US Patent 9663964 Adaptable basket

A basket includes a net apparatus having an annular structure and netting. The basket also includes an annular bottom piece having a top and defining a slot having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion and an annular cavity for receiving the annular structure of the net apparatus. The basket also includes an annular top piece having a horizontal component and a vertical component coupled to the horizontal component and that includes a tab for coupling to the vertical portion of the slot. The adaptable basket can be assembled by positioning the annular structure of the net apparatus within the annular cavity of the annular bottom piece, positioning the annular top piece above the annular bottom piece such that the tab is received by the vertical portion of the slot, and rotating the annular top piece such that the tab rotates away from the vertical portion of the slot.