Ready-to-assemble hamper
AssigneeStephen A. Fausel
InventorsStephen A. Fausel, Paul S. Ziglar
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a ready-to-assemble hamper which includes a bottom frame, a top frame, and a body panel which joins together the top and the bottom frames. Disposed on the bottom frame and on the top frame are panel recesses for accepting the body panel. Each of the panel recesses is formed by an inner wall and an intermediate wall. The top and bottom frames each are affixed to the body panel by pins which are inserted successively though its inner wall, the body panel, and its intermediate wall and which are not readily visible on the assembled hamper as they are covered by outer walls on the top frame and on the bottom frame.
Claims19
A ready-to-assemble hamper kit capable of being assembled with or without tools, said kit comprising:
- a) a top frame;
- b) a bottom frame;
- c) a body panel adapted to join together said top frame and said bottom frame;
- d) each of said top and bottom frames including a panel recess adapted to accept said body panel, each of said panel recesses being formed by an inner wall and an intermediate wall;
- e) said body panel having at least one hole disposed therethrough, at least one of said top and bottom frames including at least one hole disposed through said inner wall and said intermediate wall forming said panel recess;
- f) at least one pin adapted to be inserted successively through said hole in said inner wall of said panel recess, said hole in said body panel, and said hole in said intermediate wall of said panel recess;
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- g) said one of said top and bottom frames including means for covering said pin from view externally of said one frame.
A hamper, comprising:
- a) a top frame;
- b) a bottom frame spaced from said top frame;
- c) a body panel having end portions, said body panel extending between and said end portions engaging said top frame and said bottom frame;
- d) each of said top and bottom frames comprising a panel recess formed by an inner wall and an intermediate wall, said panel recesses receiving said end portions of said body panel;
- e) said end portions of said body panel having at least two holes disposed therethrough, said inner walls and said intermediate walls of said top and bottom frames including holes therein aligned with said holes of said body panel;
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- f) a pin inserted through each of said aligned holes in said panel and said top and bottom frames;
- g) each of said top and bottom frames further including means for covering said pins from view on the exterior of said hamper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.