Dual bucket holder

• US 20070090071A1
• Filed: 10/25/2005
• Published: 04/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John Campbell
• Original Assignee: John Campbell
• Inventors: Campbell, John
• Application Number:
  US11/257,006
• Publication Number:
  US 20070090071A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 211/81
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 3/0029 provided with holders for bottles or similar containers
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 3/0083 for the liquid container

Abstract

A tandem bucket holder or tandem container holder that is constructed to receive and hold two containers such as two five-gallon buckets. The holder or caddy allows for the independent movement of the buckets or containers from an upright holding position to a tilted-pouring position by manual manipulation. The hand-actuated bucket pouring device includes a support frame. Pivotally mounted to the frame are tandem bucket holders. The bucket holders are designed to receive and hold buckets or containers. A handle extends from each bucket holder. The bucket holders are independently pivoted from an upright composition holding position to a tilted pouring position using the handles.

Claims

1. A tandem bucket holder comprising:

a framing member comprising;

a) at least two horizontally positioned and spaced apart legs, b) a bottom cross member maintaining the space between the legs, c) a pair of side vertical framing members, each side vertical framing member separately attached to one of the legs, d) a mid-vertical framing member attached to the bottom cross member and positioned an equidistance from each of the side framing members; and

e) tandem bucket caddies mounted pivotally and independently relative to one another and between each side framing member and the mid-vertical framing member.

2. The tandem bucket holder of claim 1 further comprising a handle attached to each bucket caddy.

3. The bucket holder of claim 2 wherein the handles are affixed to the backs or sides of the bucket caddies.

4. The tandem bucket holder of claim 1 wherein each of the three vertical framing members has attached thereto a receiving tube.

5. The tandem bucket holder of claim 4 wherein each bucket caddy has two opposed mounting pins, each pin being received within one of the three receiving tubes on the vertical framing members.

6. A bucket caddy comprising:

a) a U-shaped frame having a base member and at least two spaced apart upwardly projecting arms, and b) an O-ring having a diameter substantially equal in length to the base of the U-shaped frame and affixed at opposite poles thereof to the arms of U-shaped frame.

7. The bucket caddy of claim 6, further comprising a handle attached to an outside face of the O-ring.

8. The bucket caddy according to claim 7 wherein the handle is mounted on the outside face of the O-ring mid-way between the two poles of the O-ring.

9. The bucket caddy according to claim 7 further comprising two mounted pins projecting from the outside face of the ring, poles apart and parallel to the base member of the U-shaped frame.

10. A tandem bucket holder comprising:

a) a framing member comprising at least two horizontally positioned and spaced apart legs, a bottom cross member maintaining the space between the legs, a pair of side vertical framing members, each side framing member separately attached to one of the legs, a mid-vertical framing member attached to the bottom cross member and positioned an equidistance from and parallel to each of the side framing members;

b) tandem bucket caddies mounted pivotally and independently relative to one another and between each side framing member and the mid-vertical framing member; and

c) wherein each bucket caddy comprises

     1) a U-shaped frame having a base member and at least two spaced apart upwardly projecting arms, and

     2) an O-ring having a diameter substantially equal in length to the base of the U-shaped frame and affixed at opposite poles thereof to the arms of U-shaped frame.

11. The tandem bucket holder of claim 10, wherein each bucket caddy further comprises a handle attached to an outside face of each the O-ring.

12. The tandem bucket holder of claim 11 wherein the handle of each bucket caddy is mounted on the outside face of the O-ring mid-way between the two poles of the O-ring.

13. The tandem bucket holder of claim 10 wherein each bucket caddy further comprises two mounting pins projecting from the outside face of the O-rings, and being spaced poles apart and parallel to the base member of the U-shaped frame.

14. The tandem bucket holder of claim 13 wherein each vertical framing member has attached thereto a receiving tube for receiving the mounting pins of each bucket caddy.