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US 10,201,218 B2Granted
Receptacle having locking handles
OwnerFrank Perlikinventor
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Abstract
A receptacle including a wall portion extending from a bottom surface to a rim, the rim having an internal lip extending around the rim, wherein the wall portion includes at least one recessed area to accommodate a side of a user when the user is carrying the receptacle, a first handle operably attached to the receptacle, and a second handle operably attached to the receptacle, wherein the first handle and the second handle releasably engage each other to form a single carrying handle, is provided. Furthermore, an associated method is also provided.
Claims17
A receptacle comprising:
- a wall portion extending from a bottom surface to a rim, the rim having an internal lip extending around the rim, wherein the wall portion includes at least one concave recessed area to accommodate a hip or torso of a user when the user is carrying the receptacle;
- a first pivotable handle operably attached to the receptacle and extending above the rim when the receptacle is in a first position;
- and
- a second pivotable handle operably attached to the receptacle and extending above the rim when the receptacle is in the first position;
- wherein the first pivotable handle and the second pivotable handle releasably engage each other to form a single stationary carrying handle when the receptacle is in the first position;
- and
- further wherein, when the receptacle is in a second position, the first pivotable handle and the second pivotable handle are releasably secured within the lip of the rim such that both pivotable handles are flush with or below the rim.
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A basket comprising:
- a body portion having a first end and an opposing second end, the body portion defined by a sidewall that extends from the first end to the second end and a bottom surface, wherein the body portion includes an internal region for accommodating one or more items;
- a first handle operably attached to the body portion, the first handle including a cavity;
- a second handle operably attached to the body portion;
- wherein, when the basket is in a carrying position, a portion of the second handle resides within the cavity of the first handle, such that the first handle and the second handle are securably engaged to each other;
- wherein, when the basket is in a stackable position, the first handle and the second handle are disengaged from each other, and the first handle and the second handle reside flush with a rim of the body portion, wherein the first handle and the second handle are releasably secured to the rim.
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A method comprising:
- providing a receptacle having a wall portion extending from a bottom surface to a rim, the rim having an internal lip extending around the rim, wherein the wall portion includes at least one ergonomic indentation to accommodate a side of a user when the user is carrying the receptacle;
- and
- operably attaching a first handle and a second handle to the receptacle, wherein the first handle includes a cavity for receiving the second handle;
- wherein the first handle and the second handle releasably engage each other to form a single carrying handle when the receptacle is in a first position;
- and
- further wherein the first handle and the second handle are releasably secured to the internal lip extending around the rim when the receptacle is in a second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.