Patent ID: 6533227
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: B44D,E04D

Abstract:
Apparatus for holding a paint bucket or other container in level condition on an inclined surface, said apparatus comprising, in combination:a sleeve for at least partially encircling an outer peripheral surface of the container; sleeve adjustment means for varying the size of the sleeve for selectively alternatively either bringing said sleeve into clamping engagement with the outer peripheral surface of the container or disengaging the sleeve from clamping engagement with the outer peripheral surface of the container; a support for positioning under the bottom of the container and including a first support member and a second support member, said first support member and said second support member being hingedly interconnected by hinge means at adjoining edges thereof whereby said first support member and said second support member may be relatively positioned to define different angles therebetween; connector means releasably connecting said support to said sleeve; and lock means for selectively locking said first support member and said second support member against movement in each of said different angles.