Patent ID: 8827077
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
1. A caddy device for holding and transporting cleaning accessories and a plunger, comprising: a walled enclosure having an opening therein, an interior space, and a floor, the walled enclosure being formed by the floor and a circumferential wall of the walled enclosure extending upwardly from the floor; a plurality of holding compartments disposed within said walled enclosure; a plunger compartment for holding a plunger, the plunger compartment having a circumferential wall that extends upwardly from the floor of the walled enclosure inside and spaced apart from the circumferential wall of the walled enclosure, the plunger compartment being constructed and configured to securely hold a plunger within the plunger compartment of the caddy device during transport of the caddy device and its contents, the plunger compartment being constructed and configured to provide a separate holding area for the plunger so that the plunger may be stored separate from the cleaning accessories that may be held in the holding compartments of the caddy device, and the plunger compartment having an opening thereto through which a plunger may be inserted to place the plunger in the plunger compartment, the opening to the plunger compartment being defined by the circumferential wall of the plunger compartment a plunger adapted to be held within said plunger compartment, the plunger having a cup end and a handle end, the plunger compartment being configured to receive the cup end of a plunger therein, the plunger compartment having a diameter, the diameter of said plunger compartment being slightly larger than the cup end of the plunger to facilitate holding the cup end of the plunger within said plunger compartment when the device is transported; and a handle pivotally connected on opposite sides of the walled enclosure, wherein the handle is provided with a configuration that permits said handle to clear said walled enclosure opening to facilitate access to said enclosure space, and wherein said handle has a swing arc that is sufficiently high to provide clearance for the hand of a user holding the handle in relation to the handle end of the plunger when a plunger is held in the plunger compartment; the caddy device being water resistant and constructed and configured to prevent water seepage from the caddy device; wherein the floor includes a first floor portion and a second floor portion, the first floor portion being provided within the area defined by said plunger compartment upwardly extending circumferential wall, said first floor portion defining the floor of the plunger compartment, wherein said second floor portion is provided between the plunger compartment upstanding circumferential wall and the circumferential wall of the walled enclosure; the walled enclosure being constructed and configured to capture therein drips of water and/or chemicals from cleaning accessories that may be held in the caddy device; and the caddy device being constructed and configured so that the cleaning accessories and the plunger that may be held therein may be easily moved from place to place with the caddy device with a user carrying the caddy device by the handle.