| 摘要 |
601256 Disclosed is an apparatus and method for stabilising a mixing bucket (102). The bucket (102) has a cylindrical sidewall (104). A bucket interior volume is defined by separate lower and upper bucket rims. A laterally oriented bucket bottom spans the sidewall (104). The bucket bottom separates the bucket interior volume into an upper bucket volume and a lower bucket volume. The upper bucket volume is configured to contain the material being mixed. The sidewall (104) contains at least one aperture (120a, 120b). The aperture (120a, 120b) provides substantially laterally oriented access between an ambient environment and the lower bucket volume. At least one laterally oriented channel (122) extends from at least one aperture (120a, 120b) and is located within the lower bucket volume. An elongate anchoring structure (534) having first (536) and second (538) anchor ends is laterally separated by an anchor body (540). The removable anchoring structure (534) engages the bucket (102) by at least a portion of the anchor body (540) being positioned within the channel. An anchoring force is exerted by a user upon the anchoring structure (534) while engaged with the bucket (102) in the ambient environment. The anchoring force counteracts a mixing force being exerted upon the bucket (102) by the material being mixed thus stabilising the bucket (102). |
