Lid adapter for bucket

A device providing an airtight seal for a bucket having a bottom, a lip and a rim defining an opening, said device comprising:

• an adapter comprising an inner skirt, an outer skirt, and a crown portion connecting said skirts, said skirts and said crown portion defining a recess for releasably engaging said rim of said bucket, said adapter defining an opening substantially as large as said opening of said bucket, said outer skirt forming an outwardly extending portion, said outwardly extending portion allowing entry between said bucket and said outwardly extending portion to facilitate removal of said adapter from said bucket, said outer skirt forming an inner ridge engageable with said lip of said bucket to prevent unintentional disengagement of said adapter from said bucket;
• a lid threadably attachable to said inner skirt, said lid establishing a closed configuration for said device when said lid is attached to said inner skirt, said lid including a handle portion;
• a substantially U-shaped annulus having an inner extension and an outer extension, said extension defining a recess therebetween, said inner extension being fixably attached to said lid;
• and
• a first airtight sealing member between said adapter and said lid.

A device for providing an airtight seal for a bucket comprising:

• an attaching means for releasably attaching said device to a bucket;
• a lid being threadably engageable with said attaching means, said lid having a first position where said lid is removed from said attaching means and a second position where said lid is engaged with said attaching means;
• a means on said lid for preventing release of said attaching means from said bucket;
• a first means for sealing between said lid and said attaching means, said first means for sealing providing an airtight seal when said lid is in said second position;
• and
• a second means for sealing between said attaching means and said bucket, said second means for sealing providing an airtight seal when said attaching means is attached to said bucket.