Bucket washing attachment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10961649-B2
Application number	US-201414559692-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2014
Priority date	Dec 3, 2014
Publication date	Mar 30, 2021
Grant date	Mar 30, 2021

Abstract

Apparatuses and methods based thereon are provided for utilizing washing attachments in portable manner. A washing attachment may comprise a movement component and a washing component. The movement component is adapted to connect the washing attachment to a driving device that is operable to provide a driving force to the washing attachment. The washing component is adapted to fit within a space in the container when the washing attachment is applied to the container, and is configured to facilitate laundry washing within the space when the driving force is applied to the washing attachment. The washing component may be an auger component having a helical-shaped structure. The helical-shaped structure may comprise helical extensions (e.g., spiral blades) configured to generate washing movement in the space. When the driving device is a power drill, the helical-shaped structure may be designed such that the spacing between spiral blades of the structure is 0.9 inches.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a driving device configurable to operate in a portable manner using a portable power source that is coupled to or integrated into the driving device; and
a washing attachment that is configured to be applied to a particular container, the washing attachment comprising:
a movement component adapted to connect the washing attachment to the driving device that is operable to provide a driving force to the washing attachment; and
a washing component, adapted to fit within a space in the container when the washing attachment is applied to the container, wherein:
the washing component is configured to generate a pre-determined washing movement within the space when the driving force is applied to the washing attachment, wherein the washing movement is pre-determined based on one or both of size and shape of the space in the container; and
the washing component is configured to generate the washing movement by converting the driving force; and
the washing component is configured based on characteristics of the driving force provided by the driving device, wherein the characteristics of the driving force comprise one or both of a rotation speed and a power of the driving device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the washing component comprises an auger component having a helical-shaped structure.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the helical-shaped structure comprises helical extensions configured to generate the washing movement within the space in the container in response to application of the driving force to the washing attachment.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising a securing component for securing application of the washing attachment to the container.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the securing component comprises one or more elements for securing an enclosing component to the container.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the one or more elements comprise clamp or a clip based elements.

7. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the securing component comprises a securing structure for securing the washing attachment when applied to the container.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the securing structure comprises a multi-pod based structure, the multi-pod based structure comprising:
a base element through which the movement component is passed; and
a plurality of support legs, wherein each support leg is connected to the base element on one end and to the container on the other end.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising an enclosing component adapted for application to an opening in the container, to enclose the space in the container.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the driving force comprises rotating the washing attachment around a rotation axis along the movement component.

11. An apparatus, comprising:
a driving device configurable to operate in a portable manner using a portable power source that is coupled to or integrated into the driving device;
a washing attachment that is configured to be applied to a particular container, the washing attachment comprising:
a movement component adapted to connect the washing attachment to the driving device that is operable to provide a driving force to the washing attachment; and
a washing component, adapted to fit within a space in the container when the washing attachment is applied to the container, wherein:
the washing component is configured to generate a pre-determined washing movement within the space when the driving force is applied to the washing attachment, wherein the washing movement is pre-determined based on one or both of size and shape of the space in the container; and
the washing component is configured to generate the washing movement by converting the driving force; and

an enclosing component adapted for application to an opening in the container, to enclose the space in the container, wherein:
the container comprises a cylindrical shaped space with a circular opening on one end corresponding to the opening of the container; and
the enclosing component comprises a circular shaped section that is adapted for application to the circular opening of the cylindrical shaped space.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the washing component comprises an auger component having a helical-shaped structure.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the helical-shaped structure comprises helical extensions configured to generate the washing movement within the space in the container in response to application of the driving force to the washing attachment.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , comprising a securing component for securing application of the washing attachment to the container.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the securing component comprises one or more elements for securing an enclosing component to the container.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more elements comprise clamp or a clip based elements.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the securing component comprises a securing structure for securing the washing attachment when applied to the container.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the securing structure comprises a multi-pod based structure, the multi-pod based structure comprising:
a base element through which the movement component is passed; and
a plurality of support legs, wherein each support leg is connected to the base element on one end and to the container on the other end.

19. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the driving force comprises rotating the washing attachment around a rotation axis along the movement component.

20. An apparatus, comprising:
a driving device configurable to operate in a portable manner using a portable power source that is coupled to or integrated into the driving device, wherein the driving device comprises a power drill comprising integrated power supply source to enable using the power drill in portable manner; and
a washing attachment that is configured to be applied to a particular container, the washing attachment comprising:
a movement component adapted to connect the washing attachment to the driving device that is operable to provide a driving force to the washing attachment; and
a washing component, adapted to fit within a space in the container when the washing attachment is applied to the container, wherein:
the washing component is configured to generate a pre-determined washing movement within the space when the driving force is applied to the washing attachment, wherein the washing movement is pre-determined based on one or both of size and shape of the space in the container; and
the washing component is configured to generate the washing movement by converting the driving force.

21. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the washing component comprises an auger component having a helical-shaped structure.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the helical-shaped structure comprises helical extensions configured to generate the washing movement within the space in the container in response to application of the driving force to the washing attachment.

23. The apparatus of claim 20 , comprising a securing component for securing application of the washing attachment to the container.

24. The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the securing component comprises one or more elements for securing an enclosing component to the container.

25. The apparatu

Assignees

• Transf Sr Brands Llc

Inventors

• Coric Milos

Classifications

• D06F5/04 Primary

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