Patent ID: 6354455
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A folding collapsible container basket comprising:a rectangular top open frame, said top open frame comprising two parallel short sides, two parallel long sides bilaterally connected between said short sides, two longitudinal rods connected in parallel between said two short sides on the middle, a narrow, longitudinally extended gap defined between said longitudinal rods, two transverse rods connected between said long sides across said longitudinal rods, and a plurality of pivot holes respectively symmetrically provided at said two long sides; a plurality of U-shaped bottom wire rods respectively pivoted to and suspended from the two long sides of said top open frame, said U-shaped bottom wire rods each comprising a horizontal middle section, two pivot tips respectively pivoted to a respective pivot hole on each of the two long sides of said top open frame, and two vertical end sections respectively connected between two distal ends of said horizontal middle section and the pivot tips of the respective U-shaped bottom wire rod; a rectangular bottom rack fastened to said U-shaped bottom wire rods and disposed in parallel to said top open frame, said bottom rack comprising two parallel short side bars, said short side bars each having a pivot hole on the middle, two long side bars connected in parallel between said short side bars and respectively supported on the horizontal middle section of each of said U-shaped bottom wire rods, and a plurality of locating plates respectively welded to said long side bars at a bottom side and defining a respective pivot hole coupled to one of said U-shaped bottom wire rods; and a handle, said handle comprising an elongated middle grip, two pivot tips adapted for coupling to the pivot hole on each short side bar of said bottom rack, and two side arms connected between two distal ends of said middle grip and the pivot tips of said handle.