Paint container support device

A paint container support device for use with a ladder having a plurality of hollow rungs extending between a pair of spaced apart rails, said paint container support device, comprising:

• a hook member including an upper portion having a generally inverted U-shaped configuration and defining an opening such that said upper portion is adapted to be suspended from a selected rung of the ladder, said hook member having a lower portion adapted to receive a bail of a paint container;
• a body member integrally connected to said lower portion of said hook member and depending therefrom, said body member having elongate front and rear edges with first and second planar side walls extending therebetween;
• wherein said body member defines a cutout between said side walls;
• a shaft positioned in said cutout;
• and
• a holding arm having a first end releasably coupled to said shaft and having a second end, said holding arm being configured for selective insertion second end first into a hollow rung of the ladder, whereby to position said hook and body members outwardly adjacent a respective rail of the ladder.

A paint container support device for use with a ladder having a plurality of rungs extending between a pair of spaced apart rails, said paint container support device, comprising:

• a hook member having an upper portion adapted to selectively engage a rung of the ladder and a lower portion adapted to receive a bail of a paint container;
• a body member fixedly attached to said lower portion of said hook member and having an elongate rear edge adapted to support said paint container in a vertical configuration when said bail thereof is received by said lower portion of said hook member;
• and
• a plurality of elongate support strips, each support strip being singly coupled to said rear edge and extending longitudinally therealong, each elongate support strip having a thickness different than a thickness of any other support strip for displacing a respective paint container a predetermined distance from said body member such that a corresponding bail is held substantially perpendicular relative to said respective paint container when said corresponding bail is received by said lower portion of said hook member.