Steven Jay Hopper

US Patent:

20180099195, Apr 12, 2018

Filed:

Oct 11, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/330559

Inventors:

Steven J. Hopper - Mattoon IL, US
Danny McPeak - Charleston IL, US

International Classification:

A63B 67/06
A63B 63/08

Abstract:

A bucket is provided having a lower cylinder or truncated cone and a bottom. A lid is secured to the lower cylinder by for example a locking hinge. The locking hinge includes a first leaf secured to the lid and a second leaf secured to the lower cylinder. The first leaf and the second leaf define cooperating knuckles through which a pin extends. The pin further defines at least one tongue and the knuckles further define at least one cooperating groove: in an unlocked orientation, the tongue is not secured in the cooperating grove and the knuckles are free to pivot about the pin; in a locked orientation, the tongue is secured in the cooperating grove and the knuckles are not free to pivot about the pin. The lid in an open position is in an approximately 90 orientation from the plan of a top opening of the bucket.