Patent ID: 7651060

Claim:
A bucket stabilizing hold-down device for securing a bucket while stirring or mixing contents thereof, the device comprising a pair of spring-loaded swing-down step-pad members, and means securing the two step-pad members onto diametrical opposite sides of the bucket at its lower end; said securing means including a band situated at a lower end of the bucket, and having a pair of base members disposed diametrically opposite one another on said band, and onto which the step pad members are respectively pivoted; the step pad members each including a foot lever, a pivot pin mounting the foot lever to the associated base member such that the foot levers are each movable between a raised position in which the foot lever is pressed against the side of the bucket above said band, and a lowered position in which the foot levers project generally horizontally from said band at the lower end of the bucket, and the foot pad members each further including a spring normally biasing the associated foot lever into its raised position against the side of the bucket, but yielding to allow the foot lever to be urged to its lowered position by foot pressure of a person stepping on the foot lever.