Patent Publication Number: US-8985374-B2

Title: Object carrying device

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present invention relates to iron wire furniture, and more particularly, to an object carrying device for carrying objects. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     Taiwan utility models M396800 and M399838 disclose basket structures, respectively. Although the two patents disclose reinforcing the structures of the periphery of the mouths of the baskets, the two patents do not disclose reinforcing the structure of the body or bottom of the baskets. As a result, the meshwork of the baskets of M396800 and M399838 is susceptible to deformation. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention provides an object carrying device. The object carrying device comprises a first net body, a frame, a front baffle panel, and a rear baffle panel. The first net body has a bottom portion and two lateral portions. The bottom portion has a front side, a rear side, and two opposing lateral sides. The two lateral portions extend from the two opposing lateral sides of the bottom portion, respectively, and face each other. The frame is clipped to the first net body and disposed at the outer periphery of the first net body. The front baffle panel is fixed to the frame and disposed between the front side of the bottom portion and the two lateral portions of the first net body. The rear baffle panel is fixed to the frame and disposed between the rear side of the bottom portion and the two lateral portions of the first net body. 
     Accordingly, compared with the prior art, the present invention provides an object carrying device that is lightweight, delicate, and sturdy. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Technical features of the present invention are hereunder illustrated with a preferred embodiment in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of an object carrying device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded view of the object carrying device in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic view of a first net body and a frame in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5  are schematic views of two clip sheets, respectively; 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic view of two supporting units disposed on the first net body; 
         FIG. 7  and  FIG. 8  are schematic views of an object carrying device according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION 
     Referring to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 , there are shown a perspective view and an exploded view of an object carrying device  10  according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, respectively. The object carrying device  10  either functions as a drawer or is positioned on an object carrying rack or an exhibition cabinet that caters for storage-related needs, so as to store or carry a wide variety of articles or goods. 
     The object carrying device  10  comprises a first net body  11 , a frame  12 , a front baffle panel  13 , and a rear baffle panel  14 . The first net body  11  has a bottom portion  111  and two lateral portions  112 . The bottom portion  111  has a front side  113 , a rear side  114 , and two opposing lateral sides  115 . The two lateral portions  112  extend from the two opposing lateral sides  115  of the bottom portion  111 , respectively, and face each other. Preferably, the first net body  11  is selectively a metallic net because it is bendable; hence, the shape of the first net body  11  can be readily formed by bending the metallic net as needed. 
     The frame  12  is clipped to the first net body  11  and disposed at the outer periphery of the first net body  11  to thereby reinforce the structure of the first net body  11  and prevent deformation of the first net body  11 . Preferably, the frame  12  is selectively made of a metal or a material of high rigidity. Furthermore, with the frame  12  being disposed at the outer periphery of the first net body  11 , the outer periphery of the first net body  11  is hidden and thus aesthetically pleasing. 
     The front baffle panel  13  is fixed to the frame  12  and disposed between the front side  113  of the bottom portion  111  and the two lateral portions  112  of the first net body  11 . The rear baffle panel  14  is fixed to the frame  12  and disposed between the rear side  114  and the two lateral portions  112  of the bottom portion  111  of the first net body  11 . Hence, the first net body  11 , the front baffle panel  13 , and the rear baffle panel  14  together define a receiving space for holding objects therein. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , there is shown a schematic view of the first net body  11  and the frame  12 . The frame  12  comprises two clip sheets  121 ,  122 . Each clip sheet  121 ,  122  has a top section  123 ,  124 , two upright sections  125 ,  126 , and two bottom sections  127 ,  128 . The tops of the two upright sections  125 ,  126  extend from front and rear ends of the top section  123 ,  124 , respectively. The bottoms of the two upright sections  125 ,  126  extend from the two bottom sections  127 ,  128 , respectively. The length of each top section  123 ,  124  equals the length of each long side of the two lateral portions  112  of the first net body  11 . The length of each upright section  125 ,  126  equals the length of each lateral side of the two lateral portions  112 . The length of each bottom section  127 ,  128  equals a half of the length of the front and rear sides  113 ,  114  of the first net body  11 , indicating that the sum of the lengths of the adjoined bottom sections  127 ,  128  equals the length of the front side  113  and the length of the rear side  114  of the first net body  11 . Hence, the outer periphery of the first net body  11  is reinforced by the two clip sheets  121 ,  122  disposed at the outer periphery of the first net body  11 . To this end, it will also be feasible that the outer periphery of the first net body  11  is reinforced by one clip sheet only, as long as the total length of the clip sheet equals the sum of the lengths of the two clip sheets  121 ,  122 . 
