Patent ID: 8108963

Claim:
A wash bucket for use with a detergent and water in a predetermined ratio, comprising: a bucket wall defining a bucket cavity with an upwardly open upper end; a cup having a cup wall defining a cup cavity with an upwardly open upper end; a bucket fill mark on the bucket wall at a location indicating the level to which the bucket cavity is to be filled with water; a cup fill mark on the cup wall at a location indicating the level to which the cup cavity is to be filled with the detergent; and a shelf positioned in the bucket cavity and coupled with the bucket wall, the shelf dividing the bucket cavity into upper and lower bucket cavity portions, the shelf having a plurality of holes configured to allow communication of water and detergent between the upper and lower bucket cavity portions, the shelf further having a cup hole within which the cup is positioned for supporting the cup with the cup open end upward, the shelf positioned at a location within the bucket cavity to hold the cup with the cup open end below the bucket fill mark such that after the cup cavity is filled with the detergent to the cup fill mark the bucket cavity can be filled with water to the bucket fill mark to produce a combination of the detergent and water in the predetermined ratio within the bucket cavity.