Receptacles – Container attachment or adjunct – Container holder
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-29
2001-11-27
Castellano, Stephen (Department: 3727)
Receptacles
Container attachment or adjunct
Container holder
C220S631000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06321932
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to roofing tools and equipment, and more particularly to a bucket holder for supporting a bucket in a preferred attitude on a sloped roof
2. Description of Related Art
Buckets are used extensively by workmen on roofing operations. Such operations include surfacing and repairing or replacement of surfaces. The buckets that are used are typically of the round cylindrical type with a hinged handle for carrying them. However these buckets are in advantageously used in that when set to rest on a pitched roof the contents of the bucket tends to overflow the downhill side of the bucket since the bucket is at an angle to the horizontal. Further, these buckets tend to slide off the pitched roof. No solution to this problem has been discovered until now with the result that workmen have been hurt by buckets slipping off roofs upon which they were placed.
The prior art teaches the use of buckets in roof installation and repair work. However, the prior art does not teach that such a bucket may be supported in an upright attitude by a non-slip surfaced bucket holder. The present invention fulfills these needs and provides further related advantages as described in the following summary.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention teaches certain benefits in construction and use which give rise to the objectives described below.
The above described drawing figures illustrate the invention, a combination of a bucket and a bucket holding apparatus, the combination comprising a bucket of the type that is commonly used in construction trades, and a bucket holding apparatus comprising a cylindrical body part having a closed end at one end thereof, and integral thereto, a sidewall with a flared annular edge at an open opposing end thereof, the closed end comprising a flat plate set at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the body part, so that the apparatus may be set onto a non-horizontal surface with the longitudinal axis of the body part plumb and a bucket supporting means fitted within the sidewall, the bucket supporting means providing a rest surface normal to the longitudinal axis for supporting the bucket within the apparatus.
A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a means for supporting a bucket on a sloped roof which has advantages not taught by the prior art.
Another objective is to provide such a means that is easily manufactured at low cost.
A further objective is to provide such a means that is easily handled for moving from place to place.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following more detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the invention.
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Castellano Stephen
Gene Scott-Patent Law & Venture Group
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