Patent ID: 7494136

Claim:
A basket apparatus for storing and transporting goods comprising: a body having a bottom and four lateral walls extending upwardly therefrom; a plurality of casters affixed to said bottom of said body; a grasping means for moving the body by rolling said plurality of casters on an underlying surface, said grasping means comprising a telescopic arm extending from a proximal wall of said lateral walls, said telescopic arm movable between a retracted position to an extended position, said proximal wall having a wide groove defining a housing for said telescopic arm when said telescopic arm is in said retracted position, said wide groove defining a sliding zone for said telescopic arm, said telescopic arm comprising: an elongated element; a sheath receiving said elongated element therein; a handle affixed to an end of said elongated element, said telescopic arm having a double sliding motion in which said elongated element slides relative to said sheath and in which said sheath slides relative to said body, said sheath having an upper end with a reduced section; and a blocking insert embedded in an end of said elongated element opposite said handle, said blocking element limiting the sliding of said elongated element relative to said sheath, said blocking insert abutting against said reduced section.