Patent ID: 6041460
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B67B

Abstract:
A tool to remove a bucket lid from a bucket, said lid having a width, said tool comprising:a placement handle having two ends and defining an axis along its length;a cutting handle having two ends and pivotally connected to the placement handle by a pin;a cutting end attached to one end of the cutting handle and comprising a cutting means; anda placement end attached to one end of the placement handle substantially perpendicular to the placement handle axis, said placement end and placement handle defining a junction at their area of attachment, said placement end comprising a placement section extending substantially perpendicular from said junction in a direction towards the cutting end, bending approximately 90 degrees and continuing in a direction away from the pin for a distance slightly greater than the width of the lid, then bending approximately 90 degrees and continuing in a direction towards the cutting end.