Patent ID: 6419135
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: A45C,Y10T

Abstract:
A produce picking receptacle having improved support cords, the produce picking receptacle of the type having;a substantially tubular receptacle with a top opening and a bottom opening, a first support cord permanently attached to the tubular receptacle at the bottom opening, and the first support cord removably attachable to the tubular receptacle proximate to the top opening at a first top cord receiver, a second support cord permanently attached to the tubular receptacle at the bottom opening and the second support cord removably attachable to the tubular receptacle proximate to the top opening at a second top cord receiver, the tubular receptacle upwardly foldable proximate to the bottom opening, to retain a quantity of a produce product within the tubular receptacle, with the first support cord received into the first cord receiver and the second support cord received into the second cord receiver, and the bottom opening downwardly unfoldable to dump the produce product from the bottom opening of the tubular receptacle, with the first support cord removed from the first cord receiver and the second support cord removed from the second cord receiver, wherein the improvement comprises: the first support cord and the second support cord stretch to extend the length of the tubular receptacle in response to the quantity of the produce product received into the produce picking receptacle.