Nested Handle Basket Assembly for Efficient Stacking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional baskets are difficult to stack and store efficiently due to separate components, and their disposal for recycling requires labor and disassembly, with existing solutions like U.S. Pat. No. 1,000,673 leaving a large opening that limits the size and orientation of contents.
Innovation Solution
A basket assembly with a container and integrated handle formed from a multi-layered assembly, where the handle is nested within the container and can be drawn out to provide a secure and efficient packaging solution, using a support sheet and corrugated containerboard material for easy assembly and recycling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If conventional baskets are made with separate handle components, then the handle can be securely attached to the container, but the basket becomes difficult to stack and store efficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is nested within the container walls during storage and shipping, with the handle fitting inside the hollow walls of the container. This nesting configuration allows multiple baskets to be stacked efficiently while maintaining secure handle attachment when the handle is deployed for use
2Stability of the object's composition
If conventional baskets are made with separate handle components, then the handle can be securely attached to the container, but disassembly is required for recycling which requires labor and presents handling problems
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is merged with the container to form an integrated basket structure where the handle is an integral part of the container walls. This merging eliminates the need for disassembly during recycling, allowing the entire basket to be processed together while maintaining secure handle attachment during use
3Ease of manufacture
If the handle is formed by a band running across the bottom wall as in U.S. Pat. No. 1,000,673, then assembly is simplified, but a large opening is left in the bottom of the basket which limits content size and orientation
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of forming the handle through the bottom wall, the handle is formed within the side walls of the container, utilizing the vertical dimension of the container walls. This dimensional change allows the handle to be integrated without creating openings in the bottom, thereby maintaining versatility for various content sizes and orientations while keeping assembly simple
Data Source
AI summary
There is provided a basket assembly for making a basket, as well as a blank for making the basket assembly. A support sheet is mounted along a bottom wall of a container portion of the basket, either inside or outside of the container, providing a multi-layered assembly. The innermost layer of the support sheet and the container portion define a cut-out portion corresponding to a handle for the basket, which is nested in the innermost layer of the multi-layered assembly. The handle portion has opposing ends which are mounted to the container and side edges which are separable from the innermost layer, allowing to lift the nested handle away from the bottom of the container and to draw it out to provide the basket with a handle. The gap appearing in the innermost layer is covered by the outer layer of the multi-layered assembly.