Patent ID: 8182136

Claim:
An apparatus of a pounding station in combination with a paint mixer support comprising: a support for a paint mixer having a generally horizontal supporting surface for supporting a paint mixer and a frame supporting the generally horizontal supporting surface; a generally planar tray pivotably attached to the support, with the tray sized to receive a paint container, the tray including a pair of arms extending from a rear of the tray and configured to releasably engage the frame, the tray including pivot points positioned relative to the generally horizontal supporting surface such that the tray is movable between a shipping position in which the tray rests upside down on the generally horizontal supporting surface, a storage position in which the tray has been moved forward relative to the shipping position and the tray extends vertically upward relative to the pivot points, and an operating position in which the tray has been moved downward from the storage position into a position with the pair of arms engaging the frame to securely support the tray in a horizontal orientation to permit resealing a lid to a paint container sitting on the tray; and means for holding the tray in the storage position.