view on line J1-7 of Figure 1.

Figure 8 is an end view of the basket showing the sameV in knocked-down condition.

Figure 9 is a side view thereof.

Figure 10 is a sectional view on line 10e- 10 of Figure 9.

Figure 11 is a sectional view on line 11 11 of Figure 8. l l

Figure 12 is a perspective end view of a portion of the basket in set-up condition.

Figure 18 is a similar view 'showing the same in knocked-down condition.

Figure 141 is a detail perspective view showing the manner of securing the ends to the sides of the basket.

Figure 15 is a sectional view on line 15- 15 of Figure 1. l

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration has been disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the improved collapsible knock-down basket embodies generally a rectangular-shaped bottom wall 10, front and rear walls 11 and 12, end walls l13 and 14 and a` topor cover 15 which is suitably hinge-d as at 16 to the rear wall 12.

The end walls 13 and 111 are hinged as at 17 to the upper surface of the bottom wallv 10 slightly inwardly of the ends thereof so that whenthe basket is in set-up condition, the said .end walls rest upon the bottorn wall 10 iiush with the ends thereof and when the basket'is in knock-down condition, they are swung inwardly as shown in Figure 11 and lie fiat upon the said bottom wall. Each of the end walls is provided immediately adjacent its lower edge with a horizontal brace bar 1S and passing vertically through the said brace bar is a pin or the like 19, the lower portion of which is received within an opening 20 in the said bottom wall'when the ends are in set-up position. The end wallsV may be also pro- Les vided, if desired, with suitable handles 2l to facilitate the liftinand carrying` of the basket.

The front and rear walls 11 and 12 are each provided adjacent its bottom edge with the longitudinally extending brace bar 22 and passing vertically through these brace bars are a plurality of pins or the like 23 which are received within vertical openings 24 in the bottom wall 10 when the said walls are adjusted to upright position. Secured to the brace bars 22 are the longitudinally extending' strips 25 and 2G which project beyond the bottom edge of the front and rear walls and rest upon the margins of the upper side of the bottom wall when the basket is in set-up position as is clearly shown in Figure 7.

Secured to the opposite ends of the bottom wall and slightly oifset from the lengt tudinal axis thereof in the direction of the front wall 11 are the

angle brackets

27 and 28, each of said brackets being provided. with a substantially vertical oortion 29 projecting upwardly beyond the said bottom wall 10 and pivoted to the said upstandingr portion 29 of each of the said

brackets

27 and 28 as indicated at 29 are the inner ends of the connecting

arms

30 and 31 and it will be noted upon reference to the drawings that the arm 30 is somewhat longer than the arm 31.

Carried by the opposite ends of the front wall 11 and secured on top of the longitudinal extending` brace bar 22 are the

angle brackets

32 and 33. each of said brackets being' provided with an inwardly directed portion 34 formed adjacent its free inner end with a substantially vertical elongated slot 35 while carried by the opposite ends of the rear wall 12 are similar brackets 3G and 37 each having the inwardly directed portion 3S provided with the vertical slot 39 similar to the slots 35 in the portions 34 of the

brackets

32 and 33.

The connecting' arms 31 are provided adjacent their outer ends with the pivotpins 40 which are received and operate within the slots 35 in the

brackets

32 and 33 while carried by the outer ends of the arms 30 are similar pins 41 received and operatingv within the slots 39 in the

brackets

36 and 37.

Secured to the bottoni surface of the bottom wall 10 at each end thereof and immediately adjacent its forward edge are the plates 42, said plates projecting slightly beyond the ends of the bottom wall and being' provided with the upwardly directed lips 43 while secured to the under Surface of the sail bottom wall at each end thereof and immediately adjacent its rear edge are the plates 44 provided with the upwardly directed lips which are slightly spaced from the ends of the bottom wall.

When the basket is in set-up condition,

both the front and rear, also the end walls are raised to a vertical position and will rest at their lower edges upon the upper surface of the said bottom wall. The end walls 13 and 14 are then secured to the front and rear walls 11 and 12 by means of 'the hooks 47 carried by the said end walls, and which are engaged with the eyes 48 carried by the said front and rear walls. lVhen in this positoir, the

longitudinally extendingl plates

25 and 26 will rest at their lower edges upon the upper side of the bottom wall at the front and rear margins thereof andthe pins 19 and 23 carried by the end and front and rear walls respectively will be received within the openings 2O and 24 in the said bottom wall whereby the said sections will be rigidly braced relative to ne another. Also7 when the basket is in se -up condition7 the inwardly directed por- J.

vrt ions 34 of the bracket-s 32 and 83 are adapted to rest on the plates 42 between the lips 43 thereof and the end of the bottom 10, while the inwardly directed portions 38 of the

brackets

36 and 37 are adapted to rest on the plates 44 between the lips 45 thereof and the adjacent end of the bottom 10. Y

Upon reference to the drawings and more especially' to Figure 12, the position and arrangement of the various parts with respect to one another, when the basket is in set-up condition, can be clearly noted and attention is invited to the fact that when the basket is so set up, the connecting` arms 8O and 31 are in substantially horizontal positions.

