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Granted Patent B2
US 10,173,806 · App. 15/613,993 · Granted Jan 8, 2019

Foldable basket, method of manufacture, and method of use of same

Inventor: Alexander Reznikov (Owings Mills, MD)
B65D7/24A61G5/10B65D7/32
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Patent No.
US 10,173,806
App. No.
15/613,993
Granted
Jan 8, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foldable basket, attachment mechanism and/or method of manufacturing the same.

Claims (41)

1. A combination wheelchair and basket, comprising:

a wheelchair configured for supporting a user seated thereon;

a basket affixed to the wheelchair such that, without detaching the basket therefrom, the basket can be moved between a storage position, in which motion of the user into or out of the wheelchair is not impeded by the basket, and a use position, in which the basket is positioned over a lap of the user while the user is seated on the wheelchair;

the basket further comprising:

a sidewall moveable between a first, expanded, sidewall configuration and a second, collapsed sidewall configuration;

a base moveable between a first, lowered base configuration and a second, raised base configuration, the base securing the sidewall in the first, expanded sidewall configuration when the base is in the first, lowered base configuration;

the basket being moveable between a first collapsed basket configuration and a second expanded basket configuration, when the basket is in the second expanded configuration the sidewall is in the first expanded sidewall configuration and the base is in the first, lowered base configuration; and

wherein the basket can be moved between the first collapsed basket configuration and the second expanded basket configuration while the basket is in the use position, the sidewall and the base being formed of rigid material.

2. The combination of claim 1 , wherein the basket further comprises:

a lever disposed on the sidewall;

a linkage mechanism located on the basket and configured such that rotation of the lever drives the base from the first, lowered base configuration to the second, raised base configuration when the sidewall is in the first, expanded, sidewall configuration;

a resilient member disposed on the basket to reduce a force required to rotate the lever and move the base from the first lowered, base configuration into the second, raised base configuration; and

wherein the linkage mechanism further comprises a first linkage proximate to the lever and located at least one of in, through, and adjacent to the sidewall, rotation of the lever engaging the first linkage and driving the first linkage between a raised first linkage position and a lowered first linkage position.

3. The combination of claim 2 , wherein the linkage mechanism further comprises a second linkage extending under at least one of the base and the sidewall and engaged with the first linkage, the second linkage being moveable between one second linkage position and another second linkage position.

4. The combination of claim 3 , wherein the linkage mechanism further comprises the first linkage engaging the second linkage via a first rocking arm pedal such that movement of the first linkage into the lowered first linkage position drives the first rocking arm pedal and drives the second linkage into the another second linkage position.

5. The combination of claim 4 , wherein the linkage mechanism further comprises a second rocking arm pedal attached to the second linkage, wherein the second rocking arm pedal is configured to engage the base and move the base from the first, lowered base configuration and into the second, raised base configuration when the second linkage is in the another second linkage position.

6. The combination of claim 1 , wherein the sidewall further comprises a plurality of panels, attached end-to-end to form a rectilinear shape.

7. The combination of claim 6 , wherein the base further comprises a plurality of flaps, each flap attached independently to a separate one of the plurality of panels.

8. The combination of claim 2 , wherein the resilient member is located axially in-line with the first linkage.

9. The combination of claim 6 , wherein a pair of opposing-face panels of the plurality of panels each include a plurality of perpendicular extensions thereon.

10. The combination of claim 1 , wherein the basket does not have any motorized components nor any electrical components for moving the basket between the first collapsed basket configuration and the second expanded basket configuration such that movement therebetween is accomplished by at least one of a linkage mechanism and a resilient member.

11. The combination of claim 6 , wherein a lid is attached to one of the plurality of panels, the lid rotatable between a vertical orientation, such that the lid is parallel with the plurality of panels, and a horizontal orientation, such that the lid is perpendicular with the plurality of panels.

12. A combination wheelchair and basket, comprising:

a wheelchair configured for supporting a user seated thereon;

a basket affixed to the wheelchair such that, without detaching the basket therefrom, the basket can be moved between a storage position, in which motion of the user into or out of the wheelchair is not impeded by the basket, and a use position, in which the basket is positioned over a lap of the user while the user is seated on the wheelchair;

the basket further comprising:

a sidewall moveable between a first, expanded, sidewall configuration and a second, collapsed sidewall configuration, wherein the sidewall comprises a plurality of panels, attached end-to-end to form a rectilinear shape when in the first, expanded, sidewall configuration;

a base moveable between a first, lowered base configuration and a second, raised base configuration, the base securing the sidewall in the first, expanded sidewall configuration when the base is in the first, lowered base configuration;

the basket being moveable between a first collapsed basket configuration and a second expanded basket configuration, when the basket is in the second expanded configuration the sidewall is in the first expanded sidewall configuration and the base is in the first, lowered base configuration.

13. The combination of claim 12 , wherein the basket further comprises:

a lever disposed on the sidewall;

a linkage mechanism located on the basket and configured such that rotation of the lever drives the base from the first, lowered base configuration to the second, raised base configuration when the sidewall is in the first, expanded, sidewall configuration;

a resilient member disposed on the basket to reduce a force required to rotate the lever and move the base from the first lowered, base configuration into the second, raised base configuration; and

wherein the linkage mechanism further comprises a first linkage proximate to the lever and located at least one of in, through, and adjacent to the sidewall, rotation of the lever engaging the first linkage and driving the first linkage between a raised first linkage position and a lowered first linkage position.

14. The combination of claim 13 , wherein the linkage mechanism further comprises a second linkage extending under at least one of the base and the sidewall and engaged with the first linkage, the second linkage being moveable between one second linkage position and another second linkage position.

15. The combination of claim 14 , wherein the linkage mechanism further comprises the first linkage engaging the second linkage via a first rocking arm pedal such that movement of the first linkage into the lowered first linkage position drives the first rocking arm pedal and drives the second linkage into the another second linkage position.

16. The combination of claim 15 , wherein the linkage mechanism further comprises a second rocking arm pedal attached to the second linkage, wherein the second rocking arm pedal is configured to engage the base and move the base from the first, lowered base configuration and into the second, raised base configuration when the second linkage is in the another second linkage position.

17. The combination of claim 12 , wherein the base further comprises a plurality of flaps, each flap attached independently to a separate one of the plurality of panels.

18. The combination of claim 12 , wherein a pair of opposing-face panels of the plurality of panels each include a plurality of perpendicular extensions thereon.

19. The combination of claim 12 , wherein the basket does not have any motorized components nor any electrical components for moving the basket between the first collapsed basket configuration and the second expanded basket configuration such that movement therebetween is accomplished by at least one of a linkage mechanism and a resilient member.

20. The combination of claim 12 , wherein a lid is attached to one of the plurality of panels, the lid rotatable between a vertical orientation, such that the lid is parallel with the plurality of panels, and a horizontal orientation, such that the lid is perpendicular with the plurality of panels.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 14483493 · Sep 11, 2014
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