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US 5,474,377 AGranted
Movable storage container
AssigneeCosco, Inc.
InventorsRichard E. Cone, Dennis M. Turner
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Abstract
A movable storage container is provided for use under a piece of furniture having at least one leg. The container includes a frame, a basket mounted on the frame for movement therewith, and a hinge. The basket is formed to include an item-storage region therein. The hinge is formed to pivot about an axis of a leg of a piece of furniture and coupled to the frame so that the frame end basket are movable as a unit relative to the piece of furniture about the leg.
Claims42
A movable storage container for use under a piece of furniture having at least one leg, the container comprising
- a container frame,
- a basket mounted on the frame for movement therewith and formed to include an item storage region therein, and
- a hinge formed to pivot about an axis of a leg of a piece of furniture and coupled to the container frame so that the frame and basket are movable as a unit relative to the piece of furniture about the leg.
A storage container system for a piece of furniture having a support frame the system comprising
- a pivot leg including means for supporting a piece of furniture,
- a container frame,
- a basket mounted on the frame for movement therewith and formed to include an item-storage region therein, and
- a strap having opposite ends and a wrapping portion extending therebetween to form a loop between the frame and the wrapping portion, the strap being coupled to the container frame, and means for expanding the length of the wrapping portion to increase the diameter of the loop to accommodate the extension of legs of differing size therethrough.
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A movable storage container for use under a piece of furniture having at least one leg, the container comprising
- a container frame having a first side leg having foot and head portions, a second side leg having a foot portion coupled to the foot portion of the first leg and a head portion situated to lie in spaced-apart relation to the head portion of the first side leg, and a basket support leg engaging the head portions of the first and second side leg, the foot portions have upstanding ends, and the first side leg and the second side leg are fixed to lie at right angles to one another,
- a basket mounted on the frame for movement therewith and formed to include an item storage region therein, the basket including netting having an interior portion, a border portion, and seam means for coupling the border portion to the interior portion forming a sleeve having an aperture and a pocket portion, and the basket support leg extends through the aperture, and the upstanding ends extend into the pocket portion, and
- means for hinging the frame to a leg of a piece of furniture so that the frame and basket are movable as a unit relative to the piece of furniture about the leg.
A movable storage container for use under a piece of furniture having at least one leg, the container comprising
- a container frame,
- a basket mounted on the frame for movement therewith and formed to include an item storage region therein, and
- means for hinging the frame to a leg of a piece of furniture so that the frame and basket are movable as a unit relative to the piece of furniture about the leg, and the hinging means is a strap having opposite ends and a wrapping portion extending therebetween and the opposite ends include means for expanding the length of the wrapping portion.
A movable storage container for use under a piece of furniture having at least one leg, the container comprising
- a container frame,
- a basket mounted on the frame for movement therewith and formed to include an item storage region therein, the basket including netting having a border portion, an interior portion, fabric means for coupling the border portion to the frame, a fabric floor portion and means for fixing the interior portion to the floor portion forming a flexible insert, and
- means for hinging the frame to a leg of a piece of furniture so that the frame and basket are movable as a unit relative to the piece of furniture about the leg.
A movable storage container for use under a piece of furniture having at least one leg, the container comprising
- a container frame,
- a basket mounted on the frame for movement therewith and formed to include an item storage region therein, the basket including netting having a border portion, an interior portion, a fabric seam forming a sleeve portion and a pocket portion between the border portion and the interior portion and the frame extends through the sleeve portion and into the pocket portion mounting the border portion onto the frame, and
- means for hinging the frame to a leg of a piece of furniture so that the frame and basket are movable as a unit relative to the piece of furniture about the leg.
A movable storage container for use under a piece of furniture having at least one leg, the container comprising
- a container frame having a first side leg having foot and head portions and a straight shaft interconnecting the head and foot portions, a second side leg having a foot portion coupled to the foot portion of the first leg, a head portion situated to lie in spaced-apart relation to the head portion of the first side leg and a straight shaft interconnecting the head and foot portions, and means for interconnecting the head portions of the first and second side legs, the interconnecting means including a basket support leg having a curved portion and a concave side arranged to face toward the foot portions of the first and second side leg, the first and second side leg are fixed to lie at right angles to one another, the straight shafts of the first and second side leg lie in a first plane, and the curved basket support leg is elevated to lie in a second plane vertically above the first plane,
- a basket mounted on the frame for movement therewith and formed to include an item storage region therein, and
- means for hinging the frame to a leg of a piece of furniture so that the frame and basket are movable as a unit relative to the piece of furniture about the leg.
A storage container system for a piece of furniture having a support frame, the system comprising
- a pivot leg including a bottom end for supporting a piece of furniture on a surface,
- a container frame having side legs each including a straight shaft positioned substantially co-planer with the bottom end and resting on the surface,
- a basket mounted on the frame for movement therewith and formed to include an item-storage region therein, and
- means for pivoting the container frame on the pivot leg, the pivoting means being coupled to the container frame.
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A movable storage container for use under a piece of furniture having at least one leg, the container comprising
- a container frame including a first side leg having foot portion with an upstanding end and a head portion, a second side leg having a foot portion with an upstanding end coupled to the upstanding end of the foot portion of the first leg and a head portion situated to lie in spaced-apart relation to the head portion of the first side leg, and means for interconnecting the head portions of the first and second side legs, and the first and second side leg are fixed to lie at right angles to one another and the interconnecting means includes a basket support leg having a curved portion and a concave side arranged to face toward the foot portions of the first and second side leg,
- a basket mounted on the frame for movement therewith and formed to include an item storage region therein, and
- means for hinging the frame to a leg of a piece of furniture so that the frame and basket are movable as a unit relative to the piece of furniture about the leg.
A storage container system, the system comprising
- a piece of furniture having a mattress support frame and legs coupled to the mattress support frame,
- a pie-shaped swing frame pivotably mounted on one of the legs, the swing frame having a retracted position underneath the mattress support frame and an exposed position out from underneath the mattress support frame, and
- a basket mounted on the swing frame for movement therewith, the basket being formed to include an item-storage region therein which is covered by the mattress support frame when the basket and swing frame are moved to the retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.