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Granted Patent B2
US 11,134,821 · App. 16/039,948 · Granted Oct 5, 2021

Washing bucket for household, commercial and industrial use for cleaning mops

Inventor: Tim McDonald (Missouri City, TX)
A47L13/58A22C17/08A22C21/0061A22C25/02A47J47/18A47L13/59B08B3/102
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,134,821
App. No.
16/039,948
Granted
Oct 5, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A washing bucket has a container with an interior defined by wall and a bottom, a fluid inlet affixed to the wall of the container and communicating with the interior of the container, and a fluid outlet opening to the wall of the container and positioned at a level higher than a level of the fluid inlet. The fluid inlet is positioned adjacent to the bottom of the container. The fluid inlet has a connector positioned exterior of the wall of the container and adapted to connect to a water hose. The fluid outlet has a diameter greater than a diameter of the fluid inlet. The fluid outlet has a pipe affixed to the wall of the container.

Claims (22)

1. A washing bucket comprising:

a container having an interior defined by a wall and a bottom, said container having an upper edge opposite said bottom;

a fluid inlet affixed to said wall of said container, said fluid inlet communicating with the interior of said container, said fluid inlet positioned adjacent to the bottom of said container; and

a fluid outlet opening through said wall of said container, said fluid outlet positioned at a level higher than a level of said fluid inlet, the level of said fluid outlet positioned below a lowest level of the upper edge of said container.

2. The washing bucket of claim 1 , said fluid outlet having a diameter greater than a diameter of said fluid inlet.

3. The washing bucket of claim 2 , said fluid outlet comprising a pipe affixed to said wall of said container, one end of said pipe opening to the interior of said container, an opposite end of said pipe positioned exterior of said container.

4. The washing bucket of claim 3 , said pipe having an elbow swivel mounted to said container so as to be movable between a first position in which said opposite end of said pipe extends upwardly and a second position in which said opposite end of said pipe extends downwardly.

5. The washing bucket of claim 3 , further comprising:

a conduit affixed to said opposite end of said pipe, said conduit extending away from said container.

6. The washing bucket of claim 5 , said conduit being removably affixed to said opposite end of said pipe.

7. The washing bucket of claim 3 , further comprising:

a cap removably affixed to said opposite end of said pipe so as to close the opposite end of said pipe.

8. A mop bucket comprising:

a container having an interior defined by a wall and a bottom, said container having an upper edge opposite said bottom;

a fluid inlet affixed to said wall of said container, said fluid inlet communicating with the interior of said container, said fluid inlet positioned adjacent to the bottom of said container, said fluid inlet having a connector positioned exterior of said wall of said container, said connector adapted to connect to a water hose; and

a fluid outlet opening through said wall of said container, said fluid outlet positioned at a level higher than a level of said fluid inlet, the level of said fluid outlet positioned below a lowest level of the upper edge of said container.

9. The mop bucket of claim 8 , said fluid outlet having a diameter greater than a diameter of said fluid inlet.

10. The mop bucket of claim 8 , said fluid outlet comprising a pipe affixed to said wall of said container, one end of said pipe opening to the interior of said container, an opposite end of said pipe positioned exterior of said container.

11. The mop bucket of claim 10 , said pipe being an elbow swivel mounted to said container so as to be movable between a first position in which said opposite end of said pipe extends upwardly and a second position in which said opposite end of said pipe extends downwardly.

12. The mop bucket of claim 8 , further comprising:

a water hose threadedly connected to said connector of said fluid inlet, said water hose extending exteriorly of said container, said water hose adapted to deliver a supply of water to said fluid inlet; and

a conduit affixed to said opposite end of said pipe, said conduit extending away from said container, said conduit adapted to pass water from an upper level of water within said container.

Continuity (6)
Continuation In Part 15993913 · May 31, 2018
Continuation In Part 14877519 · Oct 7, 2015
Continuation In Part 14812545 · Jul 29, 2015
Continuation In Part 14550195 · Nov 21, 2014
Provisional Application 62640261 · Mar 8, 2018
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