US20110000919A1 - Utility box lid - Google Patents

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US20110000919A1
US20110000919A1 US12/496,213 US49621309A US2011000919A1 US 20110000919 A1 US20110000919 A1 US 20110000919A1 US 49621309 A US49621309 A US 49621309A US 2011000919 A1 US2011000919 A1 US 2011000919A1
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  • the invention relates to a multi-purpose utility box configured to fit on existing buckets, cans, or the like.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 6,460,287, issued Oct. 8, 2002, to Louie is directed to a combination tackle box and fish container lid
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,802,760, issued Sep. 8, 1998, to Campbell is directed to a fishing bucket
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,755,057, issued May 26, 1998, to Dancer is directed to a fishing accessory container
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,659,995, issued Aug. 26, 1997, to Hoffman is directed to a bucket sized fisherman's tackle box
  • an apparatus comprising a utility box which may be configured as a lid for a bucket (such as, e.g., 1 gallon, 2 gallon, 3 gallon, 4 gallon, 5 gallon, 6 gallon, or any other capacity).
  • the utility box may be divided into multiple levels of storage (e.g., 4 levels).
  • the main body of the utility box may include a plurality of inner compartments (such as, e.g., two equal (or unequal) size compartments), each having a separate split cover.
  • a plurality of lift out trays (e.g., two) may be provided, each of which may be configured to be held by one or more tray support ribs in an associated inner compartment of the utility box.
  • the split covers may each be hinged by separate, individual hinges, where the hinges may be positioned relatively in parallel with the diameter of the bucket.
  • the split covers may include an integrally formed latch and the base of the utility box may include an integral hang tab that is configured to receive the latch. At least one floor of the lower storage areas of the utility box may be removable to provide access to the bucket contents without removing the utility box.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective side view of an example of an eco-friendly utility box mated to a bucket, according to principles of the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective cross-section cut side view of the eco-friendly utility box mated to the bucket of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective side view of the eco-friend utility box of FIG. 1 , according to principles of the invention
  • FIG. 4 shows a perspective side view of an example of a lift out tray which may be used with the eco-friendly utility box of FIG. 1 , according to principles of the invention.
  • FIG. 5 shows a top view of the eco-friendly utility box of FIG. 1 , according to principles of the invention.
  • buckets or cans are typically made from materials comprising plastics, metals, or the like.
  • the buckets and cans may have various capacities, typically ranging from, for example, a gallon to six gallons. Since many of these materials degrade very slowly, the buckets and cans are presenting significant environmental issues. For example, the buckets and cans are filling landfills with matter that may take hundreds, if not thousands of years to degrade.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective side view of an example of an eco-friendly utility box 115 that may be mated as a lid to a bucket 110 , according to principles of the invention.
  • the utility box 115 may be inserted into the bucket 110 to form a unitary storage structure 100 .
  • the utility box 115 and/or the bucket 110 may comprise a material, such as, for example, but not limited to, plastic, metal, wood, fiberglass, glass, ceramic, stone, or the like.
  • At least one floor of the lower storage areas of the utility box 115 may be removable (or openable) to provide access to the bucket contents without removing the utility box.
  • the utility box 115 may comprise a pair of split covers 150 A, 150 B.
  • Each of the split covers 150 A, 150 B may include a hinged side 130 A, 130 B, respectively, and a latched side 140 A, 140 B, respectively.
  • the hinged sides 130 A, 130 B may have a longitudinal axis (e.g., along the z-axis) which is substantially parallel to the diameter of the bucket 110 and substantially parallel to the plane formed by the x-axis and z-axis.
  • Each of the split covers 150 A, 150 B may comprise a hinge mechanism 135 (such as, e.g., a pivot hinge, butt/mortise hinge, continuous hinge, piano hinge, concealed hinge, butterfly hinge, intestinal hinge, strap hinge, H hinge, HL hinge, or the like) to allow for pivoting of the split covers 150 A, 150 B about the longitudinal Z-axis of the split covers 150 A, 150 B (i.e., about the longitudinal axis of the hinged sides 130 A, 130 B).
  • the split covers 150 A, 150 B may be configured to be coupled to the utility box 115 via a snap-lock fastening mechanism (not shown), which may be provided on either (or both) the hinged sides 130 A, 130 B and/or the latched sides 140 A, 140 B.
  • the utility box 115 may further include a molded on hang tab 137 , which may be configured to be removable, and a cored thru hole 139 for aerator tube access to the bucket 110 .
  • the bucket 110 may include, for example, but is not limited to, a five gallon (or any practical capacity) bucket.
  • the bucket 110 may comprise a substantially cylindrical shape, as shown, e.g., in FIG. 1 , or it may comprise any other shape, including, for example, but not limited to, a rectangular shape (e.g., rectangular buckets or cans provided with certain food goods, such as, e.g., cheeses, or the like).
  • the bucket 110 may comprise a pivoting handle 120 for carrying the bucket 110 .
  • the bucket 110 may be provided with the utility box 115 as a unitary structure 100 .
  • a user may obtain a new bucket 110 or remove the contents (such as, e.g., joint compound, plaster, paint, food goods, or the like) from an existing bucket 110 and insert the utility box 115 into the bucket 110 .
  • the user may clean the bucket 110 before inserting the utility box 115 into the bucket 110 .
