Patent ID: 7926743

Claim:
A tank sprayer, comprising: a tank configured to hold fluid therein, said tank having (i) an upper portion defining a tank opening and a first threaded portion, and (ii) a lower portion; a cap having (i) a skirt defining a second threaded portion configured to mate with said first threaded portion of said tank so as to secure said cap to said tank over said tank opening, (ii) a central portion attached to said skirt and defining a third threaded portion configured to form a fluid passage, and (iii) at least one handle attached to said skirt; a double acting hand pump configured to pressurize said tank with air on both an upstroke and a downstroke, said pump having a fourth threaded portion configured to mate with said third threaded portion of said central portion of said cap so as to secure said pump to said cap; a first footstand attached to said lower portion of said tank, said first footstand extending laterally outwardly from said tank; and a second footstand attached to said lower portion of said tank, said second footstand extending laterally outwardly from said tank, and said second footstand being spaced apart from said first footstand, wherein said first footstand includes a first lateral sidewall and a second lateral sidewall spaced apart from each other, wherein said second footstand includes a third lateral sidewall and a fourth lateral sidewall spaced apart from each other, wherein said tank sprayer includes (i) a first concave foothold structure that includes at least said first lateral sidewall and said third lateral sidewall, and (ii) a second concave foothold structure that includes at least said second lateral sidewall and said fourth lateral sidewall, wherein said first concave foothold structure defines a first recess, wherein said second concave foothold structure defines a second recess, and wherein each of said first recess and said second recess is configured to receive at least a portion of a user's foot therein.