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A dolly facilitating the transport of a cylindrical bucket or can between two sites includes a wheeled base comprising a frame having a plurality of elongated members which are joined together in a planar, spoke-like arrangement so that the end portions of the members are directed generally outwardl

A dolly facilitating the transport of a cylindrical bucket or can between two sites includes a wheeled base comprising a frame having a plurality of elongated members which are joined together in a planar, spoke-like arrangement so that the end portions of the members are directed generally outwardly of a center and a plurality of double-wheeled casters which are pivotally attached to the ends of the members for supporting the spoke-like arrangement of the frame in a substantially horizontal orientation for wheeled movement across a supporting surface. A retaining ring is supportedly attached upon the spoke-like arrangement for accepting a bucket inserted bottom-end first therein and for preventing a lateral shifting of the bucket across the frame. In addition, an elongated handle is attached to the frame so that an upper end extends generally upwardly from the frame in a substantially vertically condition and so that the handle is maintained in. the substantially vertical condition. The casters are constructed so that the inner bearings of the casters are protected from paint or other substance dropped upon the casters, and for purposes of aiding a painter in his tasks, the handle is adapted to support an extension handle for a paint roller leaned thereagainst and further includes a hook assembly which is adapted to hold a cutting pot at a good working height for a painter.

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1. A dolly facilitating the transport of a bucket between two sites, the dolly comprising:a wheeled base including a) a frame having a plurality of elongated members which are joined together in a spoke-like arrangement so that end portions of the elongated members are directed generally outwardly f

1. A dolly facilitating the transport of a bucket between two sites, the dolly comprising:a wheeled base including a) a frame having a plurality of elongated members which are joined together in a spoke-like arrangement so that end portions of the elongated members are directed generally outwardly from a center, b) a plurality of wheel assemblies which are attached to the elongated members adjacent the end portions thereof for supporting the spoke-like arrangement of the frame in a substantially horizontally-disposed orientation for wheeled movement of the frame across a supporting surface, and c) means providing a retaining ring which is supportedly attached upon the spoke-like arrangement of the frame for accepting a bucket inserted bottom-end first therein and for preventing an appreciable shift of the bucket laterally of the frame when the bucket is positioned within the retaining ring; and an elongated handle having two ends, one end of the handle being attached to the frame adjacent one side thereof so that the other end of the handle extends generally upwardly therefrom in a substantially vertical condition, and wherein each wheel assembly includes a wheel and internal bearings by which the wheel rotates relative to the remainder of the wheel assembly and further includes a cover which covers the internal bearings of the wheel assembly to protect the internal bearings from paint or other substance dropped upon the wheel assembly, and wherein the handle includes nesting means disposed adjacent the upper end of the handle within which an extension of a paint roller can be leaned when the paint roller, with extension attached, is positioned within a bucket and the bucket is, in turn, positioned within the retaining ring so that the extension is prevented from shifting from side-to-side with respect to the handle of the dolly.