Cleaning attachment for a utility bucket

摘要

The present cleaning attachment, for engagement to a rim of a utility bucket, permits the pushing or sweeping of solid and liquid waste up a ramp and into the interior space of the bucket. The ramp of the attachment is connected to a frame configured to engage the rim of the bucket. A waste retention wall at the back of the ramp creates a contained volume and blocks the waste from exiting the bucket once swept in.

主权项

1. An attachment for a utility bucket having an interior space, an opening, and a rim girding the opening, the attachment guiding waste from a surface to the interior space; the attachment comprising:
a rim engagement portion for engaging the rim of the utility bucket in releasably locked engagement; a ramped portion extending from the rim engagement portion, the ramped portion having a leading edge and a back edge, the back edge of the ramped portion extending across the rim engagement portion to connect with the rim engagement portion at a first part and a second part along the rim engagement portion; and a waste retention wall spanning an area between the rim engagement portion and the back edge of the ramped portion; wherein when the attachment is attached to the utility bucket laid horizontally the leading edge of the ramped portion touches the surface and the ramped portion angularly extends to the opening of the utility bucket; and wherein waste is moved up the ramped portion, over the back edge, and into the interior space of the utility bucket, the waste retention wall substantially preventing the waste from exiting the interior space of the utility bucket.