Patent ID: 7677408

Claim:
A laundry basket comprising: a bottom panel having a perimeter; a contiguous side wall extending generally upward from the perimeter of the bottom panel, the side wall terminating at an upper end; a rim having a rim wall extending around and generally outwardly from the upper end of the side wall, said rim wall including an outwardly facing portion; a basket interior defined above the bottom panel and bounded by the side wall; a first curved wall section of the side wall that is curved concavely inward toward the basket interior and a second wall section of the side wall that is disposed opposite to the first curved wall section, the bottom panel and the contiguous side wall including the first curved wall section and the second wall section being formed of a primary material, the primary material having a first coefficient of friction; a recess formed in the outwardly facing portion of the rim wall and positioned in the first wall section; a handle having a grip opening provided on the second wall section near the upper end and positioned opposite the first curved wall section; and a cushion pad positioned in and covering the recess such that it is coextensive with the rim wall only in the first curved wall section, the cushion pad oriented such that the cushion pad faces a user when the user carries the laundry basket using the handle, the cushion pad being formed from a secondary material that is softer than the primary material and the secondary material being arranged to present a friction enhancing surface having a second coefficient of friction greater than the first coefficient of friction wherein the first curved wall section is devoid of a handle having a grip opening.