Patent ID: 7780036

Claim:
A handbasket comprising: a container having a pair of opposed side panels and a pair of opposed end panels, and defining a longitudinal axis extending between the opposed end panels; and a single handle extending between the opposed end panels of the container and being pivotally mounted at each respective opposed end panel, the handle including a longitudinal axis extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the container, wherein the handle is pivotally mounted to the container by a pivot mechanism including a pin and a slot adapted to interlock with one another to limit rotation when generally vertically upward pressure is exerted on the handle; wherein: the handle is movable between a first position in which the handle extends generally vertically upwardly from the container and a second position in which the handle rests against an upper rim of the container, the handle remains entirely above the upper rim of the container while in the first position and the second position, and each opposed side panel of the container comprises: an exterior surface comprising a generally concave shape defining a recess, and an interior surface defining a generally convex shape, when the handle is in the second position, the handle follows a contour of and rests upon the upper rim along a portion of each opposed end panel of the container, follows the contour of and rests upon the upper rim along one of the opposed side panels other than along the recess of the one of the opposed side panels of the container, and extends outwardly beyond the recess of the one of the opposed side panels of the container to define an opening between the handle and the recess of the one of the opposed side panels of the container, and the pivot mechanism at each opposed end panel of the container comprises: a tab protruding generally vertically upward from the upper rim of the container, the tab defining a hole having a portion that forms the slot, and an end portion of the handle including a pair of spaced flanges and the pin, the pin extending between the spaced flanges, wherein the pin of the end portion of the handle extends through the hole of the tab of the container.