Patent ID: 8100280

Claim:
A collapsible laundry hamper comprising: a collapsible frame comprising a top frame member, a bottom frame member, and a set of elongate upright frame members disposed therebetween, each of the upright frame members comprising at least two sub-members biased into engagement with each other via a biasing member, each of the upright frame members biased into engagement at a top end with the top frame member and at a bottom end with the bottom frame member via the biasing member into a rigid frame position, the sub-members and the top and bottom frame members capable of being pulled apart against the biased engagement and articulated to allow the frame to be placed into a collapsed position; and a panel member removably attached to the frame to enclose and define an interior space of the hamper, the panel member further defining an opening to access the interior space of the hamper, wherein, the biasing member associated with each upright frame member is affixed at one end to the top frame member and at another end to the bottom frame member, thereby causing biasing engagements at the top end of the upright frame member with the top frame member and at the bottom end of the upright frame member with the bottom frame member.