Patent ID: 6062415
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
In combination,a cylindrical container having a half hoop handle and a circular top opening; anda lid for holding a trowel in association with the container; said lid comprising:a planar base being generally circular and having upper and lower surfaces and an outer perimeter;said lower surface of said base being removably mounted on an upper edge of a container such that said lower surface is held in a position above an interior of the container whereby said planar base covers the top opening of the container, said lower surface of said base having an annular lip being extended therefrom around said outer perimeter of said base, said annular lip coupling said base to the container such that the annular lip is positioned adjacent to an outer surface of the container;a wall extended from said upper surface of said base, said wall defining an interior space adapted for holding the trowel, said wall being structured such that said interior space is generally rectangular, said wall having a top edge, a pair of spaced apart ends and a pair of spaced apart sides extending between said ends of said wall, said top edge of said wall defining an upper opening into said interior space, said interior space being centrally located on said upper surfacc of said base;said upper surface of said base having a plurality of elongate ridges extending upwardly therefrom, said ridges being located in said interior space, each of said ridges having a length, said lengths of said ridges being extended between said sides of said wall, said ridges being adapted for supporting a planar blade of the trowel such that a portion of the blade of the trowel is suspended in spaced relationship to the upper surface of the base to facilitate contact between a cleaning solution within the interior space and the trowel blade;a cover having an outer perimeter and upper and lower faces, said lower face resting on said top edge of said wall such that said cover substantially covers said upper opening into said interior space;said lower face of said cover having a lower lip extending around said outer perimeter of said cover;said cover having a handle portion extending from said upper face of said cover, said handle portion being generally rectangular said handle portion defining a recess in said lower face of said cover, said recess being for receiving a handle of a trowel in said interior space when said cover is covering said top opening into said interior space; anda handle attachment being generally an inverted U-shape and having a main portion and a pair of arms, each of said arms having a hook portion hooking the half hoop handle of the container.