Abstract: A water game apparatus having a buoyant seat platform with seats on opposing ends and handles on opposing sides to enables game participants to sit on the two opposing seats while other game participants jostle and rock the seat platform by holding onto and moving the handles. The game players try to maintain their balance and remain on the buoyant seat platform while being bucked and jostled. The last game player to remain on the buoyant seat platform is the winner. The seats may be concave depressions in the buoyant seat platform to provide some support of the game players and to prevent them from simply siding off the platform. The handles may be embedded in the seat platform of configured in a channel formed by a seat portion and water portion of an assembly. The water contact surface may be convex in shape from side to side.

Abstract: An ice cream and/or refrigerated products basket, useful for horizontal preserving units, irrespective for inclined or straight up models. The basket is composed of polymeric materials (plastics) which allow the product to be recycled. Unlike metal coated baskets, currently used, it does not rust, lose its shape, crack and can be easily cleaned. All these are significant and differentiating advantages when compared to the frozen product and/or ice cream baskets currently used in the commercial refrigeration market.

Abstract: Packaging materials are disclosed, along with packages formed therefrom and methods for forming the packages.

Abstract: Packaging materials are disclosed, along with packages formed therefrom and methods for forming the packages.

Abstract: A modularized bamboo frame member set is disclosed in which bamboo poles are cut into straight bamboo strip elements and then the bamboo strip elements are processed into -shaped, L-shaped and arched bamboo rod members through a compression molding press so that the -shaped, L-shaped and arched bamboo rod members are selectively used and connected end-to-end to construct rectangular, circular and oval bamboo frame members for making bamboo baskets.

Abstract: A basket is disclosed formed from a portion of a tree. The portion may be a portion of a trunk or a branch of a tree. The basket is formed so that it retains at least part of a natural outer form of the portion of the tree. The natural outer form may be the natural outer form of bark of the portion of the tree or may be the natural outer form of an inner wood section lying directly underneath the bark of the tree. The basket may include an integral handle. The basket may have a bottom, which is formed by cutting. A method is provided including removing a portion of a tree, wherein the portion includes a bark section and an inner wood section, wherein the inner wood section is surrounded by the bark section. A basket may be formed having an outer surface including a natural outer form of the portion of the tree.

Abstract: A pet enclosure having a moisture and odor-resistant, plastic, rattan-like material woven onto a frame. The enclosure is foldably collapsible for compact storage and shipping, and is quickly and easily assembled with minimal or no tools. An elevated floor panel is securely but removably engaged to the framing of the enclosure. An access door pivots inwardly and outwardly, and can be latched in a closed position or an open position.

Abstract: A system and method of constructing a substantially decorative article without the need for fasteners. In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, the decorative article is a woven basket. One or more retainers are provided to retain the material used to construct the outer surface of the decorative article. Each retainer is provided with a channel for receiving one end of the material used to construct the surface of the decorative article. The channels are able to retain the ends of the material used to construct the surface of the decorative article without the need for fasteners. If the material used to construct the surface of the decorative article is sufficiently rigid, the decorative article will be self-supporting. If the material used to construct the surface of the decorative article is not sufficiently self-supporting, supports may be located between the retainers.

Abstract: The invention concerns a bag for transporting flower bouquets or plants. It comprises a support for receiving the bouquet or the plant, forming the bottom of the bag, and two substantially parallel lateral portions comprising at least one cutout over at least one of the lateral portions.

Abstract: A mini basket made from one walnut shell is provided. The basket is a novelty item useful in enhancing decorative displays and may be included with other craft items to form an artistic and pleasing arrangement.

Abstract: In a bamboo basket, each side panel is formed of a plurality of longitudinal bamboo slats arranged in parallel, a plurality of transverse bamboo slats attached to the longitudinal bamboo slats at a back side, and a plurality of long, thin, narrow bamboo strips wound crossed over the longitudinal bamboo slats and transversely extended across the transverse bamboo slats to tie the transverse bamboo slats to the longitudinal bamboo slats.

Abstract: Device for drying washed and rinsed crates or cases, comprising a frame and receiving or accommodation spaces carried by the frame for the crates or cases, in which the accommodation spaces are attached to a rotating shaft and are situated on either side of it in a symmetrical manner, and furthermore comprising means for rotating the rotating shaft and thus the accommodation spaces in order to cast off the water present on the crates or cases from them through centrifugal forces.

Abstract: A flattened decorative bag having gussets which is convertible to a decorative bag for a basket which, when a basket is inserted therein, conforms to the shape of the basket. Methods of making and using a flattened decorative bag having gussets.

Abstract: A rattan basket is disclosed. The rattan basket has a first, a second, a third and a fourth plans incorporated into a rectangle frame. The rattan basket further has a bottom plan and a cover. With the insertion of a first connector, a second connector and a third connector, the rectangle frame and the bottom plan are securely connected together. With the insertion of the first connector, the second connector and a fourth connector, the cover is able to be pivotally connected to encase the basket.

Abstract: A method for preparing a food product to be cooked or reheated in a thermal oven, wherein the food is placed in a container made of a single peeled-wood blank that is folded and assembled at the folded side walls thereof. A tray particularly suitable for use in the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A unitary basket having at least two bottom portions at different elevations that define deep and shallow basket portions. A plurality of upsplints form a wall of the deep portion and the bottom of the shallow portion, which extends transversely from the top of the wall. A weave strip positioned immediately below the basket bottom panel extends over the outer surface of the outermost upsplints in the wall panel. A short splint positioned adjacent to the wall panel extends over the outer surface of the outermost upsplints in the bottom panel. The consecutive oversplints urge the upsplints inwardly and upwardly to define a sharp angle between the wall and bottom panels. The method includes the steps of weaving the oversplints over the outermost upsplints in the wall and bottom panels.

