Basketball storage system
View Patent ↗A container for equipment, particularly basketballs, being an open box comprising a rigid frame covered by a fitted cloth cover. In one embodiment, the container is open. In another embodiment, the container has a lid that covers the top opening to the container and may be locked in that position. The frame has means for bolting the frame to a vertical wall.
1. A container ( 10 ) for storing items comprising:
a rigid frame 12 including:
a rear bar ( 14 A) a front bar ( 14 B), a first rod ( 14 C) and a second rod ( 14 D);
said rear bar ( 14 A) and front bar ( 14 B) being elongated and having a rectangular cross section and said first rod ( 14 C) and second rod ( 14 D) being elongated and having a round cross section;
said rear bar 14 (A) and front bar ( 14 (B) having a bar opening ( 14 E) at each end with an end of each rod ( 14 C, 14 D) extending through a respective one of said bar openings ( 14 E) such as to provide said rigid rectangular frame ( 12 );
a rectangular cloth enclosure ( 11 ) having:
four rectangular cloth side panels ( 11 A,B,C,D) and a rectangular cloth floor panel ( 11 E) comprising a cloth enclosure ( 11 );
a tubular cloth sleeve ( 13 A,B,C,D) secured entirely along a top edge of said cloth enclosure ( 11 );
said first bar ( 14 A), second bar 14 B, first rod 14 C, and second rod 14 D positioned respectively through said sleeve ( 13 A,B,C,D);
one anchor plate ( 16 A) and another anchor plate ( 16 B), each anchor plate having an opening ( 16 C, 16 D) respectively for receiving an end of one of said first and second rods ( 14 C, 14 D);
each anchor plate having screw holes ( 19 A, 19 B) for receiving screws to secure said each anchor plate flush against a vertical supporting wall with said frame having ends of said first and second rods inserted in respective openings of said anchor plates and said frame extending away from said supporting wall providing that said enclosure is hangable from said frame and extends toward a floor supporting said wall;
a lid ( 12 ) for said cloth enclosure including:
a rectangular lid sheet ( 12 C) of cloth;
two lid bars ( 12 A, B) having an equal length;
one edge of said lid sheet ( 12 C) fastened to one said lid bar ( 12 A) along a long dimension of one said lid bar and an opposite edge of said lid sheet fastened to another lid bar ( 12 B) along a long dimension of said another lid bar;
said lid bars ( 12 A,B) parallel to one another and spaced from one another to permit laying each lid bar ( 12 A,B) along a long dimension of said another lid bar 12 (BA);
said lid bars ( 12 A,B) parallel to one another and spaced from one another to permit laying each lid bar ( 12 A,B) on said frame ( 12 ) with a pair of notches ( 12 E) in each lid bar engaging a respective edge of said frame bars ( 14 A,B) and said lid sheet covering said top opening of said cloth enclosure ( 11 ) whereby said lid is removable from said cloth enclosure ( 11 ) to provide access to an interior of said enclosure ( 11 );
one of said side panels having a bottom opening ( 17 ) proximal to said bottom panel arranged to permit withdrawing any one of said items through said opening from said cloth box;
a zipper ( 18 ) on edges of said opening ( 17 ) arranged for opening and closing said opening ( 17 );
whereby said container is arrangeable to permit users to enter items into said enclosure through said top opening when said lid is removed
and permit users to with draw items from said enclosure.