Collapsible basket

Abstract

A collapsible basket having a collapsible fabric basket body, a hard bottom board attached to the top surface of the bottom panel of the basket body, and two support open frames formed of a respective metal wire rod and respectively hinged to the top side of the basket body at two sides and attachable to two opposite vertical peripheral panels of the basket body to support the basket body in shape.

1 . A collapsible basket comprising:
 a collapsible basket body made of a soft fabric material, said basket body having a bottom panel, a plurality of vertical peripheral panels connected to the border of said bottom panel and defining with said bottom panel a top-open receiving chamber, and a rim fixedly provided at the top side of each of said vertical peripheral panels remote from said bottom panel;   a plurality of support frames hinged to said rim of said basket body for supporting said basket body in shape, said support frame each having a fixed end hinged to said ri, a free end opposite to said fixed end, and a length defined between said fixed end and said free end, said length being greater than the depth of said top-open receiving chamber; and   a hard bottom board secured to said bottom panel inside said basket body.   
   
   
       2 . The collapsible basket as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said bottom board is embedded in the bottom panel of said basket body. 
   
   
       3 . The collapsible basket as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said bottom board is supported on a top side of said bottom panel inside said basket body. 
   
   
       4 . The collapsible basket as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said bottom board has a plurality of side notch in the border thereof for receiving the free ends of said support frames opposite to the hinged side. 
   
   
       5 . The collapsible basket as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said bottom board has a plurality of side notch in the border thereof for receiving the free ends of said support frames opposite to the hinged side. 
   
   
       6 . The collapsible basket as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the number of said support frames is 2, and the two support frames are respectively hinged to said rim at two sides corresponding to two opposite vertical peripheral panels of said basket body. 
   
   
       7 . The collapsible basket as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a wrapping material wrapped about said rim and one side of each of said support frames and stitched to said vertical peripheral panels of said basket body to secure said support frames pivotally to said basket body. 
   
   
       8 . The collapsible basket as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a barrel holding said rim and one side of each of said support frames on the inside to secure said support frames pivotally to said basket body, and a wrapping material wrapped about said barrel and stitched to said vertical peripheral panels of said basket body. 
   
   
       9 . The collapsible basket as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said basket body has a bottom rim extending around the border of said bottom panel. 
   
   
       10 . The collapsible basket as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said basket body has a rectangular shape. 
   
   
       11 . The collapsible basket as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said basket body has a cylindrical shape. 
   
   
       12 . The collapsible basket as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said basket body has an oval shape. 
   
   
       13 . The collapsible basket as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a cover hinged to a top side of one vertical peripheral panel remove from said bottom panel for closing said top-open receiving chamber.