Container in particular a paint bucket

Abstract

 Container, in particular a paint bucket, consisting of a bottom (1) and a substantially cylindrical wall (2) which near its upper edge (3) is provided with means (4) which may cooperate with a lid for closing the bucket, said bucket being provided with an auxiliary wall (5) near the upper rim (3) of said bucket and spaced from this and extending around the wall (2) of the bucket, said auxiliary wall (5) together with the wall (2) of the bucket forming a space (11) open at its upper end and closed at its lower end, in which space (11) paint can be received which has run over the upper rim (3) of the bucket.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a container, in particular a paint bucket, said bucket consisting of a bottom and a substantially cylindrical wall which near its upper edge is provided with means which may cooperate with a lid for closing the bucket.

[0002] Suchlike buckets are applied at a large scale in various dimensions.

[0003] When using paint from out the bucket the paint-brush will be wiped off along the inner wall of the bucket. When doing this it will often occur that the upper rim of the cylindrical wall, cooperating with the lid, will be filled with paint. Then paint will run from the upper rim along the outer surface of the bucket.

[0004] This will result in it that the outer surface of the bucket, when this is in use, is covered with paint and that one will get dirty hands when one is taking up or using the bucket.

[0005] Further paint running along the outer surface of the bucket also will soil the table or suchlike on which the bucket is placed.

[0006] Now the object of the invention is to remove this disadvantage and to that end it is provided that near the upper rim of said bucket and spaced from this, an auxiliary wall extends around the wall of the bucket or can be applied onto said wall, said auxiliary wall together with the wall of the bucket forming a space open at its upper end and closed at its lower end, in which space paint can be received which has run over the upper rim of the bucket.

[0007] So in this way a receiving space is shaped in which paint, which otherwise should be present on the outer surface of the bucket, is received so that the outer surface of the bucket remains free from paint.

[0008] To prevent that when wiping off the paint-brush this is touching the auxiliary wall, it is preferred that the plane in which the upper rim of the auxiliary wall is present, is positioned at some distance below the plane in which the upper rim of the bucket is lying. Generally speaking this distance will be at least 10 mm.

[0009] A simple embodiment is obtained when the auxiliary wall is cylindrical and extends itself till the bottom of the bucket, a number of supporting ribs being provided between the auxiliary wall and the wall of the bucket.

[0010] In this way also it can be obtained that the auxiliary wall can be executed thin and nevertheless remains in the right position in respect of the wall of the bucket so that the bucket can be picked up by means of the auxiliary wall.

[0011] It is possible that the supporting ribs are formed by strips running in the axial direction of the bucket. It is, however, also possible to bend the upper rim of the auxiliary wall inwardly and to provide this bent portion with recesses, the remaining lips being connected to the wall of the bucket.

[0012] A disadvantage of such an embodiment, however, it that at a given desired contents of the bucket the diameter of this will have to be made larger and so such a bucket will require more space during transport.

[0013] To remove this disadvantage according to another embodiment of the invention, the upper wall portion of the bucket, which upper portion is provided with the upper edge and with the means which may cooperate with a lid, will have a smaller diameter than the lower wall portion of the bucket, a transition portion being present between the upper and the lower wall portion, said auxiliary wall extending upwardly and around this transition portion to form the space in which paint can be received.

[0014] According to a further elaboration of this embodiment the transition portion simultaneously may form the auxiliary wall.

[0015] According to the invention it can be provided that the auxiliary wall together with the wall portion present at its lower side and being directed towards the wall of the bucket is executed as a separate portion and can be sealingly clamped onto the wall of the bucket.

[0016] The invention is further described by means of embodiments, shown in the drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 schematically shows a longitudinal section of a first embodiment of a paint bucket according to the invention;

Fig. 2 shows a plan view of the paint bucket of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 shows a detail on an enlarged scale of a paint bucket being somewhat modified in respect of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4, 5 and 6 schematically show three further embodiments of a paint bucket according to the invention.

[0017] The paint bucket shown in the Figs. 1 and 2 comprises the bottom 1, a substantially cylindrical wall 2 connected to said bottom 1 and being provided with means 4 near its upper edge 3 such that the bucket can be closed by means of a not shown lid.

[0018] A substantially cylindrical auxiliary wall 5 is provided around said cylindrical wall 2 and also is connected to said bottom 1, a number of ribs 6 being provided between the walls 2 and 5. The ribs 6 substantially are running in axial direction. The upper rim 7 of the ribs 6 ends at some distance below the plane 8 in which the upper rim 9 of the auxiliary wall 5 is positioned. By this it is prevented that when a drop of paint is falling on the upper rim 7 of a rib 6 this might run over the upper rim 9 of the auxiliary wall 5 and soil the outer surface of the auxiliary wall 5.

[0019] The distance between the plane 8 in which the upper rim of the auxiliary wall 5 is present and the plane 10 in which the upper rim 3 of the bucket is present, is indicated by a.

[0020] The distance a generally speaking will not be smaller than 10 mm, so that it is prevented that when wiping off a paint-brush this is touching the upper rim 9 of the auxiliary wall 5. The distance b between the cylindrical wall 2 and the auxiliary wall 5 will be from 2 up to 5 mm. On the one hand the distance has to be large enough to prevent that a drop of paint lands on the outer surface of the auxiliary wall 5 but on the other hand has to be made as small as possible because a bucket provided with a an auxiliary wall 5 will comprise more space than a standard bucket, the use of material also being higher in case of a large diameter of the auxiliary wall 5.

