US900162A - Wire basket. - Google Patents

Description

' T. Vzr. GOODWIN.

WIRE BASKET.

APPLICATION FILED JU-LYZO, 1907.

Patented 0515.631908.

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i ,'TnouAsfi. GOODWIN, or OLEBURNE, TExAs.

WIREl `BASKET;`

l Patented oct. c, 1908.

' Application Ied. July 20, 1907. Serial No. 384,768.

Be it knownthat I, THOMAS J. GOODWIN, a citizen of the United States,fre`siding at Cleburne, in the county of Johnson and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Wire Basket, ofwhich the following is a specifica- The invention relates to improvements wire basketsvj` i n Y The object of the presentinventionis to improve the construction of wire baskets, and

to provide` a simple and comparatively inex-` pensive one of great strength-and durability, designed particularly for grocerymen, hucksters, and the`like, and adapted to succes# sively stand `the hard usagewto which `such, baskets are subjected. u

With these and other objects'in view, the

invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated` in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that vari-` ous changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, Within the` scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing :*Figure1 is a `perspective view of a wire basket, constructedin accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view. Figs, 3 and 4 are enlarged detail views, illustrating the means for uniting the wovenwire at the corners of the basket. Fig. 5 is an enlargeddetail sectional view, illustrating the construction of the upper metallic binding strip or rim. Fig. 6 is a detail view, illustrating a modification of the invention and. showing a curved connecting device for uniting the ends of the woven Wire.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing. i

The wire basket, which may be` made either round, oblong, square, or any other desired shape, is provided with a wooden bottom 1, to which the lower edges of the woven wire, forming the walls of the basket, are secured by means of a lowerrmetallic strip or band 2 and nails or tacks 3, or other suitable fastening devices.y the accompanying drawing'-. is illustrated an oblong Wire basket, having wovenlwire side and end walls 4 and 5, which are inclined to provide a tapered or flared basketto' enable baskets -to "becompactly nested for shipping and storing.

The contiguous end edges of the side and end walls are united by corner fastening devices 6, each constructed of a strip or piece of sheet` metal, bent longitudinally at the center to provide angularly disposed sides or wings 6"1L to conform to the configuration of the corner,; and longitudinally folded and bent inwardly at opposite sides of the center to form the intermediate ply or layer 7, and then outwardly to provide the inner ply or layer 7 and to form recesses or grooves 8 for the reception of the terminal portions of the woven wlre.

Theterminal portions of the Woven wire are designed to be soldered in the grooves or recesses 8, but they may be simply fitted `within the samel as they are iirmly held against displacement by means of the lower metallic band or strip 2 and upper side and end metallic binding strips 9 and 10, which form a rim. The inwardly bent portions 7 are fitted together and abut at the center of the device at 7b to mutually support and brace each other. The connecting means for the contiguous ends of the woven wire is adapted for use both at the corners and at an intermediate point between the corners, and

in constructing round baskets as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawing, or baskets having rounded ends, the connecting device willggbe curved instead of angular to conform to the configuration of the basket.

The upper rim is constructed of sheet metal, and the side and end strips 9 and 10 are each folded longitudinally at the bottom at 12 and bent upwardly and inwardly to provide a bottom longitudinal groove or recess 18 at the inner face of the metallic strip to receive the upper edge or portion 14 of the woven wire. The upper edge or portion 14 of the Woven wire ofthe side and end walls is bent outwardly anddownwardly to rovide a depending iiange, which is fitte in the lower portion of the rim to interlock the parts, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawing. The upper edge 15 of each of the strips 9 and `10 is stiffened by bending it longitudinally, the bent portion being extended outwardly and inclosing a stiffening wire 16 to form a bead, but the Wire may be omitted, ifdesired.

The terminals of the strips 9 and 10 extend into the grooves or recesses 8 of the corner connecting device 6, and the contiguous overlapped parts are secured together by rivets 17, but the latter may be omitted if desired. The basket is strengthened between its ends by transverse sheet metal straps 17a, extending across and secured to the lower face of the bottom 1 of the basket by tacks 18, or other suitable fastening devices and extending upwardly at opposite sides of the basket and having their terminals secured flat to the side strips of the riin above the groove 13 by rivets 19, or other suitable fastening devices, whereby the depending Vflange is retained in the Ygroove 13 and the parts secured in their interlocked relation.

The basket may be provided with any suitable handles, and these preferably consist of openings 20, but in the upper end strips l0,

-- the inetal 21 eut to forni the openings is prefsheet metal rirn folded longitudinally at the lower edge and bent upwardly to provide a bottom groove to receive the said de )ending iiange, and exterior straps extending beneath the bottom and up the sides and having their terminals secured ilat to the riin above the said groove to retain the depending flange in the said groove and maintain the parts in.

their in terlocked relation.

2. A wire basket including a bottoni, woven wire walls connected with the bottom and having their uaper edges bent downwardly and outward y to forni a depending flange, a sheet metal rini folded longitudinally at the lower edge and bent upwardly to provide a bottoni groove to receive the said depending Hange, exterior straps extending from the bottoni to the rini and retaining the depending i'lange in the said groove, a connecting device located at the corners and consisting of a piece ol` sheet inetal folded longitudinally at opposite sides of the center to forni grooves to receive the woven wire walls and the riin, and fastening devices piercing the connecting device, the rini and the woven wire walls.

THOMAS J. GOODWlN.

Witnesses:

J. H. Moonn, J. W. FREELAND.

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