Basket hanger
OwnerBrad Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
A basket hanger attached to a basket. The basket hanger having a hook with a plurality of spring steel wires strands extending from the hook, the spring steel wire strands having a substantially straight downwardly extending portion terminated at a distal end in a clip. Each clip positionable between an open position and a clipped position. In the clipped position, an upwardly extending leg of each of the clips extends through an opening in the peripheral flange of the basket such that the peripheral flange is received in an upward first bend of each of the clips, and a second bend of each of the clips engages a back side of the substantially straight downwardly extending portion such that a short dogleg partially wraps around the substantially straight downwardly extending portion.
Claims3
A basket hanger and basket, comprising:
- a basket having a peripheral flange with a plurality of openings;
- a basket hanger comprising:
- a hook having a first end and a second end;
- a plurality of spring steel wire strands extending from the second end of the hook, each of the strands having a substantially straight downwardly extending portion terminating at a distal end in a clip, each clip positionable between an open position and a clipped position, wherein, in the open position, each clip has an approximate 180 degree upward first bend forming an upwardly extending leg, the upwardly extending leg having a second bend forming a short dogleg that is angled outwardly at an angle θ from the substantially straight downwardly extending portion, the upwardly extending leg canted to one side at an angle α to the substantially straight downwardly extending portion and the short dogleg canted further to the canted side at an angle β from the substantially straight downwardly extending portion, wherein the angle θ is approximately 5 degrees to approximately 90 degrees and wherein the angle α is approximately 1 degree to approximately 90 degrees;
- wherein in the clipped position, the upwardly extending leg of each of the clips extends through a respective one of the plurality of openings in the peripheral flange of the basket such that the peripheral flange is received in the upward first bend of each of the clips, and the second bend of each of the clips engages a back side of the substantially straight downwardly extending portion such that the short dogleg partially wraps partially around the substantially straight downwardly extending portion from a side of the substantially straight downwardly extending portion that is away from the canted side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.