     A gap  129  is formed between the top of each upright section  125 ,  126  and the top section  123 ,  124 , and thus there is no remnant between the top of each upright section  125 ,  126  and the top section  123 ,  124  of the clip sheets  121 ,  122 . Specifically speaking, referring to  FIG. 4 , there is shown a schematic view of the clip sheet  121  before being disposed at the outer periphery of the first net body. The clip sheet  121  is divided into the aforesaid top section  123 , two upright sections  125 , and two bottom sections  127 . Four notches  130  are formed between the top section  123  and the two upright sections  125 . Preferably, each of the notches  130  forms an included angle of 90 degrees. Referring to  FIG. 5 , there is shown a schematic view of the clip sheet  121  bent in a bilaterally symmetrical manner. The gaps  129  are spontaneously formed between the top section  123  and each of the tops of the two upright sections  125 . The gap  129  is formed by abutting two adjacent said notches  130  against each other. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , the rear baffle panel  14  comprises a second net body  141  and a rear slat  142 . Two lateral sides and a bottom side of the second net body  141  are fixed to the frame  12  and disposed between the rear side  114  of the bottom portion  111  and the two lateral portions  112  of the first net body  11 . Preferably, the second net body  141  is fixed in place by spot welding or adhesion. The rear slat  142  is clipped to the top side of the second net body  141 . Two terminal ends of the rear slat  142  are fixed to the frame  12  and disposed at the two lateral portions  112  of the first net body  11 . Hence, with the rear slat  142  being fixed to the top side of the second net body  141 , the structure between the frame  12  and the top side the second net body  141  is reinforced. 
     The front baffle panel  13  comprises a front panel  131  and a front slat  132 . Two lateral sides and a bottom side of the front panel  131  are fixed to the frame  12  and disposed between the front side  113  of the bottom portion  111  and the two lateral portions  112  of the first net body  11 . The front slat  132  is coupled to the top side of the front panel  131 . Preferably, the front panel  132  is fixed to the frame  12  by spot welding or adhesion. In practice, it is also feasible to dispense with the front slat  132 . 
     Furthermore, it is feasible that the front baffle panel  13  is structurally identical to the rear baffle panel  14 ; that is to say, the front baffle panel  13  has a third net body and a front slat, wherein the third net body is the same as the second net body, and the front slat is the same as the rear slat. The major difference between the front baffle panel  13  and the rear baffle panel  14  lies in position. The two lateral sides and the bottom side of the third net body are fixed to the frame and disposed between the front side of the bottom portion and the two lateral portions of the first net body. The front slat is clipped to the top side of the third net body. The two terminal ends of the front slat are fixed to the frame and disposed at the two lateral sides of the first net body. The front baffle panel  13  and the rear baffle panel  14  are of the same structure, for example, with a net body clipped to slats, or are of different structures. The structures of the front baffle panel  13  and the rear baffle panel  14  are designed as needed and are not restricted to the preferred embodiment. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , there is shown a schematic view of two supporting units disposed on the first net body. The object carrying device  10  further comprises two supporting units  15 . Each supporting unit  15  has a bottom panel  151  and an upright panel  152  extending from a lateral side of the bottom panel  151 . The two bottom panels  151  abut against two sides of the bottom portion  111  of the first net body  11 , respectively. The two upright panel  152  abuts against the two lateral portions  112  of the first net body  11 . Hence, bends of the first net body  11  are structurally reinforced to prevent deformation of the bends of the first net body  11 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 7  and  FIG. 8 , there are shown schematic views of an object carrying device  20  according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 8  omits a first net body, a net body of a front baffle panel, and a net body of a rear baffle panel. The object carrying device  20  is substantially identical to the object carrying device  10  in terms of structure. As shown in the diagrams, the major difference lies in that: the object carrying device  20  of  FIG. 7  differs from the object carrying device  10  of  FIG. 1  by 90 degrees clockwise. A front baffle panel  23  and a rear baffle panel  24  of the object carrying device  20  are of the same structure, and are not described in detail herein for the sake of brevity. For more details of the front baffle panel  23  and the rear baffle panel  24  of the object carrying device  20 , please make reference to the above description of the front baffle panel  13  and the rear baffle panel  14 . A first net body  21  and a frame  22  are identical to the first net body  11  and the frame  12 , respectively, and thus are not described in detail herein for the sake of brevity. A point to note is that the object carrying device  20  dispenses with the aforesaid two supporting units, and thus the two supporting units  15  shown in  FIG. 6  can be dispensed with.