US20180257819A9 - Bucket handle retainer - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
- B65D25/28—Handles
- B65D25/32—Bail handles, i.e. pivoted rigid handles of generally semi-circular shape with pivot points on two opposed sides or wall parts of the conainter
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J45/00—Devices for fastening or gripping kitchen utensils or crockery
- A47J45/06—Handles for hollow-ware articles
- A47J45/065—Bails, e.g. for pails, for kettles
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J47/00—Kitchen containers, stands or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass; Cutting-boards, e.g. for bread
- A47J47/18—Pails for kitchen use
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- F16M13/00—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
- F16M13/02—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
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- This invention relates generally to the field of handle accessories for containers and more specifically to a bucket handle retainer.
- Five gallon plastic buckets are commonly used by painters, carpenters and other trades people for storing and moving various items. These buckets tend to be very similar in design regardless of manufacturer. They include a wire-form handle that allows the user to pick up the bucket and carry it from on area to another.
- Curtis design may be helpful in relation to picking up paint cans, it has several deficiencies.
- the primary object of the invention is to provide a handle retainer for a five gallon bucket that holds the handle portion in an upright position.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a bucket handle retainer that is easily replaceable and removable.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a bucket handle retainer that is spring biased so that it can remain in place via frictional forces.
- a bucket handle retainer comprising: a substantially flat rectilinear resilient plate, said plate having an upper tip that corresponds to the inside dimension of the internal cavity of the handle holding portion of a standard five gallon bucket, said plate including a spring biased finger capable of frictionally engaging the inside wall of said handle holding cavity portion, and said plate also including a holding portion capable of being grasped by a user's fingers to insert or remove said plate from said handle holding portion.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the invention about to be attached to a standard five gallon bucket.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the invention installed in a standard five-gallon bucket.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a side section view of the invention.
- FIG. 5 is a side section view of the invention installed in a standard five gallon bucket.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 1 we see a perspective view of a standard five gallon bucket 2 made of injection molded plastic.
- the handle retainer of the present invention 100 is about to be inserted into the cavity 4 that is found in most standard buckets 2 which is used for holding the wire-form handle 6 in place.
- the top most portion 14 of the handle retainer 100 presses up against the bent wire-form handle 6 end and causes the handle 6 to remain in a relatively vertical position as shown in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the invention 100 .
- the lower portion 2 of the handle retainer 100 can be grasped by the user's fingers to help insert the retainer 100 .
- the central portion includes a spring biased finger 16 that is cut out 10 of the mid portion as shown in side section view 4 .
- the top portion of the finger 16 includes a ramp 12 so that as the user pushes the retainer 100 up into the cavity 4 , the ramp 12 flexes inward and exerts a frictional force on the inside wall of the cavity 4 , as shown in the side section view in FIG. 5 , causing the retainer to remain in place until the user decides to remove it.
- FIG. 5 also shows the right angle portion 6 A of the wire-form handle, which is held up by the tip 14 of the retainer 100 .
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the invention 200 .
- the shape of the insertion piece 204 is a rectilinear plastic block. It includes an aperture 206 that lets the user install a self-tapping threaded screw through a hole in receptacle 4 , made by the self-tapping screw 202 and into the aperture 206 causing the rectilinear block 204 to be fixed in place.
- An additional benefit to the invention 100 is that it acts as a spacer between stacked buckets so that the stacked buckets can be more easily separated from each other.
- the above described and illustrated invention is easy and economical to manufacture and can be printed with the logo of a retail store or manufacturing company and sold as an ad specialty item.
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- This invention relates generally to the field of handle accessories for containers and more specifically to a bucket handle retainer.
- Five gallon plastic buckets are commonly used by painters, carpenters and other trades people for storing and moving various items. These buckets tend to be very similar in design regardless of manufacturer. They include a wire-form handle that allows the user to pick up the bucket and carry it from on area to another.
