Abstract A bait bucket assembly of the type including a container molded of foamed plastic having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the periphery of the bottom wall and a lid molded of foamed plastic movable between opened and closed relation with the container so as to define an accessible insulated interior chamber therein, in which the bottom wall is provided with one or more interior threaded surfaces formed in the central portion of the chamber defining surface thereof spaced inwardly from the juncture of the peripheral wall therewith, and one or more bait receptacles are provided each having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the periphery thereof, the bottom portion of each bait receptacle having exterior threaded surfaces complementary with an associated interior surface for detachable engagement therewith to fixedly secure each bait receptacle within the chamber in an operative position therein wherein the peripheral wall thereof extends upwardly from the bottom wall of the container in annularly spaced relation with the peripheral wall thereof, the exterior size of each bait receptacle is substantially less than the interior size of the chamber so as to provide a substantial space within the chamber exteriorly of the peripheral wall of each bait receptacle for the support of ice therein capable of maintaining bait and the like disposed within each bait receptacle in a fresh condition for an extended period of time.
In a bait bucket assembly of the type including a container molded of foamed plastic having a bottom wall and peripheral wall means extending upwardly from the periphery of said bottom wall and lid means molded of foamed plastic movable between opened and closed relation with said container so as to define an accessible insulated interior chamber therein, the improvement which comprises in combination therewith, said bottom wall having interior surface means formed in the central portion thereof and provided with a plastic annular insert having a threaded configuration secured within an annular recess formed in the bottom wall of said container and spaced inwardly from a juncture of said peripheral wall means therewith, and a bait receptacle having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall means extending upwardly from the periphery thereof, the bottom portion of said bait receptacle having exterior surface means of threaded configuration complementary with said interior surface means for detachable threaded engagement therewith to fixedly secure said bait receptacle within said chamber in an operative position therein wherein the peripheral wall means thereof extends upwardly from the bottom wall of said container in annularly spaced relation with the peripheral wall means thereof, the exterior size of said bait receptacle being substantially less than the interior size of said chamber so as to provide a substantial space within said chamber exteriorly of the peripheral wall means of said bait receptacle for the support of a solid cooling agent therein capable of maintaining bait and the like disposed within said bait receptacle in a fresh condition for an extended period of time.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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In a bait bucket assembly of the type including a container molded of foamed plastic having a bottom wall and peripheral wall means extending upwardly from the periphery of said bottom wall and lid means molded of foamed plastic movable between opened and closed relation with said container so as to define an accessible insulated interior chamber therein, the improvement which comprises in combination therewith, said bottom wall having interior surface means formed in the central portion thereof and provided with a plastic annular insert having a threaded configuration secured within an annular recess formed in the bottom wall of said container and spaced inwardly from a juncture of said peripheral wall means therewith, and a bait receptacle having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall means extending upwardly from the periphery thereof, the bottom portion of said bait receptacle having exterior surface means of threaded configuration complementary with said interior surface means for detachable threaded engagement therewith to fixedly secure said bait receptacle within said chamber in an operative position therein wherein the peripheral wall means thereof extends upwardly from the bottom wall of said container in annularly spaced relation with the peripheral wall means thereof, the exterior size of said bait receptacle being substantially less than the interior size of said chamber so as to provide a substantial space within said chamber exteriorly of the peripheral wall means of said bait receptacle for the support of a solid cooling agent therein capable of maintaining bait and the like disposed within said bait receptacle in a fresh condition for an extended period of time.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The improvement as defined in claim 1 wherein a plurality of bait receptacles are detachably fixedly secured by corresponding complementary interior and exterior surface means in a plurality of operative positions within said chamber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The improvement as defined in claim 1 wherein said bait receptacle includes an opened top defined by the upper edge of the peripheral wall means thereof disposed in a position to be closed by said lid means when said bait receptacle is in its operative position and said lid means is in closed relation to said container.