Bucket Liner Adapted To Facilitate Use With Mixing Materials

Abstract

A bag or liner can be sized to fit into a bucket, such as a five gallon bucket. The bag or liner can extend above the height of the bucket to form a funnel portion to assist in pouring material into the apparatus inside the bucket. The bag or liner can have graduations corresponding to volume of material poured into the bag or liner and bucket to assist in mixing ingredients of a material. The bag or liner can include a flat bottom wall and internal seams to conform to the bucket's shape. The bag or liner can include perforations to permit detachment of the funnel portion of the bag or liner. To enhance the preservation of mixed ingredients and the workability of the mixed ingredients, the bag or liner can include a re-sealable seam at a top opening of the funnel portion that permits evacuation of air enclosed by the bag or liner through a one-way valve that supports vacuum packaging. The bag or liner can include integral handles to allow easy removal of the bag or liner from the bucket.

Description

[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62 / 690,083, filed Jun. 26, 2018.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Efficiently managing construction materials is important for most job sites. Buckets are often used, including in such tasks as waste collection, mixing materials, and storage of materials. However, the buckets may present inefficiencies, for example by the materials failing to enter the bucket or the materials being incompletely removed from the bucket.[0003]A liner within a bucket is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 8,438,921 used to enhance the bucket's utility on the job site. However, this liner lacks functional advantages provided by the embodiments of the present invention. U.S. Pat. No. 8,438,921 is incorporated herein by reference to the extent that it is not contrary to the present disclosure.[0004]The present inventor has recognized that it would be desirable to provide a liner for a bucket that reduces poured construction materials...

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Benefits of technology

The invention is an apparatus that allows for easier mixing of ingredients in a bucket. It is made of a bag or liner that fits into a bucket, and it has a funnel shape to help with pouring. The apparatus has markings to show the volume of material poured in. It also has a flat bottom and internal seams to fit the bucket shape. The apparatus can be removed easily with handles and is re-sealable for better preservation and workability of the mixed ingredients. It also has perforations to allow for air evacuation through a vacuum packaging process.

Problems solved by technology

However, the buckets may present inefficiencies, for example by the materials failing to enter the bucket or the materials being incompletely removed from the bucket.

However, this liner lacks functional advantages provided by the embodiments of the present invention.

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