Patent ID: 6257441
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A45F

Abstract:
A child-proof bucket assembly for use in conjunction with a mop having a mop handle that terminates with a mop head at one end, said bucket assembly comprising:a fluid impermeable container having an open end wherein said fluid impermeable container has a volume of at least three gallons and is capable of receiving the mop head through said open end;a lid member sized to cover said open end of said fluid impermeable container, said lid member having a peripheral edge and defining a slot that extends inwardly from said peripheral edge, wherein said slot has a width of between one inch and two inches and a length of between two inches and five inches, and said slot is sized to enable the passage of the mop handle therethrough yet prevents the passage of the mop head therethrough, whereby said lid member can be applied to a fluid impermeable container having a mop extending therefrom without removing the mop, said lid member thereby preventing access to the mop head or contents of said fluid impermeable container.