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US 8,602,423 B1Granted
Wheeled laundry carrying device
OwnerChristine A. Alexanderinventor
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Abstract
A wheeled laundry basket includes a basket, a plurality of wheel assemblies, and a rope pull. Each wheel assembly includes a rotating caster integrally connected to the basket. A top exterior edge of the basket provides integral connection to the rope pull connected on both ends to the basket in order to provide a flexible extended handle for steering and rolling the basket along a ground surface.
Claims16
A wheeled laundry carrying device comprising:
- a basket assembly, comprising:
- a generally rectangular floor;
- and,
- four sidewalls extending upward from said floor;
- an open interior area defined by said floor and sidewalls;
- and,
- an internal cavity disposed at each corner of said floor;
- a plurality of wheel assemblies retractably coupled to said basket assembly, each further comprising:
- a tubular member affixed to said floor within said internal cavity;
- an actuator member having a vertical arm slidably fit within an open top of said tubular member and a horizontal arm protruding outwardly from a sidewall opening;
- a shaft slidably fit within an open bottom of said tubular member;
- a wheel rotatably fastened to a lower end of said shaft;
- a biasing member;
- and,
- a cam mechanism disposed between said actuator member and said shaft;
- and,
- a pull handle connected to at least one sidewall;
- wherein said plurality of wheel assemblies are movable between a retracted state and a deployed state;
- wherein said biasing member biases each wheel assembly in said retracted state and said cam mechanism positions each wheel assembly between said retracted state and said deployed state;
- wherein said sidewalls further comprise an outward angle relative to said floor, such that a plurality of devices are stackable;
- and,
- wherein each internal cavity encloses each of said plurality of wheel assemblies and further comprises an opening in said floor such that said wheel assembly at least partially protrudes beyond said floor when in said deployed state.
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A wheeled laundry carrying device comprising:
- a basket assembly comprising a floor and sidewalls defining an open interior;
- an internal cavity disposed at each corner of said floor further comprising an opening in said floor;
- a pull handle connected to at least one sidewall;
- a tubular member affixed to said floor within said internal cavity;
- an actuator member having a vertical arm slidably fit within an open top of said tubular member and a horizontal arm protruding outwardly from a sidewall opening;
- a shaft slidably fit within an open bottom of said tubular member;
- a wheel rotatably fastened to a lower end of said shaft and movable between a retracted state within said internal cavity and a deployed state partially protruding from said floor opening;
- a spring coupled over said shaft for biasing said wheel in said retracted state;
- and,
- a cam mechanism disposed between said actuator member and said shaft for positioning said wheel between said retracted state and said deployed state in response to reciprocating longitudinal motion of said actuator member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.