Patent ID: 7520396
Filing Date: 2009-04-21
Classification: B44D,B65D

Abstract:
1. A paint can holding assembly comprising: a housing having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said peripheral wall including a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall wherein said first and second walls are positioned opposite of each other, a first dividing wall extending between said first and second walls and a second dividing wall extending between said third and fourth walls such that four compartments are defined, each of said compartments being bounded by four wall sections, each of said compartments being substantially square shaped and having an equal size, each of said wall sections having a centrally located slot therein extending between an upper edge and a lower edge of each of said wall sections; a plurality of plates, each of said plates having a same size and shape as an interior of said compartments, each of said plates having a centrally located opening extending therethrough, each of said compartments having one of said plates removably positioned therein, each of said plates having a plurality of edges; a plurality of flanges, each of said flanges being attached to one of said edges such each of said plates each has four flanges attached thereto, each of said flanges being centrally located on a respective one of said edges, each of said flanges being removably positionable in one of said slots when said plates are positioned in said compartments; and wherein each of a plurality of paint cans is removably positionable in one of said openings and being stabilized by said plates.