TWhen it is desired to knock down or fold the basket, the cover 15 is first thrown back so that it will engage and rest against the back of the rear wall 12 after which the end valls are disconnected from the front and rear walls by disengaging the hooks 47 from the eyes 48 and the said end wallsrcan then be swung inwardly and downwardly so that they will lie fiat upon the bottom wall 10. yl`he front wall 11 is then swung' rearwardly and downwardly about the pivot pins 40 until it rests fiat upon the end walls after which the rear wall is raised until it clears the folded front` wall and it is then moved about the pivot pins 41 and is folded down on top of the front wall. It will thus be seen that the arms 30 must be longer than the arms 31 in order to permit the rear wall to be folded upon the front wall. The strap 50 which is attached to the inner surface of the cover 15 but which when the sections are folded, will be on the outside, can then be wrapped around the folded sections and engaged with the buckle 51 thereof. To set up the basket, the above steps are simply reversed. That is to say, the rear wall is first unfolded, after which the front wall is unfolded and the end walls are then raised to a vertical position and thehooks 47 engaged with the eyes 48.

in Figures l', 7 and l5 has been. disclosed the particular means employed. for fastening the cover. to the front wall il when the basket is in set-up condition, said means comprising the springs 52 andV 58 positioned adjacent the opposite ends of the basket, the lower ends of said springs beingy secured as at e to the longitudinallyy extending brace bar 55 secured to the front wall 1l approximately intermediate its upper and lower edges. rlhe upper end of each of said springs is secured to a flat plate 56 'o the upper surface of which are secured ubstantially iei-shaped member 58. The egs 5'? pass through spaced vertical openings formed in the longitudinally extending brace bar 59 positioned at the upper end of the front wall and t-he upper surface of this brace bar is slightly recessed intermediate the said vertical openings to receive the bight portion 60 of the inverted U-shaped member 58 when the cover l5 is not fastened in closed position.

Secured to the top of the cover l5 adjacent each end thereof are the transversely extending elongated plates 6l carrying the beaded pins 62 which are received within t the free ends of the legs 57 of the inverted` and operate in the slots 63 in the latch mein.

having the reduced ends 65 which are received within the inverted U-shaped mem` bers When it is desired to fasten the cover, it is only necessary to press on the bottoms of the plates 56 and thus force the inverted lil-shaped members 58 upwardly through the openings in the cover l5, against the action of the

springs

52 and 53. The latches Gil can then be moved forwardly so that the reduced ends thereof will pass between the legs 57 of the inverted t-shaped members and the contracting action of the

springs

52 and 53 will act to cause the bight portion to engage the latches and they will thus be held against accidental rearward movementlV hen the latches are disengaged from the inverted U-shaped members, .so that the cover may be opened, the action of the said springs will automatically draw the said .members downwardly so that the bight portions 'thereof will be received within the recesses in the b ace bar 59 and thus held out of the way.

From the foregoing, it willbe apparent that there has been provided a collapsible inook-down basket which ywill accomplish all of the objects and perform all of the funetions enumerated as being desirable in the statement of the invention hereinabove, and that while there has been shown a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of modifications in various particulars and that any such modifications as properly fall ried b-y the said front and rear walls and likewise adapted to rest at their lower edges upon the said bottom wall at the front and rear' margins thereof, connecting arms extending between and pivotally connected with the said brackets and the front wall, and connecting arms extending between and pivotally connected with theV said brackets and rear wall, said last mentioned arms being somewhat longer than the first mentioned arms.

2. Almock-down basketincluding a bottom wall, end walls hinged to the upper surface of the bottom wall slightly inwardly of the outer ends thereof and adapted to fold inwardly and lie flat thereupon, brackets carried by the said bottom wall and extending beyond the ends thereof, front and rear walls adapted to rest at their lower edges upon the bottom wall, brackets carried by each end of the said front and rear walls and extending inwardly thereof, and connect-ing arms extending between and pivotally connected to the said brackets carried by the bottom wall and the brackets carried by the front and rear walls.

3. A knock-down basket including a bottom wall, end walls hinged to the upper surface of the bottom wall, brackets carried by the said bottom wall, front and rear walls disposed upon the said bottom wall, brackets carried by the front and `rear walls, pivotal connections between the said brackets carried by the bottom wall and the brackets carried by the front and rear walls, and plates carried by the bottom wall and having upstanding lips spaced from the ends of said wall for supporting and retaining the said brackets carried by the front and rear walls.

4.' A knock-down basket comprising a bottom, end walls hinged directly to the botton and radapted to rest at their lower edges in direct contact with the upper side of the bottom, when the vwalls are in set up position, front wall, a rear wall, brackets secured to the outer sides of the said front and rear walls at the lower corners thereof and including each a portion extending at right angles across and inwardly beyond the adjacent vertical edge of the respective wall, brackets secured to the under side of the bottom forwardly of the longitudinal median line of the bottom and including each a. portion extending upwardly beside and above the corresponding end edge of the bottom, the brackets at the lower corners of the front and rear Walls being provided in their said angulariy extending portions With vertical slots, arms pivotally connected with the upstanding,` portions of the last mentioned brackets which are secured to the bottom, pins carried by the outer ends of the arms W and pivotally and slidably engaging in the said slots, and acover hinged to the rear Wall at the upper edge thereof, the said cover being oldable to position resting upon the outer side of the rear Wall, the end Walls being oldable to lie upon the upper side of the bottom7 and the front Wall being foldable to lie between the end Walls and the rear Wall.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature.

ROBERT TVV. BIRCH.