Patent ID: 6829800
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: B01F,B67B

Abstract:
A bucket grasp device for holding down a bucket securely to prevent rotation while a mechanical mixer is used to mix a viscous fluid in the bucket, the device comprising:a rigid elongated tool having a hook at a distal end, the hook extending horizontally across a width of the tool, the hook being adapted for hooking over a handle on a bucket and holding the handle down, a proximal end having a straight horizontal edge adapted for resting on a horizontal support surface, which support surface supports the bucket, and a rigid surface therebetween adapted for receiving a foot of a user to apply pressure to the tool and hold down the bucket on the support surface; wherein the tool is fabricated from an elongated strip of rigid material with the hook formed in the material at the distal end, the proximal end being flat, and the rigid surface therebetween comprising a high friction foot pressure portion having a higher surface friction than the rest of the rigid surface; wherein a V-notch opening is formed in one side of the tool adjacent to said proximal end defining a sharp cutting edge parallel with said straight horizontal edge; and wherein the hook straightens out into the high friction foot pressure portion, the high friction foot pressure portion further having a flat surface extending to the proximal end of the tool.