Collapsible basket assembly
IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0631653
(2003-07-31)
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§371/§102 date |
20020124
(20020124)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
4 |
초록
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A collapsible basket assembly for collecting and transporting tennis balls, the basket assembly having a tray member defining a bottom wall of the basket, the tray member further comprising upstanding partial side walls integral with the bottom wall, each partial upstanding side wall terminating wit
A collapsible basket assembly for collecting and transporting tennis balls, the basket assembly having a tray member defining a bottom wall of the basket, the tray member further comprising upstanding partial side walls integral with the bottom wall, each partial upstanding side wall terminating with an upper edge, two extension side walls rotatably mounted to opposing upper edges of partial upstanding side wall portions of the tray, and two extension side walls snap fit to opposing edges of two remaining opposed partial upstanding side walls of the tray member. Snap fit extension side members having a hoop formed at opposing ends of their top edge for engagement with protrusions extending from opposing ends of the upper edges of the rotatable extension side members, the side members being secured by a fastener on the protrusions. A bracket member horizontally secured to the outer surface of each rotatable extension side members for the removable receipt of a U-shaped member serving as a leg support or handle for the collapsible basket.
대표청구항
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1. A collapsible basket assembly for the collection and transport of tennis balls, said collapsible basket assembly comprising:a basket formed of a lower tray assembly member, said lower tray assembly member having an integrally formed bottom wall, and a partial front wall, partial rear wall, and tw
1. A collapsible basket assembly for the collection and transport of tennis balls, said collapsible basket assembly comprising:a basket formed of a lower tray assembly member, said lower tray assembly member having an integrally formed bottom wall, and a partial front wall, partial rear wall, and two opposing partial side walls formed by a plurality of cross linked metal rods in a grid like formation, said lower tray assembly member defined by an upper peripheral edge formed by the upper edge of said partial front wall, said partial rear wall, and said two opposing partial side walls; an extended front wall and an extended rear wall each having a top edge and a bottom edge, said bottom edges connected pivotally and rotatably to said peripheral edge of said lower tray assembly member formed by said partial front wall and said partial rear wall of said lower tray assembly member, said top edge of said extended front wall and said extended rear wall having protrusions extending in opposite directions from opposing ends thereof; two opposing extended side walls each having a top edge and a bottom edge, said bottom edges releasably, slideably secured in an upstanding bracket member positioned on said peripheral edge of said partial side walls of said lower tray assembly member, said top edges of said extended side walls being formed with loops on opposing ends thereof for the slideable insertion of said protrusions extending from said top edge of said extended front wall and said extended rear wall therethrough; removable securing means connected removably to said protrusions to prevent dis-engagement between said protrusions and said loops; a pair of opposing U-shaped members having a closed end and two arm portions with distal ends connected pivotally to said extended front wall and extended rear wall of said basket, said U-shaped members rotatable in an upward orientation so as to serve as a handle and transport means for said basket for the collection of tennis balls and rotatably oriented downwardly to serve as legs for the support of said basket permitting said basket to be oriented in a stand up position for the disbursement of said tennis balls collected in said basket; a pair of sphere members positioned on the peripheral edge of said partial front wall and said partial rear wall of said lower tray assembly member, said spheres cooperable with each of said U-shaped members so as to mechanically and frictionally engage said arm portions of said U-shaped members between said spheres when said U-shaped members are oriented in a downward position to support said basket. 2. The collapsible basket assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said basket assembly is assembled from a plurality of secured, interconnected metal rods forming a grate-like structure.3. The collapsible basket assembly in accordance with claim 2 wherein said metal rods forming said bottom wall and said partial end walls of said lower tray assembly member are spaced apart a distance slightly less than the diameter of said tennis ball.4. The collapsible basket assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein a grate-like lid member is rotatably secured to the upper edge of one of said extended side walls or said extended front wall or extended rear wall, said lid member having a securing means engageable with said opposing extended side wall or opposed extended front or rear wall.5. The collapsible basket assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said arm members of said U-shaped members are formed with an angled portion proximate said closed end of said arm portions juxtaposing said closed ends when said arm portions are oriented in an upward handle orientation.6. The collapsible basket assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein one of said closed ends of said U-shaped members is formed with a sphere thereon for frictional engagement with said closed end of said opposing U-shaped member and frictionally engaged said U-shaped members when oriented in an upward handle orientation.
이 특허에 인용된 특허 (4)
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Ferrari Harry M. (Pittsburgh PA) Shallenberger John M. (Pittsburgh PA), Collapsible ball retriever and storage unit.
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Yeh Mao-Lin,TWX, Collapsible basket assembly.
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Carr Ronald H., Sports ball retrieval and storage device having molded one-piece tapered receptacle with pivotal lid and support members.
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Young Han Joo, Tennis ball container.
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Chiang, A-Ming; Chiang, Wei-Ching, Method of manufacturing metal basket.
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Turdo, Christina E., Nestable ball retrieval and storage device.
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Zats, Aleksey, Portable ball retriever.
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Zats, Aleksey, Portable retriever and method for collecting and dispensing tennis balls.
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