Dual bucket holder

Abstract

A tandem bucket holder or tandem container holder that is constructed to receive and hold two containers such as two five-gallon buckets. The holder or caddy allows for the independent movement of the buckets or containers from an upright holding position to a tilted-pouring position by manual manipulation. The hand-actuated bucket pouring device includes a support frame. Pivotally mounted to the frame are tandem bucket holders. The bucket holders are designed to receive and hold buckets or containers. A handle extends from each bucket holder. The bucket holders are independently pivoted from an upright composition holding position to a tilted pouring position using the handles.

1 . A tandem bucket holder comprising: 
 a framing member comprising: a) at least two horizontally positioned and spaced apart legs, b) a bottom cross member maintaining the space between the legs, c) a pair of side vertical framing members, each side vertical framing member separately attached to one of the legs, d) a mid-vertical framing member attached to the bottom cross member and positioned an equidistance from each of the side framing members; and e) tandem bucket caddies mounted pivotally and independently relative to one another and between each side framing member and the mid-vertical framing member.    
   
   
       2 . The tandem bucket holder of  claim 1  further comprising a handle attached to each bucket caddy.  
   
   
       3 . The bucket holder of  claim 2  wherein the handles are affixed to the backs or sides of the bucket caddies.  
   
   
       4 . The tandem bucket holder of  claim 1  wherein each of the three vertical framing members has attached thereto a receiving tube.  
   
   
       5 . The tandem bucket holder of  claim 4  wherein each bucket caddy has two opposed mounting pins, each pin being received within one of the three receiving tubes on the vertical framing members.  
   
   
       6 . A bucket caddy comprising: a) a U-shaped frame having a base member and at least two spaced apart upwardly projecting arms, and b) an O-ring having a diameter substantially equal in length to the base of the U-shaped frame and affixed at opposite poles thereof to the arms of U-shaped frame.  
   
   
       7 . The bucket caddy of  claim 6 , further comprising a handle attached to an outside face of the O-ring.  
   
   
       8 . The bucket caddy according to  claim 7  wherein the handle is mounted on the outside face of the O-ring mid-way between the two poles of the O-ring.  
   
   
       9 . The bucket caddy according to  claim 7  further comprising two mounted pins projecting from the outside face of the ring, poles apart and parallel to the base member of the U-shaped frame.  
   
   
       10 . A tandem bucket holder comprising: 
 a) a framing member comprising at least two horizontally positioned and spaced apart legs, a bottom cross member maintaining the space between the legs, a pair of side vertical framing members, each side framing member separately attached to one of the legs, a mid-vertical framing member attached to the bottom cross member and positioned an equidistance from and parallel to each of the side framing members;    b) tandem bucket caddies mounted pivotally and independently relative to one another and between each side framing member and the mid-vertical framing member; and    c) wherein each bucket caddy comprises 1) a U-shaped frame having a base member and at least two spaced apart upwardly projecting arms, and 2) an O-ring having a diameter substantially equal in length to the base of the U-shaped frame and affixed at opposite poles thereof to the arms of U-shaped frame.    
   
   
       11 . The tandem bucket holder of  claim 10 , wherein each bucket caddy further comprises a handle attached to an outside face of each the O-ring.  
   
   
       12 . The tandem bucket holder of  claim 11  wherein the handle of each bucket caddy is mounted on the outside face of the O-ring mid-way between the two poles of the O-ring.  
   
   
       13 . The tandem bucket holder of  claim 10  wherein each bucket caddy further comprises two mounting pins projecting from the outside face of the O-rings, and being spaced poles apart and parallel to the base member of the U-shaped frame.  
   
   
       14 . The tandem bucket holder of  claim 13  wherein each vertical framing member has attached thereto a receiving tube for receiving the mounting pins of each bucket caddy.