Patent ID: 6945440

Claim:
An assembly for carriage and storage of paint, the assembly comprising: (a) an upwardly opening vessel having a rear wall, the rear wall having an upper end; (b) a panel fixedly attached to the upwardly opening vessel or formed wholly with the upwardly opening vessel, the panel extending upwardly from the upper end of the rear wall of the upwardly opening vessel; (c) a flexible strap having a pair of ends; (d) strap attaching means adapted for connecting the ends of the flexible strap to the panel, said means so connecting said ends; (e) lid fitted for covering the upper opening of the upwardly opening vessel, the lid having a rear end, and further comprising hinged attaching means connecting the rear end of the lid to the vessel, the lid having a forward end and being capable of pivoting motion between first and second positions, the lid closing the vessel while in the first position, the lid extending upwardly while in the second position; and (f) releasable attaching means fixedly attached to or formed wholly with the panel, the releasable attaching means being adapted for holding the lid in its second position.