Container support

Support means for connecting a container of the paint can type to a ladder, said means comprising a hanger having an integral hook-shaped portion at its upper end adapted for an interlocking attachment to the upper end of a container, said portion comprising a horizontal top web having an inner end, said hanger having a body porition depending from the inner end of said web and adapted to be disposed adjacent the outer side of the container, said body portion having at its lower end lateral arms for embracing the side of the container, and a securement member for attachment of said hanger to a ladder, said member comprising heavy gauge rod formed to a U-shaped configuration having a base joining a pair of spaced legs for embracing a side rail of the ladder, and means on said hanger for pivotally and slidably connecting said hanger to one of said legs, said last-named means comprising an eye formed closely adjacent the juncture of said web and said body portion for receiving one of said legs in slidable engagement therewith.