Mobile cleaning and disposal cleanout sink system configured for use with existing cleanout plumbing

Abstract

Systems and methods for fabricating or converting a 5-gallon bucket into a cleanout sink. A kit may include at least a bucket; a water spigot and hose adapter for attachment near a top of the bucket; a straight pipe and elbow pipe; one or more cleanout adapters configured to attach the straight pipe and elbow pipe to a cleanout; and one or more fasteners and washers for installing the water spigot and hose adapter. Other features including support legs and catch net may also form part of the cleanout sink.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A sink cleanout system comprising:
 a bucket;   a drain in a bottom of said bucket, said drain configured to receive and secure a pipe;   a water spigot and hose adapter near of top of said bucket, said water spigot for directing water from a hose into said bucket;   a straight pipe and elbow pipe; and   one or more cleanout adapters configured to attach said straight pipe and elbow pipe to a cleanout.   
     
     
         2 . The sink cleanout system of  claim 1  further comprising support legs attached near a bottom of said bucket; 
     
     
         3 . The sink cleanout system of  claim 1  further comprising a catch net attachable to said bucket. 
     
     
         4 . The sink cleanout system of  claim 1  further comprising a drain plug adapted to close said drain. 
     
     
         5 . The sink cleanout system of  claim 1  wherein said straight pipe and elbow pipe are dimensioned to connect to a 3″ cleanout. 
     
     
         6 . The sink cleanout system of  claim 1  wherein said straight pipe and elbow pipe are dimensioned to connect to a 4″ cleanout. 
     
     
         7 . The sink cleanout system of  claim 1  wherein said bucket is a 5-gallon bucket. 
     
     
         8 . The sink cleanout system of  claim 1  wherein said straight pipe is for use with a vertical cleanout and said elbow pipe is for a horizontal cleanout. 
     
     
         9 . A sink cleanout kit comprising:
 a bucket;   a water spigot and hose adapter for attachment near a top of said bucket;   a straight pipe and elbow pipe;   one or more cleanout adapters configured to attach said straight pipe and elbow pipe to a cleanout; and   one or more hardware members for installing the water spigot and hose adapter.   
     
     
         10 . The sink cleanout kit of  claim 9  further comprising support legs attachable near a bottom of said bucket. 
     
     
         11 . The sink cleanout kit of  claim 10  further comprising one or more hardware members for attaching said support legs. 
     
     
         12 . The sink cleanout kit of  claim 9  further comprising a catch net attachable to said bucket. 
     
     
         13 . The sink cleanout kit of  claim 9  further comprising a drain plug adapted to close said drain. 
     
     
         14 . The sink cleanout kit of  claim 9  wherein said straight pipe and elbow pipe are dimensioned to connect to a 3″ cleanout. 
     
     
         15 . The sink cleanout kit of  claim 9  wherein said straight pipe and elbow pipe are dimensioned to connect to a 4″ cleanout. 
     
     
         16 . The sink cleanout kit of  claim 9  wherein said bucket is a 5-gallon bucket. 
     
     
         17 . The sink cleanout system of  claim 9  wherein said straight pipe is for use with a vertical cleanout and said elbow pipe is for a horizontal cleanout. 
     
     
         18 . A method of fabricating a cleanout sink comprising:
 cutting a drain opening into a bottom of a bucket;   cutting a water spigot and hose adapter opening near an upper portion of the bucket;   installing a drain fixture in said drain opening; and   installing a water spigot and hose adapter into said bucket using said water spigot and hose adapter opening near an upper portion of the bucket.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  further comprising:
 drilling three or more support leg openings in the bottom of the bucket; and 
 attaching, on an underside of the bottom of the bucket, a support leg to each drilled opening. 
 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18  wherein said bucket is a 5-gallon bucket. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 18  further comprising attaching a straight pipe to said drain fixture for use with a vertical cleanout and an elbow pipe for use with a horizontal cleanout. 
     
     
         22 . A bucket comprising:
 a bottom;   one or more walls extending upward from said bottom and defining a space above said bottom;   a drain opening in said bottom, said drain opening sized to receive a drain fixture;   two or more support leg openings in said bottom, said one or more support leg openings configured for attachment of two or more support legs to said bucket; and   a water spigot and hose adapter opening near a top of said one or more walls, water spigot and hose adapter opening configured to receive a water spigot and hose adapter.   
     
     
         23 . The bucket of  claim 22  wherein said space holds 5 gallons of water, said drain opening is about 3⅛ inches in diameter, said two or more support leg openings are about ¼ inch in diameter and said water spigot and hose adapter opening is about ⅞ inches in diameter.