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US 4,499,999 AGranted
Picnic basket
OwnerMarvin L. Beharinventor
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Abstract
This invention is directed to an article which can be used as a basket for carrying items such as food and drink on a picnic and also used for carrying cloths and shoes and at the picnic can be spread out or stretched out and used as a tablecloth or a picnic cloth.
Claims30
An apparatus comprising:
- a. a flexible, limber material;
- b. said material having a first surface and a second surface;
- c. said material having a first side and a second side;
- d. said first side and said second side being, substantially, parallel;
- e. said material having a first end and a second end;
- f. said first end and said second end being, substantially parallel;
- g. said material may be considered as comprising nine panels;
- h. said nine panels being a central panel, a first side panel, a first corner panel, a first end panel, a second corner panel, a second side panel, a third corner panel, a second end panel and a fourth corner panel;
- i. said first end panel bordering said central panel;
- j. said first end panel being between and bordering said first corner panel and said second corner panel;
- k. said second side panel bordering said central panel;
- l. said second side panel being positioned between said second corner panel and said third corner panel;
- m. said second end panel bordering said central panel;
- n. said second end panel being positioned between said third corner panel and said fourth corner panel;
- o. said first side panel bordering said central panel;
- p. said first side panel being positioned between said first corner panel and said fourth corner panel;
- q. a first attaching means on the first surface of the first corner panel and near the first side;
- r. a second attaching means on the first surface of the first end panel and near the first end;
- s. a third attaching means on the first surface of the second corner panel and near the second side;
- t. a fourth attaching means on the second surface of the second corner panel and near the second side;
- u. a fifth attaching means on the first surface of said third corner panel near the second edge;
- v. a sixth attaching means on the first surface of the second end panel and near the second end;
- w. a seventh attaching means on the first side of the fourth corner panel and near the first side;
- and,
- x. an eighth attaching means on the second side of the fourth corner panel and near the first side.
22 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a. a flexible, limber material;
- b. said material having a first surface and a second surface;
- c. said material having a first side and a second side;
- d. said first side and said second side being, substantially, parallel;
- e. said material having a first end and a second end;
- f. said first end and said second end being, substantially parallel;
- g. said material may be considered as comprising nine panels;
- h. said nine panels being a central panel, a first side panel, a first corner panel, a first end panel, a second corner panel, a second side panel, a third corner panel, a second end panel and a fourth corner panel;
- i. said first end panel bordering said central panel;
- j. said first end panel being between and bordering said first corner panel and said second corner panel;
- k. said second side panel bordering said central panel;
- l. said second side panel being positioned between said second corner panel and said third corner panel;
- m. said second end panel bordering said central panel;
- n. said second end panel being positioned between said third corner panel and said fourth corner panel;
- o. said first side panel bordering said central panel;
- p. said first side panel being positioned between said first corner panel and said fourth corner panel;
- q. attaching means for operatively connecting together said first corner panel, said first end panel and said second corner panel;
- and,
- r. attaching means for operatively connecting together said third corner panel, said second end panel and said fourth corner panel.
16 more elements
A method for making an apparatus for carrying objects and also for spreading on a support for receiving objects, said method comprising:
- a. selecting a flexible material;
- b. said material having a first surface and a second surface;
- c. designating a first side and a second side for said material;
- d. designating a first end and a second end for said material;
- e. designating nine panels for said material;
- f. said nine panels being a central panel, a first side panel, a first corner panel, a first end panel, a second corner panel, a second side panel, a third corner panel, a second end panel and a fourth corner panel;
- g. said first end panel bordering said central panel;
- h. said first end panel being between and bordering said first corner panel and said second corner panel;
- i. said second side panel bordering said central panel;
- j. said second side panel being positioned between said second corner panel and said third corner panel;
- k. said second end panel bordering said central panel;
- l. said second end panel being positioned between said third corner panel and said fourth corner panel;
- m. said first side panel bordering said central panel;
- n. said first side panel being positioned between said first corner panel and said fourth corner panel;
- o. positioning attaching means on said first corner panel, said first end panel and said second corner panel for operatively connecting together said first corner panel, said first end panel and said second corner panel;
- and,
- p. positioning attaching means on said third corner panel, said second end panel and said fourth corner panel for operatively connecting together said third corner panel and said second end panel and said fourth corner panel.
14 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.