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The lawn and garden implement caddy is useful for storing and transporting various implements, including long handled tools, hand tools and containers, useful in lawn and garden care. The caddy has a wheeled base with a front area having a container platform and a rear area that supports the head po

The lawn and garden implement caddy is useful for storing and transporting various implements, including long handled tools, hand tools and containers, useful in lawn and garden care. The caddy has a wheeled base with a front area having a container platform and a rear area that supports the head portion of the long handled tools. A center support interconnects the base with the top support and provides a plurality of shaped members that form a lower container enclosure and support the top support frame. The center support also includes a mechanism for supporting a lower container on or above the container platform. The top support frame forms a container enclosure in the front and a series of openings in the back configured to receive the handle end of the long handled tools. With the caddy, a lawn care worker can efficiently and effectively care for a lawn or garden.

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What is claimed is: 1. An implement caddy for a plurality of implements, said plurality of implements including one or more long handled tools each having a head portion and a handle portion, one or more hand tools and one or more containers, said implement caddy comprising: a base having a wheel s

What is claimed is: 1. An implement caddy for a plurality of implements, said plurality of implements including one or more long handled tools each having a head portion and a handle portion, one or more hand tools and one or more containers, said implement caddy comprising: a base having a wheel section with one or more wheels mounted to a base frame, a front section with a baseplate on said base frame forming a container platform, and a back section configured to receive said head portions of said one or more long handled tools, said back section of said base having a rake spline support and a spline stabilizer bar, said rake spline support substantially vertically displaced from a rake handle support attached to said top frame; a center support having a lower end and an upper end, said lower end of said center support connected to said base, said center support comprising a support post and a plurality of shaped support members, said plurality of shaped support members forming at least one container enclosure to at least partially enclose said one or more containers; and a top support connected to said upper end of said center support, said top support having a top frame forming a top front section and a top rear section, said top front section configured to at least partially enclose one of said one or more containers, said top rear section having a plurality of support openings to receive said handle portions of said long handled tools and/or to receive at least one of said one or more hand tools. 2. The implement caddy according to claim 1, wherein said back section of said base further comprises a lower storage area having an opening allowing access to a support tray. 3. The implement caddy according to claim 1, wherein said front section of said base further comprises a base storage compartment, said base storage compartment substantially disposed under said container platform. 4. The implement caddy according to claim 3, wherein said base storage compartment comprises a compartment door, said compartment door allowing access to said base storage compartment through a compartment opening in said container platform. 5. The implement caddy according to claim 1, wherein said base further comprises one or more storage trays connected to said container platform, said one or more storage trays configured to receive said head portion of at least one of said one or more long handled tools. 6. The implement caddy according to claim 1, wherein said wheel section comprises three wheels, at least one of said wheels pivotally disposed below said base frame. 7. The implement caddy according to claim 1, wherein said center support comprises a plurality of interconnected tubular members. 8. The implement caddy according to claim 1, wherein said top front section comprises at least one container support configured to releasably support one of said one or more containers in said container enclosure. 9. The implement caddy according to claim 1, wherein said top rear section comprises one or more baskets in said top frame. 10. The implement caddy according to claim 9, wherein at least one of said one or more baskets is shaped and configured to securely support a water bottle. 11. The implement caddy according to claim 1 further comprising a bracket attached to said support post, said bracket configured to releasably support one of said at least one container in said container enclosure. 12. The implement caddy according to claim 1 further comprising an adjustable container securing device configured to releasably support one of said at least one container in said container enclosure. 13. The implement caddy according to claim 12, wherein said adjustable container securing device comprises a generally H-shaped support handle. 14. The implement caddy according to claim 1 further comprising a tray apparatus mounted to said top support, said tray apparatus having one or more tray sections. 15. An implement caddy for a plurality of implements, said plurality of implements including one or more containers and one or more long handled tools, each having a head portion and a handle portion, and/or one or more hand tools, said implement caddy comprising: a base having a wheel section with one or more wheels mounted to a base frame, a front section with a baseplate on said base frame forming a container platform, and a back section configured to receive said head portions of said one or more long handled tools, said back section of said base having a lower storage area with an opening allowing access to a support tray; a center support having a lower end and an upper end, said lower end of said center support connected to said base, said center support comprising a support post and a plurality of shaped support members, said plurality of shaped support members forming at least one container enclosure to at least partially enclose said one or more containers, said support post having one or more brackets for releasably supporting one of said at least one container in said container enclosure; and a top support connected to said upper end of said center support, said top support having a top frame forming a top front section and a top rear section, said top front section configured to at least partially enclose one of said one or more containers, said top front section having at least one container support configured to releasably support one of said one or more containers in said container enclosure, said top rear section having a plurality of support openings to receive said handle portions of said long handled tools and/or to receive at least one of said one or more hand tools. 16. The implement caddy according to claim 15, wherein said front section of said base further comprises a base storage compartment, said base storage compartment substantially disposed under said container platform. 17. The implement caddy according to claim 16, wherein said base storage compartment comprises a compartment door, said compartment door allowing access to said base storage compartment through a compartment opening in said container platform. 18. The implement caddy according to claim 15, wherein said base further comprises one or more storage trays connected to said container platform, said one or more storage trays configured to receive said head portion of at least one of said one or more long handled tools. 19. The implement caddy according to claim 15, wherein said wheel section comprises three wheels, at least one of said wheels pivotally disposed below said base frame. 20. An implement caddy for a plurality of implements, said plurality of implements including one or more long handled tools each having a head portion and a handle portion, one or more hand tools and one or more containers, said implement caddy comprising: a base having a wheel section with one or more wheels mounted to a base frame, a front section with a baseplate on said base frame forming a container platform, and a back section configured to receive said head portions of said one or more long handled tools; a center support having a lower end and an upper end, said lower end of said center support connected to said base, said center support comprising a support post and a plurality of shaped support members, said plurality of shaped support members forming at least one container enclosure to at least partially enclose said one or more containers; a bracket attached to said support post, said bracket configured to releasably support one of said at least one container in said container enclosure; and a top support connected to said upper end of said center support, said top support having a top frame forming a top front section and a top rear section, said top front section configured to at least partially enclose one of said one or more containers, said top rear section having a plurality of support openings to receive said handle portions of said long handled tools and/or to receive at least one of said one or more hand tools. 21. The implement caddy according to claim 20, wherein said back section of said base further comprises a lower storage area having an opening allowing access to a support tray. 22. The implement caddy according to claim 20, wherein said front section of said base further comprises a base storage compartment, said base storage compartment substantially disposed under said container platform. 23. The implement caddy according to claim 22, wherein said base storage compartment comprises a compartment door, said compartment door allowing access to said base storage compartment through a compartment opening in said container platform. 24. The implement caddy according to claim 20, wherein said base further comprises one or more storage trays connected to said container platform, said one or more storage trays configured to receive said head portion of at least one of said one or more long handled tools.