Bucket and cord

Abstract

A bucket and cord combination comprising a cylindrical bucket having a predetermined diameter and height for storing an elongated flexible cord therein between an inner cylindrical surface of the bucket and an outer curved surface of an axial insert received in the bucket and forming therewith an annular space for the storage of the cord, the insert having a vertical height equal to or less than the height of the bucket and having a diameter less than the diameter of the bucket, the bucket having a substantially flat circular bottom with a hole therein whose diameter is less than the diameter of the bucket, the bottom of the insert being provided with a flat shoulder extending horizontally outward from the periphery of the insert to the inner periphery of the bucket and spaced from the bottom of the bucket so as to form therewith a doughnut shaped space for storage therein of one terminal end of the cord, the other end of the cord extending from the lower terminal end thereof through a hole in the flat horizontal circular member up into the annular area between the insert and the bucket for storage of the majority of the length of the cord therein.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a storage device (bucket) for an elongated cable, such as an electrical extension cord, including a container and lid that allow for easy storage while providing protection to and preventing entanglements of the extension cord.[0003]2. Prior Art[0004]Extension cords are essential accessories for residential, industrial and commercial use of electrical items. They free electrical devices from the requirement of only being operated within a relatively short distance of five or six feet from a power source. Extension cords, thus, permit the use of such electrical devices at distances of twenty-five, fifty or even more feet away from the power source. Electricians or other workers who use electrical extension cords in lengths of twenty-five feet, fifty feet or other substantial lengths understand the difficulty and inconvenience of unwinding the cord in use and also rewinding the cord for st...

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

Electricians or other workers who use electrical extension cords in lengths of twenty-five feet, fifty feet or other substantial lengths understand the difficulty and inconvenience of unwinding the cord in use and also rewinding the cord for storage purposes because such cords are difficult to keep under control.

In some instances workers have become so frustrated with tangled cords that they have simply thrown them away rather than take the time to untangle the cord.

Whether the cord becomes tangled or not, workers spend a considerable amount of time unwinding and rewinding the cords.

In addition, workers have no convenient place to store the cords either on the job site or in their truck / vehicles.

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