Patent ID: 7293748

Claim:
A method for supporting a paint can above a floor surface, said method comprising the steps of: providing a post having a top end and a bottom end; providing a support assembly attached to said post adjacent to said bottom end and being configured to support said post in a vertical orientation; providing a housing having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said peripheral wall having an upper edge defining an opening into said housing, said bottom wall being attached to said top end of said post, said upper edge having a slot extending therein and through an outer surface and an inner surface of said perimeter wall, said slot having a bottom edge and a pair of lateral edges, a coupler being mounted on said peripheral wall and being configured to selectively urge said lateral edges toward each other to reduce a circumference of said upper edge; providing a paint can; positioning said paint can in said housing and abutting said paint can against said bottom wall; and engaging said coupler and urging said lateral edges together, wherein a reduced circumference of said upper edge secures said paint can in said housing.