[0021] It will be obvious that between the cylindrical wall 2 of the bucket and the auxiliary wall 5 a space 11 is shaped in which drops of paint, running over the upper rim 3 of the bucket, are received and so cannot run along the outer surface of the auxiliary wall 5.

[0022] The possibility exists to execute the auxiliary wall 5 together with the ribs 6 and with a separate bottom as one part so that a suchlike part can be marketed as a separate part. Then also the possibility exists to make the auxiliary wall 5 less high and to provide it with an inwardly bent portion which e.g. joints a cylindrical portion which can be slid over the wall 2. By means of a clamping bracket said last mentioned portion can be clamped onto the wall 2 of the bucket so that a space is obtained which is closed at its lower end.

[0023] Fig. 3 shows the possibility that the auxiliary wall 5 is bent downwardly along the upper rim 9 to form a wall portion 12. The free edge of this wall portion 12 is connected to the wall 2 of the bucket and in said wall portion 12 recesses 13 are provided through which drops of paints, if any, may be received in the space 11 between the wall 2 and the auxiliary wall 5. Generally speaking the recesses 13 will extend till the rim of the wall portion 12, so that applying the recesses is easy and also the bending of the wall portion l2.

[0024] Fig. 4 shows an embodiment in which the auxiliary wall 5 is having only a limited height and is forming an extension of the lower portion 14 of the wall 2 of the bucket. The upper wall portion 15 of the wall 2 joints the lower wall portion 14 by means of a U-shaped portion 16. In this way again a space 11 is shaped for receiving drops of paint in it.

[0025] In case of the embodiment according to Fig. 5 the wall 2 again consists of a lower portion 14 and an upper portion 15, the upper rim 3 of which is provided with the means 4 for cooperating with a lid. The diameter of the upper portion 15 is again smaller than that of the lower portion 14 and the wall portion 14 is passing smoothly into the wall portion 15 by means of the transition portion 17. The auxiliary wall 5 is positioned around this portion 17 and is joining the wall portion 14 so that again a space 11 is formed for receiving drops of paint.

[0026] In case of the embodiment according to Fig. 6 the wall 2 again is divided into a lower portion 14 and an upper portion 15 with smaller diameter. Now both wall portion 14 and 15 are connected to each other by means of an auxiliary wall 5 which in this case is truncated conical shaped and which together with the wall portion 15 is forming the space 11 for receiving drops of paint.

[0027] It will be obvious that only some possible embodiments of a paint bucket according to the invention are shown in the drawing and are described above and that many modifications can be applied without leaving the inventive concept.

Claims

1. Container, in particular a paint bucket, said bucket consisting of a bottom (1) and a substantially cylindrical wall (2) which near its upper edge (3) is provided with means (4) which may cooperate with a lid for closing the bucket,
characterized in
that near the upper rim (3) of said bucket and spaced from this, an auxiliary wall (5) extends around the wall (2) of the bucket or can be applied onto said wall, said auxiliary wall (5) together with the wall (2) of the bucket forming a space (11) open at its upper end and closed at its lower end, in which space (11) paint can be received which has run over the upper rim (3) of the bucket.

2. Bucket according to claim 1,
characterized in
that the plane (8) in which the upper rim (9) of the auxiliary wall (5) is present, is positioned at some distance (a) below the plane (10) in which the upper rim of the bucket is lying.

3. Bucket according to claim 2,
characterized in
that the distance (a) between the plane (8) in which the upper rim (9) of the auxiliary wall (5) is present and the plane (10) in which the upper rim of the bucket is lying, is at least 10 mm.

4. Bucket according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in
that the auxiliary wall (5) is cylindrical and extends itself till the bottom (1) of the bucket, a number of supporting ribs (6) being provided between the auxiliary wall (5) and the wall (2) of the bucket.

5. Bucket according to claim 4,
characterized in
that the supporting ribs are formed by strips (6) running in the axial direction of the bucket.

6. Bucket according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in
that the upper rim (9) of the auxiliary wall (5) is bent inwardly, said bent portion (12) being provided with recesses (13) and the remaining lips being connected to the wall (2) of the bucket.

7. Bucket according to one of the claims 1 - 3,
characterized in
that the upper wall portion (15) of the bucket, which upper portion is provided with the upper edge (3) and with the means (4) which may cooperate with a lid, is having a smaller diameter than the lower wall portion (14) of said bucket, a transition portion (16,17) being present between the upper and the lower wall portion (15,14 resp.), said auxiliary wall (5) extending upwardly and around this transition portion (16,17) to form the space (11) in which paint can be received.

8. Bucket according to claim 7,
characterized in
that the transition portion simultaneously forms the auxiliary wall (5).

9. Bucket according to one of the claims 1 - 6,
characterized in
that the auxiliary wall (5) together with the wall portion present at its lower side and being directed towards the wall (2) of the bucket is executed as a separate portion and can be sealingly clamped onto the wall (2) of the bucket.

10. A part as described in claim 9.

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