Patent ID: 6719134
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A toilet plunger storage device for storing a toilet plunger of the type having an elastomeric suction head from which an elongate handle projects, comprising:a receptacle of a size and shape to receive the suction head, the receptacle having a bottom wall larger in diameter than the suction head, a conical side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the side wall tapering to a narrower dimension at its upper end, a cylindrical extension extending upwardly from the side wall, and a handle extending outwardly of the side wall; and a cover of a size and shape to receive the elongate handle of the plunger and to establish a seal with the cylindrical extension, the cover including: a conical portion having an outer diameter that approximates that of the cylindrical extension; an elongate hollow tube; a contoured section joining the conical portion and the tube; a handle disposed at the upper end of the tube; a side wall that extends vertically downwardly from the lower edge of the conical portion; a ledge that extends radially inwardly from the bottom end of the side wall; a cylindrical sleeve that extends downwardly from the conical portion of the cover; and a locking connection between the cover and the receptacle, the locking connection being established by a plurality of lugs projecting radially from a selected one of the cylindrical sleeve or the cylindrical extension and a plurality of right-angled grooves that are adapted to receive the lugs and which are included as part of the other of the cylindrical sleeve or the cylindrical extension.