Collapsible Painter Utility Cart and Tool Organizer

An apparatus comprising:

• a collapsible frame having at least two hingedly connected frame components, wherein the collapsible frame is adapted for converting between a folded configuration in which the two frame components are substantially parallel along a longitudinal dimension of the frame components and in relatively close proximity to one another and an extended configuration in which at least a portion one of the two frame components extends relatively farther away from the other frame component;
• a first platform and a second platform each hingedly coupled to the collapsible frame, wherein each of the first platform and the second platform is adapted to fold into a position in which a longitudinal dimension of the respective first platform and second platform is substantially parallel to the two frame components of the collapsible frame when the collapsible frame is in the folded configuration and to extend in a substantially nonparallel orientation away from at least one of the frame components of the collapsible frame when the collapsible frame is in the extended configuration;
• and
• a detachable paint container having an open top;
• wherein an upper surface of the first platform includes a first recessed portion that substantially conforms to an outer shape of the detachable paint container and a second recessed portion including substantially concentric circular recesses adapted to conform to an outer shape of at least two different sized paint cans.