Patent ID: 6494420
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: B05B,Y10S

Abstract:
A caddy for supporting a hopper for use with a texture gun comprising:a base, said base having a top and a bottom, a first end and a generally opposing a second end, a first side and a generally opposing second side; a hopper support structure positioned nearer said first end than said second end of said base, said hopper support structure comprising: a first support extending upwardly from said base, said first support having an inverted â€œUâ€ -shape, said first support including a first leg having a first end connected to said base and a second leg having a first end connected to said base, said first leg and said second leg spaced apart, and a strut connecting a second end of said first leg and a second end of said second leg, said strut extending generally horizontal to said base and positioned vertically above said base; a second support extending upwardly from said base, said second support having an inverted â€œUâ€ -shape, said second support including a first leg having a first end connected to said base and a second leg having a first end connected to said base, said first leg and said second leg spaced apart, and a strut connecting a second end of said first leg and a second end of said second leg, said strut extending generally horizontal to said base and positioned vertically above said base, said first and second supports positioned at generally opposing sides of said base; a frame mounted to said first and second supports and supported above said base, said frame including a first side extending along said strut of said first support, a second side extending along said strut of said second support, a cross-member extending between a first end of each of said first and second sides of said frame and spanning a space between said first and second supports, a first stop extending inwardly from a second end of said first side of said frame a second stop extending inwardly from a second end of said second side of said frame, said first and second stops terminating with a gap therebetween through which a portion of a hopper may be extended into an interior defined by said frame, said frame supporting said hopper above said base by engaging said hopper when said hopper is located within said interior and lowered into engagement with said frame, at least a portion of said hopper located in an open space defined below said frame, above said base and between said first and second supports; a container support, said container support located at said second end of said base, said container support comprising an opening in said top of said base for accepting a container therein and a mount located below said top of said base for supporting a container positioned in said opening; and a plurality of wheels connected to said bottom of said base adapted to rollably contact a supporting surface.