Container holder
OwnerSteven R. Haertzeninventor
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Abstract
A can holder has oppositely extending hook members adapted to suspend the can from a ladder rung in a forwardly inclined position. The bail of the can is accommodated by a groove open to the top of the holder and located forwardly of the hook members to hold the bail rearwardly from the mouth of the can to facilitate the transfer of material into and out of the can.
Claims17
A holder for suspending a container from a support member, the container having an upright side wall, a bail pivotally mounted on the side wall, an open end, and an inwardly directed rim joined to the side wall, comprising:
- a body having an I-beam shaped cross section, the body having a first body portion and a second body portion, the first body portion having a downwardly extending hook member adapted to accommodate a horizontally extending support member, the first body having groove means adapted to accommodate the bail of a container pivotally mounted on the side wall of the container, the second body member having an upwardly extending hook member adapted to engage the rim and sidewall of the container thereby suspending the container in a forwardly inclined position from the horizontally extending support and holding the bail rearwardly from the open end of the container.
A holder for suspending a container from a support member, the container having an upright side wall, a bail pivotally mounted on the side wall, an open end, and an inwardly directed rim joined to the side wall, comprising:
- a body having a first body portion and a second body portion, the first body portion having a downwardly extending hook member adapted to accommodate a horizontally extending support member, the first body having groove means adapted to accommodate the bail of a container pivotally mounted on the side wall of the container, the second body member having an upwardly extending hook member adapted to engage the rim and sidewall of the container thereby suspending the container in a forwardly inclined position from the horizontally extending support and holding the bail rearwardly from the open end of the container, the downwardly extending hook member having an end upwardly and rearwardly spaced from the upwardly extending hook member.
A holder for suspending a container from a support member, the container having an upright side wall, a bail pivotally mounted on the side wall, an open end, and an inwardly directed rim joined to the side wall, comprising:
- a body having a first body portion and a second body portion, the first body portion having a downwardly extending hook member adapted to accommodate a horizontally extending support member, the first body having groove means adapted to accommodate the bail of a container pivotally mounted on the side wall of the container, the second body member having an upwardly extending hook member adapted to engage the rim and sidewall of the container thereby suspending the container in a forwardly inclined position from the horizontally extending support and holding the bail rearwardly from the open end of the container, the body being a one-piece plastic molded member having a uniform width.
A holder for suspending a container from a rung of a ladder comprising:
- a one-piece body having a top body portion and a bottom body portion, the top body portion having an upright groove for accommodating a bail rotatably mounted to a container, the top body portion having a downwardly extending hook member for accommodating a rung of a ladder, the bottom body portion having an upwardly extending hook member engageable with the container to suspend the container in a forwardly inclined position from the rung and hold the bail in a rearwardly position relative to the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.