Patent ID: 6530494
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A folding collapsible bottle basket comprising:a top frame, said top open frame comprising a rectangular open frame body having two opposite short sides and two opposite long sides, two first pivot holes symmetrically disposed in the two opposite short sides of the rectangular open frame body of said top frame, two pairs of second pivot holes symmetrically disposed in the two opposite long sides of the rectangular open frame body of said top frame, two stretchers connected in parallel between the two opposite long sides of the rectangular open frame body of said top frame, two smoothly arched rod members respectively fixedly fastened to said stretchers and defining with said stretchers a respective horizontal insertion hole; a handle pivoted to the first pivot holes of said top frame; a bottom frame, said bottom frame comprising an open frame body, and a plurality of reinforcing rods welded to a top side of the open frame body of said bottom frame; and two side frames, said side frames each comprising a straight middle rod portion, two side rod portions respectively extended from two ends of said straight middle rod portion at right angles, and two end tips respectively extended from free ends of said side rod portions at right angles in reversed directions and respectively pivoted to the second pivot holes of said top frame; wherein: said bottom frame further comprises two parallel sliding tracks disposed in parallel to and spaced below the open frame body of said bottom frame and extended in direction along the long sides of the rectangular open frame body of said top frame, said sliding tracks each having two angled ends respectively welded to the open frame body of said bottom frame, two upright stops respectively disposed adjacent to said angled ends, and two protrusions disposed adjacent and spaced between said upright stops and adapted for holding down the straight middle rod portions of said side frames at said upright stops; said side frames are respectively transversely inserted through said bottom frame and extended across the space between the open frame body and said sliding tracks of said bottom frame, keeping the straight middle rod portions of said side frames movably supported on said sliding tracks between said upright stops; said handle comprises a substantially -shaped middle handgrip portion, and two straight end rod portions respectively extended from two distal ends of said -shaped middle handgrip portion at right angles and extended in reversed directions through the insertion holes of said smoothly arched rod members of said top frame, said straight end rod portions of said handle each having a respective end respectively pivoted to the first pivot holes of said top frame.