Receptacles – Container attachment or adjunct – Handle – handle component – or handle adjunct
Patent
1992-08-14
1994-02-22
Pollard, Steven M.
Receptacles
Container attachment or adjunct
Handle, handle component, or handle adjunct
220643, 220770, B65D 2500
Patent
active
052879917
ABSTRACT:
A laundry basket and a handle assembly therefor are disclosed. The laundry basket includes a walled container having a peripheral rim about a substantial portion thereof, a pair of opposing hand openings adjacent the peripheral rim, and a pair of handle members extending, respectively, about the rim and through the hand openings, each of the handle members including a bottom portion positioned below the rim, the bottom portion defining an upper boundary of one of the hand openings and a top portion, the top portion being connected to the bottom portion, wherein one of the top or bottom portions of each of the handle members is integral to the peripheral rim. Each portion of the handle members preferably includes a curved exterior surface to facilitate the lifting and carrying of the basket.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2146415 (1939-02-01), Bradley
patent: 2191291 (1940-02-01), Smith
patent: 2371639 (1945-03-01), Mason
patent: 2555926 (1951-06-01), Hendrick
patent: 3419182 (1968-12-01), Gildart
patent: 5133472 (1992-07-01), Koda et al.
Koda Walter P.
Santarsiero Paul
Seabolt William
Wilsford Walter H.
Hager Jr. George W.
McKillop Alexander J.
Mlotkowski Michael J.
Mobil Oil Corporation
Pollard Steven M.
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