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Is a laundry basket patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a laundry basket have been patented many times, but "a laundry basket" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 94 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “laundry baskethamperbag” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 60 best keyword matches we examined, 19 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: RUBBERMAID INC (2), DENHA SOUHAYLA (2), KASSAB ARABO ALIVIA (1), NANCY ADAM S L (1).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): D06F (55), B65D (17), B62B (4), B65F (2).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a laundry basket
- Removable foldable laundry basket couplable to the washing machine, beneath the washing machine door WO-2025215272-A1 2025 · NANCY ADAM S L
The invention relates to a removable foldable laundry basket couplable to the washing machine, beneath the washing machine door, with a first pair of sides (1) facing each other, a second pair of sides (2) facing each other, and a…
View on Google Patents - Laundry basket US-11976413-B2 2024 · DENHA SOUHAYLA
A laundry basket (the basket) of the present invention includes two portions or halves wherein one of the portions or halves extends into the other one to be able to be adjusted between an initial position and an adjusted position…
View on Google Patents - Laundry basket US-2020048824-A1 2020 · BACHOO CHANMATTEE
An improved laundry basket structured and arranged to collapse for easy, space-saving storage when not in use ideal for use in the home, in a laundromat, or for general utility purposes in any home or business, including salons an…
View on Google Patents - Laundry hamper with rotating handle and grip US-10167591-B1 2019 · RODGERS JR MICHAEL D
A laundry hamper is adapted to contain articles of clothing in transit. The laundry hamper includes a basin with a bottom and four sides connected to a rounded upper lip. A first handle connection point is attached to the rounded …
View on Google Patents - Covered Laundry Basket Device US-2016115646-A1 2016 · REYNOLDS CHERYL A
A covered laundry basket device covers a top opening of a laundry basket while transporting laundry. The device includes a cover having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a perimeter edge extending around and between the inne…
View on Google Patents - Hygienic Laundry Basket US-2016002844-A1 2016 · FLEMING HEATHER
A sanitary laundry basket that prevents cross-contamination between dirty laundry and clean laundry by having a flexible partition shaped like half of the interior of the laundry basket, attached to the midpoint of the interior of…
View on Google Patents - Laundry basket US-2015069077-A1 2015 · MONK ALICE
A laundry basket including: a frame structured wall; a top lid; at least one notch on a first side of the top lid; a hinge on a second side of the top lid, where the hinge provide a means to open and close the top lid on the baske…
View on Google Patents - Ergonomic laundry basket US-2013062357-A1 2013 · SOUZA CRAIG
A basket for carrying an item, the basket comprising:
a proximal panel having a top portion and a bottom portion, a distal panel having a top portion and a bottom portion, two side panels extending between the proximal pa…
View on Google Patents - Wheelable push/pull handle laundry basket US-2011095496-A1 2011 · KASSAB ARABO ALIVIA
A wheeled basket having a body and a wheeled support incorporated into a bottom proximate extending edge of said body. Either of an extensible or pivotal handle is secured to a rear or inside rear portion of the body. A rear exten…
View on Google Patents - Laundry basket with knuckle protection US-7207460-B2 2007 · RUBBERMAID INC
A laundry basket includes a bottom wall and a contiguous sidewall extending up from the bottom wall that defines an interior of basket. A first handle is attached to the contiguous sidewall and includes a first grip and a first kn…
View on Google Patents - Combination washer/dryer laundry basket US-2007084254-A1 2007 · MESSINA JOHN C
The combination washer/dryer laundry basket is adapted to fit the drums of a clothes washer and dryer in order to hold clothes while they are being washed and dried, and for removing the clothes from the clothes dryer after drying…
View on Google Patents - Hanging Laundry Basket US-2007183691-A1 2007 · FINNEGAN JOYCE L
A hanging laundry bag comprising foldable enclosure having hanger sleeves attached to the longer sides thereof accepting conventional wire or wood hangers and suspending the bag from a hanger rod. The bag also includes two straps …
View on Google Patents - Laundry basket US-7097062-B2 2006 · DEROSA DAVID J
A laundry basket is provided of the type having a bottom wall, a pair of opposed side walls and a pair of opposed end walls all extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The basket includes at least one receptacle formed into at le…
View on Google Patents - Laundry basket and hamper having selectable internal compartments thereof US-2001027977-A1 2001
An integrated laundry basket and hamper includes a solid rectangular structure having integral vertical sidewalls formed of a preferably resilient material, such as plastic polymer, and including therewith, for purposes of aeratio…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a laundry basket been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Household products tend to differ in the mechanism (how something attaches, folds, dispenses or cleans) rather than the basic idea.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.