Coating material container

A container for holding a coating material, the container comprising:

• a container body having a front, a rear having slots proximate a bottom of the rear and a projection projecting rearwardly from the rear of the container body proximate a top of the container body, a right side, a left side, and a container bottom that define a cavity for receiving a coating material;
• a bail attached to the container body;
• a first fastener attached to the projection;
• a second fastener disposed in and movable within the slots;
• and
• a flexible band attached to the rear of the container body, the flexible band having a first end attached to the first fastener proximate a top of the rear to rotate relative to the projection about the first fastener and a second end attached to the second fastener proximate the bottom of the rear to move with the second fastener within the slots.

A method for holding a container for a coating material, the container including a container body having a front, a rear, a right side, a left side, and a bottom that define a cavity for receiving the coating material, a bail attached to the container body and movable between a first bail position extending above the cavity, a second bail position behind the rear, and a third bail position in front of the front, and a flexible band comprising first and second ends that are attached to a rear of the container body, wherein at least the first end or the second end is attached to a fastener at the rear of the container body, wherein the flexible band is movable between a first band position spaced a first distance from the rear, a second band position spaced a second distance from the rear less than the first distance, and a third band position spaced a third distance from the rear greater than the first distance, the method including:

• moving the flexible band to the second band position adjacent the rear of the container and moving the bail to the second bail position behind the rear and holding the container body and bail at the rear;
• moving the bail to the third bail position and holding the container body and bail at the front;
• and
• moving the flexible band to the third band position and inserting a user's fingers between the flexible band and the rear of the container body.