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US 11,744,433 B2Granted
Bucket mountable hanger
OwnerCoburn Mikacichinventor
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Abstract
A hanger assembly for hanging wash mitts, rags and the like above a bucket includes a top subassembly with a mast and spaced apart arms extending radially from the mast. A bottom subassembly includes a bucket engaging structure and a shaft, to which the mast of the top subassembly is coupled (e.g., rotatably coupled). The bucket engaging structure of the bottom subassembly may include in one embodiment a plate, a tail and a pair of legs for engaging the sidewall of the bucket, or in another embodiment a ring or disc that sits on the bottom of the bucket.
Claims20
A hanger assembly for a bucket, the hanger assembly comprising:
- a top subassembly and a bottom subassembly;
- the top subassembly comprising a mast and at least one arm extending radially from the mast;
- the bottom subassembly comprising a bucket engaging structure and a shaft, the shaft extending upwardly from the bucket engaging structure, and the mast of the top subassembly being coupled to the shaft;
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- the bucket engaging structure of the bottom subassembly comprising a plate, a tail and a pair of legs, the plate including a first end and an opposite second end, the pair of legs including a first leg and a second leg, the first leg extending downwardly from about the first end of the plate, the second leg extending downwardly from about the second end of the plate, the tail extending downwardly between the first leg and the second leg, and the tail being tapered;
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- the shaft of the bottom subassembly extending upwardly from the plate above the tail, each of the first leg and the second leg having a free end, and a first foot attached to the first leg and extending laterally from the free end of the first leg, and a second foot attached to the second leg and extending laterally from the free end of the second leg;
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- each of the first leg and the second leg having a free end, and a first foot attached to the first leg and extending laterally from the free end of the first leg, and a second foot attached to the second leg and extending laterally from the free end of the second leg.
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A hanger assembly installed on a bucket,
- the bucket comprising an open-top container with a sidewall and a bottom, and the sidewall having an inner side, an outer side and a top edge;
- the hanger assembly comprising:
- a top subassembly and a bottom subassembly;
- the top subassembly comprising a mast and at least one arm extending radially from the mast;
- the bottom subassembly comprising a bucket engaging structure and a shaft, the shaft extending upwardly from the bucket engaging structure, and the mast of the top subassembly being coupled to shaft;
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- the bucket engaging structure of the bottom subassembly comprising a plate, a tail and a pair of legs, the plate including a first end and an opposite second end, the pair of legs including a first leg and a second leg, the first leg extending downwardly from about the first end of the plate, the second leg extending downwardly from about the second end of the plate, the tail extending downwardly between the first leg and the second leg, and the tail being tapered;
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- the shaft of the bottom subassembly extending upwardly from the plate above the tail, each of the first leg and the second leg having a free end, and a first foot attached to the first leg and extending laterally from the free end of the first leg, and a second foot attached to the second leg and extending laterally from the free end of the second leg;
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- each of the first leg and the second leg having a free end, and a first foot attached to the first leg and extending laterally from the free end of the first leg, and a second foot attached to the second leg and extending laterally from the free end of the second leg.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.