Patent ID: 6815036
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: B44D,Y10T

Abstract:
In combination:a bucket having an upper rim, a pivoted handle and a bucket bottom; and a protector device attached to the bucket to protect a surface from accidental contact from spillage from the bucket, said protector device including a flexible protector sheet positioned under the bucket, said protector sheet having a protector sheet upper surface, a stiffener sheet parallel to said protector sheet and disposed under the protector sheet upper surface, said stiffener sheet resisting flexing of said protector sheet under the bucket, and a connector releasably connecting said protector sheet and stiffener sheet to the bucket with the protector device in engagement with the bucket bottom and said stiffener sheet and said protector sheet both disposed under said bucket and extending radially outwardly from said bucket to surround and project outwardly away from the bucket bottom whereby the protector sheet and stiffener sheet can be transported as a unit with the bucket when the bucket is carried by an individual, said protector sheet including an upper sheet portion and a lower sheet portion forming a flattened sleeve defining a protector sheet interior accommodating said stiffener sheet.