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US 11,897,691 B2Granted
Reduced ash plume bucket
OwnerStephen Cluteinventor
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Abstract
An ash bucket including a container including a closable top opening and a side wall; a side opening disposed on the side wall; and a side cover configured to be hinged at a minimum height at a level of a top edge of the side opening, wherein the side cover is configured to be selectively covering the side opening, wherein upon disposal of a material through the side opening in the container, the side opening is closed with the side cover which suppresses airborne particles of the material to keep as much of the material within the container.
Claims19
An ash bucket comprising:
- (a) a container comprising a closable top opening and a side wall;
- (b) a side opening disposed on said side wall;
- and
- (c) a side cover configured to be hinged at a minimum height at a level of a top edge of said side opening, wherein said side cover comprises a seal disposed on an inner periphery of said side cover to soften a closure of said side cover against said side opening and said side cover is configured to be selectively covering said side opening,
- wherein upon disposal of a material through said side opening in said container, said side opening is closed with said side cover which suppresses airborne particles of said material to keep as much of the material within said container.
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An ash bucket comprising:
- (a) a container comprising a closable top opening and a side wall;
- (b) a side opening disposed on said side wall;
- and
- (c) a side cover comprises a cutout along a bottom edge of said side cover, said cutout configured for accommodating a handle of a shovel, wherein said side cover is configured to be hinged at a minimum height at a level of a top edge of said side opening, wherein said side cover is configured to be selectively covering said side opening,
- wherein upon disposal of a material through said side opening in said container, said side opening is closed with said side cover which suppresses airborne particles of said material to keep as much of the material within said container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.