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US 9,956,684 B2Granted
Bucket insert for storing and transporting elongate objects
OwnerBryan C. Welfel, Jared T. Jordaninventors
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Abstract
An apparatus for conveniently organizing, storing, and transporting elongate objects such as pipe nipples is described. The apparatus includes a bucket, within which an upper tray is suspended above a lower tray by a pillar. Holes in the upper tray align with holes in the lower tray. When an elongate object is passed through these holes, flexible tabs on each of the holes act to firmly grip the object so that it remains safely vertical in the bucket. At the same time, projections on the perimeters of the upper and lower trays act to stop the trays from moving inside the bucket.
Claims14
An apparatus comprising:
- a bucket comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a cylindrical sidewall attached to the base;
- an upper tray occupying the bucket and comprising:
- an upper disk defining a plurality of upper holes therethrough;
- a plurality of upper edge projections projecting from a circumference of the upper disk;
- and
- an upper socket;
- a lower tray occupying the bucket and comprising a lower socket;
- and
- a pillar occupying the bucket, and inserted into the upper socket and into the lower socket so as to suspend the upper tray over the lower tray when the base is resting on a level surface;
- wherein the cylindrical sidewall is applying a compressive force to the upper tray via the plurality of upper edge projections.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.