Adjustable laundry basket

Abstract

A laundry basket system comprising a rectangular base with a plurality of wheels. The base has a vertical, U-shaped frame member supported thereon, a laundry basket capable of holding a full load of laundry in turn being coupled to the frame member. The vertical frame has a series of holes formed along its vertical length on both sides, serving as height adjustments to enable the user to deposit clothing into a washer or dryer. Adjustable lock pins built into the basket snaps into position into selected holes in the frames member to position the basket at a desired vertical height. The basket has the ability to rotate so that the contents of the basket could be deposited directly into a dryer, and, after the laundry is dry, onto a folding table.

1 . An adjustable laundry basket system comprising:
 a laundry basket;   a movable support member;   a frame member having first and second vertically extending leg members, a plurality of holes being formed in said first and second leg members, said frame member being coupled to said laundry basket; and   front and second locking mechanisms coupled to said laundry basket, said locking mechanisms securing said laundry basket at a predetermined vertical position between said first and second leg members.   
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said frame member is mounted to said movable support member. 
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1  said first and second being members extend through channels formed in said first and second locking mechanisms, respectively. 
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said first and second locking mechanisms include locking pins which extend into coaligned openings formed in said first and second leg members to hold said laundry basket at a predetermined height between said first and second leg members. 
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 4  wherein said first and second locking mechanisms further include a actuate slot and a guide member that moves within said slot whereby said laundry basket can be rotated.