- It would be helpful if the user had the option to have the handle remain in a relatively upright position during use so that each time he or she wanted to lift the bucket, he or she would not have to bend down and reach the folded down handle and rotate it up to the use position before lifting the bucket. U.S. Pat. No. 4,832,433 by G Curtis, now in the public domain, tries to address this problem by proposing a special hand grip that attaches to the wire-form handle that includes a perpendicular post terminating in a J shaped hook that can engage the lip of a paint can—thereby keeping the handle in a relatively upright position.
- Although the Curtis design may be helpful in relation to picking up paint cans, it has several deficiencies. First, the paint can needs to come equipped with the special handle, it is not designed as something that can be added to an existing paint can with a wire form handle. Second, the J hook design would not work well on the lip of a standard five gallon bucket lip.
- The primary object of the invention is to provide a handle retainer for a five gallon bucket that holds the handle portion in an upright position.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a bucket handle retainer that is easily replaceable and removable.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a bucket handle retainer that is spring biased so that it can remain in place via frictional forces.
- Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following descriptions, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein, by way of illustration and example, an embodiment of the present invention is disclosed.
- In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a bucket handle retainer comprising: a substantially flat rectilinear resilient plate, said plate having an upper tip that corresponds to the inside dimension of the internal cavity of the handle holding portion of a standard five gallon bucket, said plate including a spring biased finger capable of frictionally engaging the inside wall of said handle holding cavity portion, and said plate also including a holding portion capable of being grasped by a user's fingers to insert or remove said plate from said handle holding portion.
- The drawings constitute a part of this specification and include exemplary embodiments to the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. It is to be understood that in some instances various aspects of the invention may be shown exaggerated or enlarged to facilitate an understanding of the invention.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the invention about to be attached to a standard five gallon bucket. -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the invention installed in a standard five-gallon bucket. -
FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the invention. -
FIG. 4 is a side section view of the invention. -
FIG. 5 is a side section view of the invention installed in a standard five gallon bucket. -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the invention. - Detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiment are provided herein. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed system, structure or manner.
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FIG. 1 we see a perspective view of a standard five gallon bucket 2 made of injection molded plastic. The handle retainer of thepresent invention 100 is about to be inserted into thecavity 4 that is found in most standard buckets 2 which is used for holding the wire-form handle 6 in place. - When the user inserts the handle retainer of the
present invention 100 as shown inFIG. 2 , the topmost portion 14 of thehandle retainer 100, as shown inFIG. 3 , presses up against the bent wire-form handle 6 end and causes thehandle 6 to remain in a relatively vertical position as shown inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of theinvention 100. The lower portion 2 of thehandle retainer 100 can be grasped by the user's fingers to help insert theretainer 100. The central portion includes a springbiased finger 16 that is cut out 10 of the mid portion as shown inside section view 4. The top portion of thefinger 16 includes aramp 12 so that as the user pushes theretainer 100 up into thecavity 4, theramp 12 flexes inward and exerts a frictional force on the inside wall of thecavity 4, as shown in the side section view inFIG. 5 , causing the retainer to remain in place until the user decides to remove it.FIG. 5 also shows theright angle portion 6A of the wire-form handle, which is held up by thetip 14 of theretainer 100. -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of theinvention 200. In this embodiment, the shape of theinsertion piece 204 is a rectilinear plastic block. It includes an aperture 206 that lets the user install a self-tapping threaded screw through a hole inreceptacle 4, made by the self-tappingscrew 202 and into the aperture 206 causing therectilinear block 204 to be fixed in place. - An additional benefit to the
invention 100 is that it acts as a spacer between stacked buckets so that the stacked buckets can be more easily separated from each other. - The above described and illustrated invention is easy and economical to manufacture and can be printed with the logo of a retail store or manufacturing company and sold as an ad specialty item.
- While the invention has been described in connection with a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to the particular form set forth, but on the contrary, it is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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