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Devices and methods are provided for detachably securing cans for use in plumbing, painting, construction, and home improvement. The devices are configured for mounting a structure such as a ladder, scaffold, bench, tool box, saw horse, table, railing, pipe, wood, lumber, metal, or plastic support

Devices and methods are provided for detachably securing cans for use in plumbing, painting, construction, and home improvement. The devices are configured for mounting a structure such as a ladder, scaffold, bench, tool box, saw horse, table, railing, pipe, wood, lumber, metal, or plastic support or other object and further configured for detachably securing cans, such as cans containing PVC glue or primer for a plumber's use. In one device, the securing members have two arms configured to be arranged in an open state for receiving the can with substantially zero insertion force. In that device, the arms have end portions with latching members configured to join together in a first engagement position with the can. In a closed state, the latching members are in a partially overlapping configuration that pulls the arms tightly around the circumference of the can and thereby supplies a compression fit with high pull-apart strength.

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What is claimed is: 1. A device for detachably securing two or more cylindrical objects at a worksite to either a post or a ladder, the device comprising: a brace body having a first bracket, the first bracket including a first horizontal support member and two first downward lateral restraints pro

What is claimed is: 1. A device for detachably securing two or more cylindrical objects at a worksite to either a post or a ladder, the device comprising: a brace body having a first bracket, the first bracket including a first horizontal support member and two first downward lateral restraints protruding down from outermost ends of the first horizontal support member and spaced apart to form a first brace body channel below the first horizontal support member and between the first downward lateral restraints to accommodate a post to support the device; the brace body further having a second bracket, the second bracket including two second horizontal support members perpendicularly attached to a bottom end of each of the first downward lateral restraints and further including two second downward lateral restraints protruding down from an outermost end of each second horizontal support members to form a second brace body channel below the second horizontal support members and between the second downward lateral restraints to accommodate a ladder rung to support the device, wherein the first and second brackets are arranged in a stair-stepped configuration from the first horizontal support member to the first downward lateral restraints to the second horizontal support members to the second downward lateral restraints; two securing members attached to each of the second downward lateral restraints and extending laterally from said brace body, the securing members each having a pair of holding arms to secure said cylindrical objects therein with substantially zero insertion force; and wherein said each second downward lateral restraint has a recess to accommodate the attachment of said securing members, so that the insertion of said ladder rung is not interfered with by said securing members when said device is secured to said ladder rung. 2. The device of claim 1 further comprising a handle secured to the brace body. 3. The device of claim 2 wherein the handle is rotatably secured to the brace body. 4. The device of claim 1 further comprising an attachment joint joining the brace body and securing members, the attachment joint being selected from the group consisting of a nut, bolt, screw, brace, thread, cotter and pin, clip, crimp, swage, thread, full or partial bearing, rivet, pin, fastener, interlocking members, glue, adhesive, resin, welding, soldering, brazing, heat bonding, chemical bonding material, and combinations thereof. 5. The device of claim 1 wherein the brace further comprises a pair of legs. 6. The device of claim 1 wherein the securing members are spaced apart approximately 180 degrees of the other. 7. The device of claim 1 wherein the securing members further comprise a substantially zero insertion force can receiving socket disposed between the pair of can holding arms. 8. The device of claim 7 wherein the can holding arms further comprise latch end portions configured to receive said can in an open state with substantially zero insertion force and having can contacting portions configured to detachably secure said can in a closed state. 9. The device of claim 8 wherein the securing member comprises latch members configured to detachably join the latch end portions in a partially overlapping arrangement and provide a circumferentially closed engagement about said can with a compression fit having a high pull-apart strength. 10. The device of claim 1 wherein the securing member comprises a band clamp. 11. A device for detachably securing two or more cylindrical objects at a worksite to either a post or a ladder, the device comprising: a brace body having a first bracket, the first bracket including a first horizontal support member and two first downward lateral restraints protruding down from outermost ends of the first horizontal support member and spaced apart to form a first brace body channel below the first horizontal support member and between the first downward lateral restraints to accommodate a post to support the device; the brace body further having a second bracket, the second bracket including two second horizontal support members perpendicularly attached to a bottom end of each of the first downward lateral restraints and further including two second downward lateral restraints protruding down from an outermost end of each second horizontal support members to form a second brace body channel below the second horizontal support members and between the second downward lateral restraints to accommodate a ladder rung to support the device, wherein the first and second brackets are arranged in a stair-stepped configuration from the first horizontal support member to the first downward lateral restraints to the second horizontal support members to the second downward lateral restraints; two securing members attached to each of the second downward lateral restraints at an attachment joint and extending laterally from said brace body, the securing members each having a pair of holding arms to secure said cylindrical objects therein with substantially zero insertion force, each holding arm having a latch member to detachably join in a partially overlapping arrangement and provide a circumferentially closed arrangement about said object with a compression fit having a high pull apart strength; and wherein said each second downward lateral restraint has a recess to accommodate the attachment of said securing members, so that the insertion of said ladder rung is not interfered with by said securing members when said device is secured to said ladder rung. 12. The device of claim 11 further comprising a handle secured to the brace body. 13. The device of claim 12 wherein the handle is rotatably secured to the brace body. 14. The device of claim 11 wherein the attachment joint is selected from the group consisting of a nut, bolt, screw, brace, thread, cotter and pin, clip, crimp, swage, thread, full or partial bearing, rivet, pin, fastener, interlocking members, glue, adhesive, resin, welding, soldering, brazing, heat bonding, chemical bonding material, and combinations thereof. 15. The device of claim 11 wherein the brace further comprises a pair of legs. 16. The device of claim 11 wherein the securing members are spaced apart approximately 180 degrees of the other. 17. The device of claim 11 wherein the securing member comprises a band clamp.