Abstract: A system for the assembling of a container such as a planter, which comprises a frame portion which can be assembled through the inter-connection of individual components into a desired shape such as a circle, triangle, or rectangle; a wall portion attachable to the outside of the frame, after the frame has been assembled, with the wall portion further including a plurality of wooden slats adhered to the back face of a flexible material, with the slats positioned adjacent one another in parallel relation, so that the second face of the material can be adhered to the outside of the frame, and after the material has encircled the frame, the slats on the outer face of the material serves as a decorative exterior wall of the container such as a planter which would encircle the entire container such as a planter.

Abstract: A modular frame for use in combination with one or more such modular frames has a ring-shaped member from which loop-shaped arms extend in a downward and outward direction, the ring having one or more support members extending therefrom in an axial direction for receptionin corresponding sockets in a sub-adjacent frame, in order to provide an assemblage that can be loaded with fruits or the like by an unskilled assembler having little manual dexterity in order to provide a fruit or gift basket requiring minimum time in the assemblage thereof.

Abstract: A hand basket has a toy, such as a stuffed animal or the like, releasably attached exteriorly thereon. In one embodiment of this invention, the toy is formed integrally and has member parts thereof releasably attached on the basket. In a second described embodiment, feet of the toy are separate from the toy's main body portion and can be detached from the basket to constitute slippers. Further, the main body portion of the toy can be detached to constitute a puppet.

Abstract: This shrink wrap package includes a container having side margins defining an open top and a shrink wrap plastic cover having a first portion disposed above the container margins and a second portion disposed in lapped relation to the container below the margins, the first portion including vent openings of a size and number to permit free airflow through the package and allow the escape of gas. The cover is shrink-wrapped to the container by means of a heat gun and in one embodiment the cover is dome-shaped to suit placement over a container basket having an arcuate handle.

Abstract: A spherical shaped laundry basket which is designed to be pulled by a side strap is disclosed. There is a compartment contained within the bottom portion of the basket for the purpose of transporting laundry related products. The laundry basket is manufactured of plastic and includes an upper, open weave pattern and a lower solid section.

Abstract: A support for a basket during weaving is disclosed. The support has a frame made up of a first column and a second column. A basket mold is supported on the first column and a foam rubber pad is rotatably supported on the second column. A hydraulic cylinder has a piston rod attached to the foam pad. The pad holds a basket bottom, having warp and weave members nailed to the basket bottom, to the basket mold. The basket can than be woven, the top handle installed and the completed basket removed from the mold.

Abstract: A method of making a spirally woven article (34) using a weaving starter (1) to facilitate starting the article is disclosed. The weaving starter (1) has a central opening (2), a plurality of secondary openings (4) and a plurality of notches (8) on its outer edge (5). The starter (1) is first covered by wrapping material extending through the central opening (2) after which a coiling material (10) is attached to the starter (1) by loops of the wrapping material (12) looped through the secondary openings (4). The wrapping material (12) is then used to loop together subsequent coils of the coiling material (10).

Abstract: A collapsable basket is disclosed, in which legs can be erected to a position in which the basket is supported above a floor, and in which the legs can be collapsed to allow the basket to rest on a floor without being supported by the legs. This erection and collapse of the legs is accomplished by handles located adjacent to the regions where the basket is grasped by a user, so that it is not necessary to let go of the basket to operate the legs. The invention is provided with various devices which prevent the legs from collapsing, once erected, unless such collapse is desired. Additionally, a special bearing is disclosed which is designed for use in this invention.

Abstract: A plant basket, that is, a container having the configuration and decorative appearance of basketware combined with the necessary requirements for use as a planter and the like, namely, water-proof wall and bottom portions and reasonable ruggedness, and preferably also including a hidden drainage water reservoir, the reinforced transparent water-proofing material added to the basket being not a design feature but rather representing a multiplicity of combination window and stress panel structures.

Abstract: A system for making woven articles and kits from which woven articles may be manufactured using the woven construction system are disclosed. The woven construction system includes the use of at least two spaced shaping bands which are interconnected by a plurality of vertical struts which are received within aligned holes in each of the shaping bands. The skeletal structure thus produced by the shaping bands and vertical struts can then be woven by an elongated weaving strip to produce a finished tubular woven construction. Several kits are disclosed which may be assembled into finished woven articles by persons not generally skilled in making woven objects without the use of additional jigs or fixtures.

Abstract: An improved basket construction is disclosed in which the sidewall of a conventionally constructed basket of interwoven strand material is provided with a plurality of stiff yet somewhat bendable wire rods vertically disposed within vertical spaces formed from laterally offset runs of such strand material. The ends of the wire rods are radially outwardly bent so as to encompass at least two of the runs forming the top sidewall edge so as to clench them into position and prevent them from unravelling. Also, some of the wire rods terminate in enlarged top loops which serve as attachment points to a line for suspending the baskets for hanging and the like.

Abstract: Disclosed is a new type of goods container which allows for economical transportation of bulk solids, especially low grade particulate matter. The container has a casing formed from woven metallic strips and is sealed from the inside. It is very strong and rigid providing it has been correctly filled and compacted. Novel apparatus for constructing the container is also provided as one method of filling and compacting the material to be transported. The container can be easily and quickly constructed at the filling site and scrapped at the end of its journey.