Stackable iron baskets
AssigneeEnercorp Engineered Solutions Inc.
InventorBrent James William Coombe
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Abstract
A modular stack includes a plurality of baskets including at least a first basket and a second basket. The second basket is configured to be stacked on the first basket such that the first and second baskets occupy a same footprint. The first and second baskets each include a base frame that is substantially rectangular. The first and second baskets also each include a bottom extending across a lower portion of the base frame. The first and second baskets also each include one or more cross-members extending over the bottom from a first side of the base frame to a second side of the base frame. The first and second baskets also each include a side plate extending upward from the first side. The side plate is connected to the base frame and the one or more cross-members.
Claims13
A modular stack, comprising:
- a plurality of baskets including at least a first basket and a second basket, wherein the second basket is configured to be stacked on the first basket such that the first and second baskets occupy a same footprint, and wherein the first basket comprises:
- a base frame that is substantially rectangular;
- a bottom extending across a lower portion of the base frame;
- one or more cross-members extending over the bottom from a first side of the base frame to a second side of the base frame;
- a side plate extending upward from the first side, wherein the side plate is connected to the base frame and the one or more cross-members,
- a post extending vertically from a corner of the base frame;
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- a guide at an upper end of the post, wherein the guide of the first basket is configured to be inserted into a lower end of a post of the second basket.
A modular stack, comprising:
- a plurality of baskets including at least a first basket and a second basket, wherein the second basket is configured to be stacked on the first basket such that the first and second baskets occupy a same footprint, and wherein the first basket comprises:
- a base frame that is substantially rectangular;
- a bottom extending across a lower portion of the base frame;
- one or more cross-members extending over the bottom from a first side of the base frame to a second side of the base frame;
- a side plate extending upward from the first side, wherein the side plate is connected to the base frame and the one or more cross-members,
- a post extending vertically from a corner of the base frame;
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- a guide at an upper end of the post, wherein the guide of the first basket is configured to be inserted into a lower end of a post of the second basket, wherein the guide comprises a first plate and a second plate, wherein the first plate defines a first slot for receiving a portion of the second plate, wherein the second plate defines a second slot for receiving a portion of the first plate, wherein upper ends of the first and second plates of the guide of the first basket are tapered to facilitate insertion into the lower end of a post of the second basket, and wherein the guide of the first basket comprises a landing stop that is configured to engage the upper end of the post of the first basket to prevent the guide of the first basket from falling through the post of the first basket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.