US20090250460A1

US20090250460A1 - Multi-Purpose Storage Basket

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Publication number: US20090250460A1
Application number: US12/060,877
Authority: US
Inventors: Chin-Chuan Chang
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-04-02
Filing date: 2008-04-02
Publication date: 2009-10-08

Abstract

A multi-purpose storage basket is composed of a main body that is integrally formed from a metal or plastic material and a storage sack that are detachably combined by connecting components for storing articles at a preset site. When the connecting components are removed, the main body and the storage sack can be separated and used independently.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to storage apparatuses and, more particularly, to a storage apparatus primarily composed of a main body and a storage sack that are detachably combined by connecting components.
2. Description of Related Art
A conventional storage basket typically has a main body made of plastic as an integral. Handles may be additionally affixed to the main body or settled against holes formed at opposite sides of the main body. Alternatively, the main body may be formed by welding metal sticks. In this case, the main body without a handle may be attached by wheels or the main body may be additionally affixed with handles. The main body is generally placed on a contacting surface without a proper interval between a bearing surface at a bottom thereof and the contacting surface. Such conventional storage basket is disadvantageous by its undue size and bulkiness, and is unfavorable for being carried when loaded with articles therein.
Generally, housewives or boarders keep their dirty clothes in laundry baskets for facilitating transporting the laundry to laundries nearby. In such perspective, the conventional storage basket integrally formed by plastic or metal materials is not feasible for being used as a portable hamper or a portable storage apparatus due to its undue size and bulkiness.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been accomplished under these circumstances in view. It is one objective of the present invention to provide a multi-purpose storage basket composed of a main body that is integrally formed from a metal or plastic material and a storage sack. The main body and the storage sack are detachably combined by connecting components for storing articles at a preset site while present an esthetic appearance and provide safe use. At this time, a bearing surface at a bottom of the main body is properly separated from an external contacting surface so as to prevent water, humidity, and grime on the contacting surface from damping or contaminating articles accommodated in the storage basket. When the connecting components are removed, the main body and the storage sack can be separated and used independently so that a user can easily carry the storage sack and the articles contained therein and be free form burdens originating in the weight and volume of the main body. At this time, the storage sack functions as a beauteous, convenient, handy, and environment-oriented portable storage apparatus.
It is another objective of the present invention to provide a multi-purpose storage basket composed of a main body that is integrally formed from a metal or plastic material and a storage sack wherein the main body and the storage sack are detachably combined by connecting components. Therein, the storage sack has a three-dimensional figure matches that of the main body, so that an entire inner space of the main body can be fully provided through the storage sack for storing purposes. The storage sack may be equipped with a liftable upper cover for shielding and protecting articles stored in the storage basket.
To achieve these and other objectives of the present invention, the multi-purpose storage basket is constructed from the main body made of metal or plastic and the storage sack that detachably combined by the connecting components. The bearing surface at the bottom of the storage basket is properly separated from a contact surface where it is placed so as to provide a function of preventing water, humidity, and grime from damping or contaminating articles accommodated in the storage basket. Besides, the storage sack can be separated from the main body and used independently.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention as well as a preferred mode of use, further objectives and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the a cubic storage basket according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an assembly drawing of the cubic storage basket of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cubic storage basket of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a storage sack of the cubic storage basket according to present invention;

FIG. 5 is a lateral view of the cubic storage basket of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an applied drawing showing plural aid cubic storage basket of the present invention stacked together;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a rectangular storage basket according to the present invention; and

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a cylindrical storage basket according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

