Bucket lid with underswivel

A combination seat and bucket lid configured for coupling to a bucket, comprising:

• a main body including a lip configured to couple the lid to the bucket, a bottom surface of the lid facing the bucket when coupled thereto, and a center area and an opening formed adjacent the center area;
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• a door movably attached to the main body, the door selectively movable between an opened position and a closed position, the door covering the opening in the closed position, and the door disposed below the center area of the main body in the opened position,
• wherein the door is continuously selectively movable between the opened position and the closed position so that the door can fully cover the opening in the closed position, not cover the opening in the open position, and can at least partially cover the opening in any intermediate position therebetween,
• wherein the main body has an edge surrounding the opening, and the door is configured to overlap an underside of the edge surrounding the opening in the closed position.

A combination seat and bucket lid configured for coupling to a bucket, comprising:

• a main body including a lip configured to couple the lid to the bucket, a bottom surface of the lid facing the bucket when coupled thereto, and a center area and an opening formed adjacent the center area;
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• a door movably attached to the main body, the door selectively movable between an opened position and a closed position, the door covering the opening in the closed position, the door disposed below the center area of the main body in the opened position, and the door having a grip tab extending outwardly and disposed proximate a rim of the door,
• wherein the center area has a first recess, the first recess configured to accept the grip tab when the door is in the closed position.

A method for constructing a combination seat and bucket lid, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a bucket lid having a main body including a lip configured to couple the lid to the bucket, a bottom surface of the lid facing the bucket when coupled thereto, and a center area and an opening formed adjacent the center area;
• providing a door configured to be selectively movably attached to the main body by a pivoting fastener, the door configured to be selectively movable between an opened position and a closed position, the door covering the opening in the closed position, and the door disposed below the center area of the main body in the opened position, wherein the pivoting fastener includes one of a swivel, a roto-hinge, a rotating fastener, a pin, a bolt, a screw, a rivet, and an integral hinge including at least one hinge rod of one of the main body and the door cooperating with at least one aperture of one of the main body and the door;
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• coupling the door to the main body.