# US 4,396,174 A · Container support

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- Number: US 4,396,174 A
- Document ID: US4396174A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/352,800
- Filed: 1982-02-26
- Granted: 1983-08-02
- Earliest claimed: 1982-02-26
- Inventors: Ralph R. Continenza; Dominic Federico
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4396174A

## CPC

- E06C 7/146: {made from wire (E06C7/143 takes precedence)}
- E06C: LADDERS (E04F11/00 takes precedence; step-stools A47C12/00; adaptation of ladders to use on ships B63B, to use on aircraft B64; scaffolding E04G)

## Abstract

Container support means is provided for ready attachment to a ladder for securely supporting a paint can or like container of various sizes in readily accessible position. It permits attachment of the container to either side of a ladder.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

Support means as set forth in claim 1 wherein at least one of said legs is provided with a hook for attachment to a rung on the ladder.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

Support means as set forth in claim 1 in which said eye is disposed on the top side of said web.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

Support means as set forth in claim 1 wherein said hanger is formed from a flat strip of sheet metal and said eye is disposed inwardly of the juncture of said web and said body portion and is formed by segments of said web and said body portion.

### Claim 5

A hanger member for attachment to the open end of a container of the paint can type having a depending annular rib spaced inwardly from the container side wall to form an annular channel, said member being formed of a flat strip of sheet metal and comprising a hook at its upper end for interlocking engagement with the rib of the container, said hook comprising a horizontal top web and a vertical body depending from the inner end of the web, said body having at its lower end lateral arms for embracing the outer side of the container, the juncture of said web and said body having an eye portion formed of segments of said body and said web, said eye portion being disposed beneath said web and adapted to receive a leg of an associated support member to pivotally and slidably connect the hanger to the member.