Painter's hip level pail carrier

Claim 2

A hip level carrier for swinging a vertically disposed open topped pail on a horizontal axis, and including; a girdle of flexible strapping for encircling the hips of a person at waste level, a substantial flat apron of flexible strapping depending from one side of the girdle to overly the thigh of said person for stabilized support when contiguously engaged against said thigh, an anti-friction bearing means having a horizontally disposed axis projecting normal from the flat apron and supporting thigh, said bearing means having a first plate member secured to the flat apron and a second plate member rotatable on said axis, and with a bearing carried in opposed circular races of said first and second plate members for free rotation of said second plate member, and pail securement means on the second plate member and carrying the pail with the pail's center of gravity below said horizontally disposed axis.

Claim 3

The hip level carrier for a pail set forth in claim 1, wherein the flexible girdle strapping is secured to the hips of the person by adjustable belting and buckle means.

Claim 4

The hip level carrier for a pail as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first plate member of the bearing means has a member secured to the apron and secures the second plate member rotatable on said axis.

Claim 5

The hip level carrier for a pail as set forth in claim 1, wherein the bearing carried in said opposed circular races are ball bearings.

Claim 6

The hip level carrier for a pail as set forth in claim 1, wherein the pail has a bottom and side walls, and wherein the pail securement means is flexible strapping embracing the side walls of the pail with releasable fastener means therefor.

Claim 7

The hip level carrier for a pail as set forth in claim 1, wherein the pail has a bottom and side walls, and wherein the pail securement means is flexible strapping embracing the side walls of the pail with releasable hook-and-loop fastener means adjustably securing overlapped end portions thereof.

Claim 8

The hip level carrier for a pail as set forth in claim 1, wherein the flexible girdle strapping is secured to the hip of the person by adjustable belting and buckle means, wherein the pail has a bottom and side walls, and wherein the pail securement means is flexible strapping embracing the side walls of the pail with releasable hook-and-loop fastener means adjustably securing overlapped end portions thereof.

Claim 9

A hip level carrier for damped swinging of a vertically disposed open topped pail having a bail rotatable on a trunnion axis at the top portion thereof, and including; a girdle of flexible strapping for encircling the hips of a person at waste level, a substantially flat apron of flexible strapping depending from one side of the girdle to overly the thigh of said person for stabilized support when contiguously engaged against said thigh. an anti-friction bearing means having a horizontally disposed axis projecting normal from the flat apron and supporting thigh, said bearing means having a first plate member secured to the flat apron and a second plate member rotatable on said axis and with ball bearings carried in opposed circular races of said first and second plate members for free rotation of said second plate member, pail securement means on the second plate and carrying the pail with the pail's center of gravity below said horizontally disposed axis, and pail motion damping means carried by the girdle strapping directly above the bearing means axis and frictionally engaging the bail.

Claim 10

A hip level carrier for damped swinging of a vertically disposed open topped pail having a bail rotatable on a trunnion axis at the top portion thereof, and including; a girdle of flexible strapping for encircling the hips of a person at waste level, a substantially flat apron of flexible strapping depending from one side of the girdle to overly the thigh of said person for stabilized support when contiguously engaged against said thigh. an anti-friction bearing means having a horizontally disposed axis projecting normal from the flat apron and supporting thigh, said bearing means having a first plate member secured to the flat apron and a second plate member rotatable on said axis and with ball bearings carried in opposed circular races of said first and second plate members for free rotation of said second plate member, pail securement means on the second plate and carrying the pail with the pail's center of gravity below said horizontally disposed axis, and pail motion damping means carried by the girdle strapping directly above the bearing means axis and frictionally engaging the bail.

Claim 11

The hip level carrier for damped swinging of a pail as set forth in claim 8, wherein the motion damping means is a vertically disposed belting and releasable buckle means engageable with and over the bail.

Claim 12

The hip level carrier for damped swinging of a pail as set forth in claim 8, wherein the pail has a bottom and side walls, and wherein the pail securement means is flexible strapping embracing the said walls of the pail with releasable hook-and-loop fastener means and adjustably securing overlapped end portions thereof.

Claim 13

The hip level carrier for damped swinging of a pail as set forth in claim 8, wherein the flexible girdle strapping is secured to the hips of the person by adjustable belting and buckle means, wherein the pail has a bottom and side walls, wherein the pail securement means is flexible strapping embracing the side walls of the pail with releasable hook-and-loop fastener means adjustably securing overlapped end portions thereof, and wherein the motion damping means is a vertically disposed belting and releasable buckle means engageable with and over the bail.