AN IMPROVED EXPANDING BASKET
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Nathan Krailsheimer, of Basinghall Street, in the City
of London, Merchant, for an Invention of "AN IMPROVED EXPANDING
BASKET."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Nathan Krailsheimer at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 20th February 1880.
NATHAN KRAILSHEIMER, of Basinghall Street, in the City of London, Merchant.
"AN IMPROVED EXPANDING BASKET."
My Invention relates to an improved basket capable of expansion and contraction,
and which may be very advantageously used as a receptacle for linen or waste
paper, and for other like purposes.
A basket mado according to my Invention has a body of cylindrical, taper, or
other suitable form, constructed of crossed jointed pieces, bars, or strips of wood or
other material, which are opened or closed in expanding or contracting the basket.
The said bars may be straight from the top to the bottom of the basket so as to
form diamond shaped openings or spaces between then, or the said bars, or some of
them, may be curved to give a more ornamental appearance to the basket.
The said Invention consists in the novel construction of the bottom of the
basket, and in the combination of the same with its upper portion or body.
The basket-bottom is constructed with a central disc or piece of wood, or other
suitable material, to which are jointed a series of radial bars or strips, also of wood
or other material suitable for the purpose. These radial bars are jointed or hinged
to the lower part of the cylindrical or other body, and are of such a length that
when it is desired to vary the size of the basket the cylindrical portion or body
and the bottom will both expand or contract freely together. When contracted the
said series of radial bars will assume a conical form and project upward inside the
basket.
When the said basket is to be used as a receptacle for linen or clothes it is
desirable to provide a cover for the same. For this purpose I may construct a
cover similar to the aforesaid bottom, but instead of attaching it by joints or hinges

page_text: all around the body of the basket I attach it at one side only, or leave it entirely
loose or free; this cover may be expanded or contracted to fit the basket when the
same is expanded or contracted to any extent.
Furthermore when the said basket is to be used as a linen basket, or the like, I
provide the same with a lining of chintz, cretonne, or similar material, secured in
any convenient manner inside the said basket, and I make the upper end or mouth
of this lining to open like that of a bag with cord, string, tape, india-rubber, or
other elastic material capable of closing and drawing the same tight, the ends of the
said cord, string, or tape being provided with handles of wood or other suitable
material to facilitate the closing of the said bag or lining.
My improved baskets may be made of any required dimensions, and may be
formed of wood, metal, or other material, either plain or polished, painted, gilded,
or otherwise decorated.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Nathan Krailsheimer in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 20th
August 1880.
NATHAN KRAILSHEIMER, of Basinghall Street, in the City of London, Merchant.
"AN IMPROVED EXPANDING BASKET."
My Invention relates to an improved basket which is capable of expansion and
contraction, and which may be very advantageously used as a receptacle for linen
or waste paper, and for other like purposes.
My Invention is illustrated in the accompanying Drawings, in which,―
Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved basket when expanded.
Figure 2 is a bottom or underside view, and
Figure 3, a vertical central section of the same.
Figure 4 shews my improved basket contracted.
Liko letters indicate the same parts throughout the Drawings.
A basket made according to my Invention has a body A of cylindrical, taper, or
other suitable form constructed of crossed jointed pieces, bars, or strips a of wood
or other suitable material which are opened or closed in expanding or contracting
the basket. The said bars a may be straight from the top to the bottom of the
basket, as shewn, so as to form diamond shaped openings or spaces between them,
or the said bars, or some of them, may be curved to give a more ornamental
appearance to the basket.
The said Invention consists in the novel construction of the bottom B of the
basket, and in the combination of the same with its upper portion or body. This
basket-bottom is constructed with a central disc or piece 6 of wood, or other
suitable material, in an annular groove in which I place a wire or band c, to which
are connected or pivotted or jointed, by means of eyes d or other suitable devices,
a series of radial bars or strips e, also of wood or other material suitable for the
purpose. These radial bars are jointed or hinged at to the lower part of the
cylindrical or other body in any suitable manner, and are of such a length that
when it is desired to vary the size of the basket the cylindrical portion or body A
and the bottom B will both expand or contract freely together.
When contracted
the said series or radial bars will assume a conical form and project upward inside
the body A of the basket, as shewn in dotted lines, Figure 4.
When the said basket is to be used as a receptacle for linen or clothes it is
desirable to provide a cover for the same. For this purpose I may construct a
cover similar to the bottom B, but instead of attaching it by joints or hinges all
around the body of the basket I attach it at one side only, or leave it entirely loose
or free; this cover may be expanded or contracted to fit the basket when the same
is expanded or contracted to any extent.
Furthermore when the said basket is to be used as a linen-basket, or the like,
I provide the same with a lining g of chintz, cretonne, or similar material, secured
in any convenient manner inside the said basket, and I make the upper end g' or
mouth of this lining to open like that of a bag with cord, string, tape, or india-
rubber, or other elastic material at h capable of closing and drawing the same tight,
the ends of the said cord, string, or tape being, when desired, provided with handles
of wood or other suitable material to facilitate the closing of the said bag or
lining.
My improved baskets may be made of any required dimensions, and may be
formed of wood, metal, or other material, either plain or polished and painted, gilded,
or otherwise decorated.

page_text: Having thus fully described my said Invention, and the manner of performing
the same, I wish it understood that I claim,-
An expanding basket with a body consisting of crossed jointed strips or bars,
and provided with an expanding bottom, constructed substantially as above
described, and with or without a cover or a lining, as above set forth and for the
purposes specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said Nathan Krailsheimer, have hereunto set my
hand and scal, this Nineteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty.