Selectively attachable bucket handle

Abstract

A selectively attachable bucket handle for a bucket configured to detachably engage with, and accommodate, certain features of a bucket such that the bucket handle is rigidly secured to a bucket, and such that the bucket handle translates a lifting force, applied to the bucket handle, onto a bucket. The bucket handle is also configured to detachably engage with a bucket without preventing a bucket from receiving a lid. The bucket handle is configured to detachably engage with a bucket such that the rest of the bucket handle projects perpendicularly away from a side of a bucket.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention generally relates to a bucket handle. More specifically, the present invention relates to a selectively attachable bucket handle. In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to a bucket handle comprising a first attachment component, a second attachment component, each being integral with a handling component.[0003]Related Art[0004]There are countless types of commercially available receptacles. Utility pails, multi-purpose pails, all-purpose pails, multi-mix containers, “Big Gripper” buckets, and gallon buckets are only a few examples. Despite this diversity, the classic Home Depot® Leaktite® 3 / 5 gallon bucket (also known as Homer®'s All-Purpose Bucket) has become ubiquitous in the market. This type of bucket and similar buckets are readily available for purchase at most home-improvement stores.[0005]This type of classic bucket has features that facilitate the reception of various types of ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent describes a new design for a bucket handle that allows for easy removal from the manufacturing mold and stable stacking during transportation, storage, or display. This is achieved by adding notches and extensions along the length of the attachment components, which make it easier to remove any molded component pieces. The technical effect of this design is improved manufacturing efficiency and stability of the bucket handle during transportation, storage, or display.

Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately, despite the many beneficial features of this type of classic bucket, a disadvantage of the bucket relates to the movement and handling of the bucket during use.

As anyone who has ever loaded up this type of bucket with a relatively dense substance can attest, this type of bucket becomes very heavy and is difficult to lift, either individually or as a team.

First, the wire bail handle is more of burden than a tool for an individual lifter of a heavy bucket.

This orientates the wire bail handle in a very difficult position (parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the bucket) for the exertion of a lifting force, often requiring the user to bicep curl the wire bail handle, or worse.

Most users, lacking sufficient bicep curling strength, resort to an awkward lifting position that places the bucket in between their legs or to one side.

Second, the wire bail handle is no easier to use by two people than it is by one person.

Because the cylindrical wire bail is relatively thin in diameter and has a smooth outer surface, it is generally painful to manually engage with.

Although the wire bail handle provides a ferrule-type plastic hand piece as a fix, this fix is only useful to an individual lifter because the plastic hand piece is positioned centrally along the length of the bail loop (the central position being the most common lifting point for an individual lifter).

This makes any engagement uncomfortable, as the bail loop is not only sticking straight up (which makes applying the lifting force difficult) but also thin and difficult to grip (which makes slippage more likely).

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