Patent ID: 6250351
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B27J

Abstract:
A method of constructing an interwoven basket of the type having a solid bottom surface and having a plurality of upwardly converging side walls defining a basket with a top opening having a diameter smaller than the cross-sectional diameter of said basket, said method comprising the steps of:providing a basket form apparatus including a base plate and a top plate interconnected by a threaded rod, said base plate and top plate including a plurality of vertically opposed slots formed at regular intervals about the peripheral edges thereof;fabricating a plurality of removable rib members adapted for installation intermediate said top plate and said base plate within said slots;attaching said base plate to said solid bottom of said basket using said threaded rod and attaching hardware;inserting a group of four of said ribs at comer slots of said top plate and said base plate;applying an elastic band about the periphery of said top plate;attaching a second elastic band about the lower portion of said rib members to secure the same in position within said slots;clamping said top plate, said ribs, and said base plate together by the use of said attaching hardware on said threaded rod;installing the remainder of said rib members within said slots and said elastic bands to complete the assembly of said form apparatus;constructing said basket by securing a plurality of interwoven strips to said solid bottom and interweaving said strips about said form apparatus; anddisassembling said form apparatus upon completion of said basket.