Lid for a flat back bucket
AssigneeRobin E. Walker
InventorsRobin E. Walker, Randolph J. Schafernak
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Abstract
A lid for a flat back bucket comprises a rear lid portion that has a flat back configured to match the flat back of the bucket, a front lid portion, and a plurality of tabs configured to clip the lid to a rim channel of the bucket. The front and rear lid portions are preferably hingedly connected to each other. Plural cut outs or openings are provided in the rear lid portion that are configured to receive, respectively, bail mounts on the bucket. Lips extend from the rear and front lid portions and are positioned so that the lips will be exterior of and overhang the rim channel of the bucket when the lid is on the bucket.
Claims12
A lid for a bucket having a rim channel and plural bail mounts in the rim channel, the lid comprising:
- a substantially rigid rear lid portion with a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a substantially rigid front lid portion hingedly connected to the rear lid portion so that it can be pivoted between open and closed positions, the front lid portion having a top surface and a bottom surface, peripheral margins of the bottom surfaces of the rear and front lid portions being configured to engage the rim channel of the bucket when the lid is attached to the bucket;
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- plural cut outs in the peripheral margins of at least one of the rear and front lid portions configured to receive, respectively, the plural bail mounts;
- wherein the hinged connection between the front and rear lid portions is offset from a center of the lid such that the area of the front lid portion is greater than the area of the rear lid portion.
A lid for a semi-circular bucket having a flat back, a rim channel and plural bail mounts in the rim channel, the lid comprising:
- a semi-circular configuration with a flat back to match the bucket configuration;
- a rear lid portion with a top surface, a bottom surface and a flat back that is configured to match the flat back of the bucket;
- a front lid portion hingedly connected to the rear lid portion so that it can pivot between open and closed positions, the front lid portion having top and bottom surfaces;
- a plurality of tabs configured to secure at least the rear lid portion to the rim channel of the bucket;
- a plurality of ribs arranged on the bottom surface of the front and rear lid portions interior of the rim channel when the lid is secured to the bucket rim channel;
- plural cut outs in the rear lid portion configured to receive, respectively, the bail mounts, the plural cut outs being positioned on a first axis that is parallel to the flat back of the rear lid portion, wherein the first axis is coincident with the center of the semi-circular configuration of the lid;
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- lips extending from the front lid portion and rear lid portion and arranged so that the lips will be exterior of and overhang the rim channel of the flat back bucket when the lid is secured to the bucket;
- wherein the hinged connection between the rear lid portion and the front rear lid portion lies on a second axis that is substantially parallel to the first axis and the flat back of the rear lid portion, and the second axis is off-set from the center of the semi-circular configuration and lies between the first axis and the flat back of the rear lid portion, and wherein the area of the front lid portion is substantially larger than the area of the rear lid portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.