Patent ID: 7431312

Claim:
Improved nestable basket of the type used in self-service shops or supermarkets, the basket comprising: a single body generally prismatic in shape and having a plurality of side faces and a base, the body being made of a strong material and having a an upper edge on each of the plurality of side faces; a number of orifices or incuts in one of the plurality of side faces; one or more hinged handles integrated in the upper edge; a plurality of wheels on its base; a telescopic handle ( 5 ) placed on a first face of the side faces of the basket ( 1 ) that allows a user to transport it in a simple and comfortable manner; a plurality of openings in the base, each of the plurality of openings being proximal to a respective corner formed by two faces and being sized to have at least one dimension approximate to a diameter of one of the wheels; wherein when a portion of a second improved nestable basket is nested in the body a plurality of wheels from the second basket are arranged in the body so that dirt from one wheel of the plurality of wheels of the second basket pass through at least one opening of the plurality of openings; wherein the body comprises a shape to permit the second basket to be received in at least two positions for easy storage, the first position being that the respective first faces are disposed proximal to each other and the second position being that the respective first faces are opposite each other.