Patent ID: 6637792
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: E04F,E04G

Abstract:
In combination, a mud pan and a mud pan support device magnetically attachable to, and releasable from, a flat bottom panel of said mud pan to be carried in one hand while applying joint compound with a trowel or mud spreading tool held in the other hand, comprising:said mud pan; an elongated substantially flat support panel; a handle connected to and extending from a central area of a bottom surface of said support panel; a substantially flat magnetized panel attached to, and at least partially coextensive with, a top surface of said support panel and sized to be at least partially coextensive with the bottom panel; said magnetized panel being of sufficient magnetically attractive strength to maintain secure magnetic engagement between said magnetized panel and the bottom panel of said mud pan when the mud pan is filled with mud or plaster; said support device for reducing the fatigue factor in the manual holding of the mud pan during use.