Wire basket
AssigneeClairson, Inc.
InventorLee E. Remmers
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Abstract
A wire basket includes a storage portion and base portion removably connected together and providing sliding operation. End caps connected to the storage portion are configured to allow for the removable connection. Glide members having a curved portion and connected to the base portion are configured to allow for the sliding operation.
Claims35
A wire basket unit comprising:
- a storage portion formed by a plurality of wire members;
- a base portion configured to provide sliding movement of the storage portion relative thereto and to allow for removable connection of the storage portion to the base portion;
- a plurality of end caps connected to at least some of the plurality of wire members to provide the sliding movement and configured to allow for removal of the storage portion from the base portion while maintaining the storage portion generally horizontal;
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- wherein the plurality of end caps comprise a curved portion for receiving therein a portion of one of the wire members and an opening for receiving another one of the wire members.
A wire basket unit comprising:
- a storage portion formed by a plurality of wire members;
- a base portion configured to provide sliding movement of the storage portion relative thereto and to allow for removable connection of the storage portion to the base portion;
- a plurality of end caps connected to at least some of the plurality of wire members to provide the sliding movement and configured to allow for removal of the storage portion from the base portion while maintaining the storage portion generally horizontal;
- wherein the wire members comprise first and second transversely extending support members, and
- wherein the first transversely extending support member is configured to provide for connection of the end caps to ends thereof, and the second transversely extending support member is configured to prevent sliding movement of the storage portion relative to the base portion when the second transversely extending support member contacts a front support of the base portion.
The wire basket unit according to claim 23 wherein the plurality of end caps are configured to cooperate with the plurality of glide members to provide the sliding movement.
The wire basket unit according to claim 23 wherein the plurality of glide members each comprise a curved portion to provide the sliding movement.
The wire basket unit according to claim 23 wherein the storage portion comprises at least one handle formed by some of the plurality of wire members.
A wire basket unit comprising:
- a storage portion formed by a plurality of wire members and configured as a wire basket;
- a plurality of end caps connected to ends of at least some of the wire members;
- a base portion removably connected to the storage portion and having a plurality of glide members configured to provide sliding movement of the storage portion relative to the base portion;
- wherein the plurality of end cans are configured to allow for the removable connection of the storage portion to the base portion while maintaining the storage portion substantially horizontal;
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- wherein the end caps and glide members are constructed of a Delrin material.
A wire basket unit comprising:
- a storage portion formed by a plurality of wire members and configured as a wire basket;
- a plurality of end caps connected to ends of at least some of the wire members;
- a base portion removably connected to the storage portion and having a plurality of glide members configured to provide sliding movement of the storage portion relative to the base portion, and wherein the plurality of end caps are configured to allow for the removable connection of the storage portion to the base portion while maintaining the storage portion substantially horizontal;
- wherein the base portion comprises rails for aligning the storage portion relative to the base portion during sliding movement, and
- wherein the rails are configured to include an offset portion for allowing passage of the ends caps for removably connecting the storage portion to the base portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.