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US 5,964,533 AGranted
Hamper apparatus and methods
AssigneeLamont Limited
InventorPaul S. Ziglar
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Abstract
A hamper and method for making and using the same: The hamper is for collection, transport, and removal for such contents as laundry. The hamper features can include a funnel or even a reversible funnel for gravity-induced filling and unfilling of the hamper, as well as a retractably collapsible tension member framework structure.
Claims7
An apparatus comprising:
- a frame comprised of a plurality of flexible tension members each oriented in a loop;
- a plurality of walls each coupled to one of said plurality of flexible tension members;
- a bottom coupled to each of said plurality of walls so that a container is formed by a combination of said plurality of walls and said bottom;
- and
- a top coupled to each of said plurality of walls wherein said top has an opening therein for receiving articles.
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A hamper comprising:
- four translucent flexible panels arranged in a substantially rectangular configuration;
- four flexible tension loops;
- each of the panels is coupled to and substantially encircled by one of the flexible tension loops;
- a rectangularly shaped flexible bottom coupled to each of the panels;
- and
- a first flexible handle coupled to one of the panels and a second flexible handle coupled to another of the panels, so that, the handles are on non-adjacent sides of the substantially rectangular configuration of panels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.