While preferred embodiments are provided herein with accompany drawings for illustrating the concept of the present invention as described above, it is to be understood that the components in these drawings are made for better explanation and need not to be made in scale.
As can be seen in FIG. 1, a store basket 1 is composed of a main body 20 that is integrally formed from a metal or plastic material and a storage sack 40.
Referring to FIGS. 1 through 3, a plurality of loops 21 and a plurality of stems 22 jointly construct the main body 20. A net slab 24 constituted by a plurality of intersected and connected horizontal rods 23 is provided as a bearing surface at a bottom of the main body 20. The plural stems 22 may be further divided into supporting stems 221 and positioning stems 222, wherein the positioning stems 222 are equidistantly arranged between the supporting stems 221. Each of the supporting stems 221 extends beyond the bottom of the main body 20 to be fixedly connected with a common lower loop 25 or a solid plate. The main body 20 can therefore be settled on a contacting surface with the lower loop 25 or the solid plate so that the bearing surface at the bottom is properly separated from the contacting surface. The lower loop 25 can be further provided with a plurality of pads 26 so as to enhance a friction between the lower loop 25 and the contacting surface thereby securing the main body 20 from accidentally sliding against and damaging the contacting surface. In case the solid plate is implemented instead of the lower loop 25, the pads 26 can be eliminated. More than one handle 27 may have two ends thereof rotatably attached to the upmost loop 21 and a jacket 272 may be additionally covered around the handle 27. According to the drawings, two pairs of rings 28 are provided on the upmost loop 21 and each said handle 27 has hook portions 271 formed respectively on its two ends pivotally combined with the corresponding rings 28 so that the handles 27 may be laid on a top of the main body 20 or be pulled upright for being held by a user.
As shown in FIG. 4, the storage sack 40 has a three-dimensional figure matches that of the main body 20. The storage sack 40 comprises a sack body 41, a sack bottom 42 combined to a lower edge of the sack body 41 and a pair of holding strips 43 attached to the sack body 41. A plurality of connecting components 44, 45, 46 are deposited at the top, sides and the sack bottom 42 of the sack body 41. Alternatively, the connecting components 45, 46 on the sides and sack bottom 42 may be omitted and merely the connecting components 44 on the top of the sack body 41 are remained. While the connecting components 44 function for positioning the main body 20, it would be understood that devices or means in any other form can be employed to provide the same function, such as linking tapes, buckles or the like.
In FIG. 5, it can be seen that the storage sack 40 is assembled inside the main body 20 while the sack bottom 42 is received by the net slab 24 or solid plate at the bottom of the main body 20. The connecting components 44 at the top of the sack body 41 are combined with the upmost loop 21 so that the storage sack 40 is positioned in the main body 20 and presents the entire inner space of the main body 20 for storage purposes. The connecting components 45 at the sides of the sack body 41 can be combined with the stems 22 and the connecting components 46 at the sack bottom 42 can be combined with the net slab 24 or the solid plate so that the storage sack 40 can be further positioned. The storage sack 40 may be further equipped with a liftable upper cover 50 at the sack body 41 and a plurality of connecting components 51 may be provided at a periphery of the upper cover 50 and corresponding positions at the sack body 41. Thereby, when the upper cover 50 covers an opening of the storage sack 40, the connecting components 51 may be combined mutually to fasten the upper cover 50. The storage bag 40 may have its opening closed by any of said upper cover 50, plural binding belts, a zipper or plural connecting components so as to cover and protect articled stored therein.
When the main body 20 and the storage sack 40 are combined via the connecting components, the main body 20 and the storage sack 40 jointly receive articles at preset sites while present an esthetic appearance and provide safe use. Furthermore, the bearing surface at the bottom of the main body is properly separated from the external contacting surface so as to prevent water, humidity, and grime on the contacting surface from damping or contaminating articles accommodated in the storage basket. When the connecting components 44 are released, the storage sack 40 can be separated from the main body 20 and used independently so as to permit a user to carry the articles therein conveniently without bearing the weight and volume of the main body 20, thereby realizing a beauteous, convenient, handy, and environment-oriented portable storage apparatus.
Through the lateral view of FIG. 5, it can be observed that the main body 20 has a taper shape with an upper width (G1) greater than a lower width (G2). Such shape facilitates plural said main bodies 20 being stacked up, as shown in FIG. 6, so as to save storage space when the main bodies 20 are to be stored.
While FIG. 1 through FIG. 6 present the main body 20 and storage sacks 40 as the square figures, it is to be understood that he disclosed subject matter of the present invention may be also embodied in rectangular figures or columnar figures, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.
Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been described in detail for purposes of illustration, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that numerous variations will be possible to the disclosed embodiments without going outside the scope of the invention as disclosed in the claims.

Claims

1. A multi-purpose storage basket, comprising:

at least one main body, formed as a storage basket;

at least one handle, provided on the main body;

at least one jacket, provided on the handle;

at least one storage sack, settled in the main body;

at least one holding strip;

at least one connecting component, connecting the storage sack with the main body;

at least one upper cover, provided on the storage sack; and

at least one pad, provided at a bottom of the main body.

2. The multi-purpose storage basket of claim 1, wherein a bearing surface at a bottom of the main body is properly separated from an external contacting surface so as to prevent water, humidity, and grime on the contacting surface from damping or contaminating articles accommodated in the storage basket.

3. The multi-purpose storage basket of claim 1, wherein the storage sack, which has a shape mating a shape of the main body for being settled in the main body, and is equipped with the holding strip, the upper cover, plural binding belts, a zipper or the connecting components, is provided with fastening tapes or other connecting components.

4. The multi-purpose storage basket of claim 1, wherein the holding strip facilitates carrying the multi-purpose storage basket.

5. The multi-purpose storage basket of claim 1, wherein plural fastening tapes or other connecting components are connected with the main body.

6. The multi-purpose storage basket of claim 1, wherein the upper cover has an opening being closed by any of fastening tapes, binding belts, a zipper or connecting components for covering and protecting articles accommodated in the storage basket.

7. The multi-purpose storage basket of claim 1, wherein the bottom of the main body can be equipped with any number of said pad so as to enhance stability and prevent from rubbing against an external contacting surface

8. The multi-purpose storage basket of claim 1, wherein the main body is made of any material in any form, any size, any, pattern, and the main body is integrally formed, assembled or constructed.

9. The multi-purpose storage basket of claim 1, wherein the handle is made of any material in any form, any size, and the holding strip is provided in any number.

10. The multi-purpose storage basket of claim 1, wherein the jacket is made of any material in any form, any size, any color, any pattern, and the jacket is provided in any number.

11. The multi-purpose storage basket of claim 1, wherein the holding strip is made of any material in any form, any size, any color, any pattern, and the holding strip is provided in any number.

12. The multi-purpose storage basket of claim 1, wherein the storage sack is made of any material in any form, any size, any color and any pattern.

13. The multi-purpose storage basket of claim 1, wherein the connecting component is made of any material in any form, any size, any color, any pattern, and the connecting component is provided in any number.

14. The multi-purpose storage basket of claim 6, wherein the upper cover, the bending belt, or the zipper is made of any material in any form, any size, any color, any pattern, and the upper cover, the bending belt, or the zipper is provided in any number.

15. The multi-purpose storage basket of claim 1, wherein the pad is made of any material in any form, any size, any color, any pattern, and the pad is provided in any number.