Collapsible basket frame kits and methods of assembling the same

Abstract

An exemplary collapsible basket frame kit is disclosed that generally includes uprights, runners, rivets, and keyholes. The runners are configured to slidably support a drawer or basket. The keyholes are configured to engagingly receive the rivets therein for removably attaching the runners to the uprights for slidably supporting a drawer or basket between a pair of the runners.

1 . A collapsible basket frame kit comprising:
 uprights;   runners configured to slidably support a drawer or basket;   rivets; and   keyholes configured to engagingly receive the rivets therein for removably attaching the runners to the uprights for slidably supporting a drawer or basket between a pair of the runners.   
     
     
         2 . The collapsible basket frame kit of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the uprights include the keyholes; and   the runners include the rivets.   
     
     
         3 . The collapsible basket frame kit of  claim 1 , wherein the total number of keyholes is greater than the total number of rivets. 
     
     
         4 . The collapsible basket frame kit of  claim 1 , wherein the rivets are integrally formed as part of the runners. 
     
     
         5 . The collapsible basket frame kit of  claim 1 , further comprising adjustable feet configured to couple to the uprights to thereby allow height adjustment. 
     
     
         6 . The collapsible basket frame kit of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 rails; and   frame connectors configured to couple together the rails and the uprights.   
     
     
         7 . The collapsible basket frame kit of  claim 6 , further comprising a clincher configured to couple to a pair of the runners. 
     
     
         8 . The collapsible basket frame kit of  claim 6 , further comprising a stacking clip configured to hold together a pair of the rails. 
     
     
         9 . The collapsible basket frame kit of  claim 1 , wherein the kit does not include any runners welded to the uprights. 
     
     
         10 . The collapsible basket frame kit of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one drawer or basket configured to be slidably supported between an opposing pair of the runners. 
     
     
         11 . The collapsible basket frame kit of  claim 10 , wherein the uprights and the runners are sized to fit within the at least one drawer or basket. 
     
     
         12 . The collapsible basket frame kit of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one drawer or basket includes first and second drawers or baskets configured to be nestable such that one of the first and second drawers or brackets is stackably positionable within the other one of the first and second drawers or brackets. 
     
     
         13 . The collapsible basket frame kit of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one storage component having one or more rivets configured to couple to one or more of the keyholes. 
     
     
         14 . The collapsible basket frame kit of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one storage component includes one or more of a tray, a shoe rack, a hook, and/or a shelf. 
     
     
         15 . A system comprising:
 a frame including uprights having keyholes;   slide channels having rivets engagable within the keyholes for removably attaching the slide channels to the uprights; and   at least one storage component configured to be slidably supported between an opposing pair of the slide channels removably attached to the corresponding uprights by engagement of the rivets within the keyholes.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the rivets are integrally formed as part of the slide channels; and   the system does not include any slide channels welded to the uprights.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the frame further comprises:
 rails;   frame connectors configured to couple together the rails and the uprights; and   adjustable feet configured to couple to the uprights to thereby allow height adjustment of the frame.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one storage component comprises at least one drawer or basket. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein:
 the at least one drawer or basket includes first and second drawers or baskets configured to nestable such that the first drawer is stackably positionable within the second drawer; and   the frame and slide channel are sized to fit within one of the first and second drawers.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a second frame; and/or   at least one other storage component having one or more rivets configured to couple to one or more of the keyholes, the at least one other storage component comprising one or more of a tray, a shoe rack, a hook, and/or a shelf.   
     
     
         21 . A method of assembling a collapsible basket frame kit that includes uprights with keyholes and runners with rivets, the runners configured to slidably support one or more drawers or baskets, the method comprising inserting at least one rivet into at least one keyhole and moving the at least one rivet relatively within the at least one keyhole to removably couple the runner having the at least one rivet to the upright having the at least one keyhole.