Patent ID: 7467590
Filing Date: 2008-12-23
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A portable tabletop suitable for supporting various objects when mounted on the open end of a substantially cylindrically shaped conventional bucket, the bucket including a circular opening possessing a lip, a bail spanning the opening, and a hollow compartment inside, the tabletop comprising: (a) a substantially planar member adapted for generally horizontal positioning possessing an upper working surface encompassing an area greater in diameter than the width of the bail of the bucket; (b) said planar member possessing a substantially centrally located aperture whereby allowing access to the interior of the bucket; (c) said centrally located aperture being conjoined on opposite sides by two slot shaped apertures thereby forming an aperture of width in excess of that of the bail of the bucket whereby allowing the upright bail to pass vertically through said planar member when said planar member is positioned on the bucket with the elongated sides of the bail aligned parallel between the elongated sides of the slots thereby facilitating movement of the bucket and said planar member in unison; (d) semicircular adjacent walls, positioned concentrically around said central aperture with ends abutting said slot shaped apertures, extending downwardly from the bottom side of said planar member, the outer walls of which extending outside and adjacent the bucket lip when the planar member is mounted on the bucket, the inner walls of which extending inside and adjacent the bucket lip when the planar member is mounted on the bucket whereby forming a recess for engaging the lip of the bucket in a sealed relationship.