Patent ID: 6179149
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A collapsible basket assembly, comprising:a basket having a front wall, a rear wall, two opposite side walls interconnecting said front and rear walls, and a bottom wall, said side walls having top edges, and bottom edges connected releaseably and pivotally to said bottom wall, each of said top edges of said side walls having two loops formed on opposite ends thereof;said front and rear walls having top edges, and bottom edges connected pivotally to said bottom wall, each of said top edges of said front and rear walls having two protrusions extending in opposite directions from opposite ends thereof, each of said protrusions extending through one of said loops on a respective one of said top edges of said side walls;two locking members connected removably to said protrusions to prevent disengagement between said protrusions and said loops;a pair of U-shaped members, each having two arm portions with distal ends connected pivotally to said front and rear walls of said basket;wherein said opposite ends of said top and bottom edges of each of said front and rear walls have bead members so that said arm portions of said U-shaped members are kept between and abut against two adjacent ones of said bead members to prevent said arm portions from moving away from said front and rear walls then said U-shaped members are rotated downwardly to support said basket or upwardly to serve as a handle.