US 12,435,463 B2
Laundry basket
Souhayla Denha, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Souhayla Denha, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/622,915.
Application 18/622,915 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/953,497, filed on Apr. 16, 2018, granted, now 11,976,413.
Prior Publication US 2024/0318377 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. D06F 95/00 (2006.01); B65D 21/08 (2006.01); B65D 25/08 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 95/002 (2013.01) [B65D 21/086 (2013.01); B65D 25/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry basket for holding and transporting laundry, the laundry basket comprising:
a first basket portion having a pair of opposing first sidewalls being connected by a first rear wall and a first bottom wall, each of the first sidewalls having a first top surface defining a top opening of the first basket portion and a first free end surface defining a front opening of the first basket portion, wherein each of the first sidewalls includes a proximal keyway therethrough and a distal keyway therethrough, the proximal keyway of each of the first sidewalls being disposed near the first rear wall and the distal keyway of each of the first sidewalls being disposed near respective one of the first free end surface; and
a second basket portion having a pair of opposing second sidewalls being connected by a second rear wall and a second bottom wall, each of the second sidewalls having a second top surface defining a top opening of the second basket portion and a second free end surface defining a front opening of the second basket portion, wherein each of the second sidewalls includes a clip connected to and extending from respective one of the second sidewalls, the clip of each of the second sidewalls being disposed near respective one of the second free end surface, wherein each clip outwardly extends from respective one of the second sidewalls and includes a pair of tabs that are spaced a distance apart from one another, and wherein each tab includes a key flange orthogonally extending therefrom;
wherein the first basket portion can be slidably interconnected with the second basket portion to form the laundry basket that is expandible and collapsible between an extended configuration and a collapsed configuration; and
wherein the clip of each of the second sidewalls is configured to engage respective one of the proximal keyways to secure the laundry basket in the collapsed configuration and engage respective one of the distal keyways to secure the laundry basket in the extended configuration.