Container support

Claim 1

A support for a bulk liquid container or the like comprising a mounting bracket of U-formation having an apertured base plate for attachment selectively to a vertical surface or a horizontal surface, said bracket including a pair of parallel side plates projecting from the base plate substantially at right angles thereto, said side plates having apertures along their ends away from the base plate and having other apertures along correcponding longitudinal edges thereof, a pair of extensible and retractable telescoping bar slides adapted to be selectively attached to said side plates along said ends away from the base or along said corresponding longitudinal edges by the use of said apertures along said ends or along said longitudinal edges in conjunction with separable fasteners engaging said apertures, and a basket for holding a bulk liquid container having trunnions thereon near its top and on opposite sides thereof and said trunnions being attached to leading end portions of extensible and retractable bars of said slides, said basket having a U-frame adapted to engage under a container and an adjustable container clamping ring secured to the top of said U-frame in unitized relationship therewith.