US Patent 7207460 Laundry basket with knuckle protection

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 knuckle guard that is disposed spaced outward from the first grip in a direction away from the interior of the basket. The basket can include a second grip on a wall opposite the first grip and can include a third grip on an elongate wall that is opposite a curved hip hugger basket wall.