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective cross-section cut side view of the unitary structure 100 , comprising the utility box 115 mated to the bucket 110 , as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the utility box 115 may comprise an engaging member 250 (such as, e.g., but not limited to, a lip, a tongue, a groove, or the like) along its perimeter to lockably engage a lip member 260 along the perimeter of the bucket 110 , thereby fastening the utility box 115 to the bucket 110 .
  • the utility box 115 may comprise at least one lift out tray 170 ( 170 A, 170 B).
  • the lift out trays 170 A, 170 B may each be configured to be placed in the utility box 115 , as shown, e.g., in FIG. 2 , such that the lift out trays 170 A, 170 B create four levels of storage in the utility box 115 .
  • the lift out trays 170 A, 170 B may create two upper levels 210 , 220 of storage and two lower levels 230 , 240 of storage.
  • At least one floor 340 (shown in FIG. 3 ) of the lower levels 230 , 240 may be removable (or openable) to provide access to the contents of the bucket 110 without removing the utility box 115 .
  • the floor 340 may be configured to open by means of, for example, but not limited to, a hinge, a tongue-groove arrangement (e.g., for a sliding floor portion), or the like.
  • the utility box 115 is not limited to four levels of storage, but, instead may include any number of levels of storage (such as, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, or the like).
  • the lift out trays 170 A, 170 B may comprise multi-level trays (not shown).
  • the lift out tray 170 A (or 170 B) may be inserted into a further tray that is deeper in the y-direction (e.g., along the y-axis) than the lift out tray 170 A (or 170 B), but less than the depth of the utility box 115 , thereby providing a three level storage.
  • a further lift out tray may be provided that has a smaller depth along the y-direction than the lift out tray 170 A (or 170 B), which may be inserted in the lift out tray 170 A (or 170 B) to create an additional level of storage.
  • the lift out tray 170 A (or 170 B) may include one or more further tray support ribs (not shown) for receiving and holding further lift out trays.
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective side view of the utility box 115 of FIG. 1 , according to principles of the invention.
  • the utility box 115 may comprise a latch 310 and a latch receiver 320 , which may be configured to lockably receive the latch 310 .
  • the latch 310 may be integrally formed (e.g., molded) with the split cover 150 , or it may be affixed to the split cover 150 by means of, for example, but not limited to, an adhesive (e.g., glue, cement, epoxy, or the like), a mechanical structure (e.g., bolt, nut, screw, nail, rivet, or the like), or the like.
  • an adhesive e.g., glue, cement, epoxy, or the like
  • a mechanical structure e.g., bolt, nut, screw, nail, rivet, or the like
  • the latch receiver 320 may be integrally formed (e.g., molded) with the utility box 115 body (or base), or it may be affixed to the utility box 115 body by means of, for example, but not limited to, an adhesive (e.g., glue, cement, epoxy, or the like), a mechanical fastener (e.g., bolt, nut, screw, nail, rivet, or the like), or the like.
  • an adhesive e.g., glue, cement, epoxy, or the like
  • a mechanical fastener e.g., bolt, nut, screw, nail, rivet, or the like
  • the utility box 115 may comprise a plurality of tray support ribs 330 , as shown in, e.g., FIG. 3 .
  • the tray support ribs 330 may be provided on any one or more sides of the inner compartment of the utility box 115 , so as to support the lift out tray 170 A (or 170 B). Further, the tray support ribs 330 may comprise various lengths along the y-direction, as well as various thicknesses, so as to provide support for multiple trays in a single compartment of the utility box 115 .
  • the tray support ribs 330 may comprise a first set of four tray support ribs on the inner compartment wall proximate the hinged side 130 and a second set of four tray support ribs on the inner compartment wall proximate the latched side 140 .
  • Two of the tray support ribs of the first set of four tray support ribs may have a first length (such as, for example, but not limited to, four inches) and the remaining two tray support ribs of the first set of four tray support ribs may have a second length (such as, for example, but not limited to, six inches), with the second set of tray support ribs having similar lengths.
  • the shorter tray support ribs may hold a first lift out tray 170 A (or 170 B) and the longer tray support ribs may hold a further lift out tray (not shown).
  • the tray support ribs 330 may be integrally formed (e.g., molded) with the utility box 115 body, or the support ribs 330 may be affixed to the utility box 115 body by means of, for example, an adhesive (e.g., glue, cement, epoxy, or the like), a mechanical fastener (e.g., bolt, nut, screw, nail, rivet, or the like), or the like.
  • FIG. 4 shows a perspective side view of an example of a lift out tray 170 , which may be used with the utility box 115 , shown in FIGS. 1-3 , according to principles of the invention.
  • the lift out tray 170 may comprise one or more inserts 410 and a tray 420 .
  • the inserts 410 may be configured to engage a recessed portion in the tray 420 upon insertion. Further, the inserts may be integrally formed (e.g., molded) with the tray 420 .
  • the lift out tray 170 including the inserts 410 and tray 420 , may comprise one or more materials comprising, for example, but not limited to, plastic, metal, wood, fiberglass, glass, ceramic, stone, or the like.
  • FIG. 5 shows a top view of the utility box 115 of FIG. 1 , according to principles of the invention.
  • the utility box 115 may comprise any number of inner compartments (such as, e.g., one, two, three, four, or more).
  • the utility box 115 may comprise any number of split covers 150 configured to cover the inner compartments (such as, e.g., one, two, three, four, or more).

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