Patent ID: 7992235
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A utility sink comprising: a sink having a basin extending from an upper edge to a drain, with the sink having a flange extending outward from the upper edge of the basin; and a bucket for holding water, the bucket having walls extending to a lip and having at least one opening formed in a side portion of the walls, the lip being configured to contact the basin adjacent the upper edge of the basin such that the bucket is suspended in the basin, wherein the lip is raised around the opening such that even though the bucket is so suspended in the basin the opening is still accessible from between the sink and bucket so as to act as a handle to facilitate removal of the bucket from the sink; wherein the at least one opening of the bucket, in addition to facilitating handling, provides a form of overflow when the bucket is suspended in the basin of the sink, such that the at least one opening places an interior volume of the bucket and an interior of the basin of the sink in communication with one another; and wherein the side portion of the walls extend from a base portion of the walls and the at least one opening is located on the walls proximate a transition between the side portion of the walls and the lip, such that the at least one opening is located on a non-vertical plane and the lip is configured to act as a pouring spout.