Patent ID: 7228985

Claim:
A carrying apparatus comprising: a metal basket comprising a bottom and a wall attached to the bottom, wherein the wall includes an upper edge and a bent connection extending from the wall to the upper edge; and a metal frame comprising a vertical portion, a first horizontal portion, a bent connection extending from the vertical portion to the first horizontal portion, a second horizontal portion, a retroflex connection extending from the first horizontal portion to the second horizontal portion, and a rolled edge extending from the second horizontal portion, with the rolled edge integrally extending downward from the second horizontal portion toward the first horizontal portion, then inwards away from the retroflex connection parallel to the second horizontal section and then upwardly towards the second horizontal portion, wherein the rolled edge has circular cross sections, wherein the second horizontal portion and the rolling edge have first and second surfaces, with the rolled edge terminating in a free end extending between the first and second surfaces of the rolled body and abutting with the second surface of the second horizontal surface, wherein the bent connection of the basket is clamped between the bent connection and the rolled edge of the frame so that the frame is secured to the basket.