Patent ID: 8820807

Claim:
A carrier comprising: a frame comprising a base, at least one vertical support comprising four vertical supports, and an upper portion, said frame defining an opening adjacent said upper portion that is sized to accommodate a substantially bucket-shaped object; and a bail that is affixed adjacent said upper portion, wherein: said carrier is configured to allow a user to selectively place said substantially bucket-shaped object substantially within said carrier; said base is configured to at least partially support said substantially bucket-shaped object when said substantially bucket-shaped object is substantially within said carrier; said four vertical supports are substantially evenly spaced about a circumference of said frame, extend between said base and said upper potion, and are substantially perpendicular to a plane of said base; said upper portion of said frame, said opening defined adjacent said upper portion, and said base of said frame are substantially circular; at least one of said four vertical supports is substantially V-shaped; and said carrier is configured to allow said user to hoist said carrier and said substantially bucket-shaped object from a first height to a second height.