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Carrying aids may be used with containers that include a wire bail pivotably attached to the container. The carrying aids may include a body configured to engage the bail and be grasped by a grasping hand to suspend the container in a first position. The body may be configured to transfer a torque f

Carrying aids may be used with containers that include a wire bail pivotably attached to the container. The carrying aids may include a body configured to engage the bail and be grasped by a grasping hand to suspend the container in a first position. The body may be configured to transfer a torque from a grasping hand to the bail. The torque may pivot the bail relative to the container while lifting the container relative to a grasping hand from the first position to a second position above the first position. In some examples, the bail, with the body mounted thereon, may be pivoted down proximate the sidewall of the container such that the body engages a thumb of a grasping hand and presses the hand against the sidewall to stabilize and support the container relative to the grasping hand.

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1. A carrying aid for use with a container having a curved wire bail pivotably attached to at least one pivot point on the container, the carrying aid comprising: an elongate body configured to engage the bail and be grasped by a grasping hand to suspend the container from a grasping hand in a first

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A carrying aid for use with a container having a curved wire bail pivotably attached to at least one pivot point on the container, the carrying aid comprising: an elongate body configured to engage the bail and be grasped by a grasping hand to suspend the container from a grasping hand in a first position, wherein;the elongate body is configured to transfer a torque from a grasping hand to the bail, with the torque tending to pivot the bail about the at least one pivot point while lifting the container relative to a grasping hand from the first position to a second position above the first position;the elongate body includes a first and a second opposed grip surfaces, the first grip surface being configured to engage a thumb of the grasping hand, and the second grip surface being configured to engage a finger of the grasping hand, so that opposed pressure applied to the first and second opposed grip surfaces by the thumb and finger of the grasping hand applies the torque to the elongate body; andthe elongate body includes a projection that extends away from the at least one pivot point when the elongate body is engaged with the bail, the first grip surface is disposed on the projection, and the elongate body includes a rounded exterior portion configured to engage the palm of a grasping hand. 2. The carrying aid of claim 1, wherein the elongate body includes a groove configured to receive and engage the bail to transfer torque from the elongate body to the bail. 3. The carrying aid of claim 2, wherein the elongate body has an exterior surface and the groove includes a base surface and first and second opposed sidewalls that extend from the base surface of the groove to the exterior surface of the elongate body, and upon application of the torque to the elongate body by the grasping hand a first part of the first opposed sidewall engages a first part of the bail and a second part of the second opposed sidewall engages a second part of the bail that is disposed between the first part of the bail and the at least one pivot point on the container. 4. The carrying aid of claim 3, wherein the first and second opposed sidewalls of the groove are substantially flat and the base surface of the groove is curved to engage the bail. 5. The carrying aid of claim 1, wherein, when the elongate body is engaged on the bail, the first grip surface is disposed proximate a first part of the bail and the second grip surface is disposed proximate a second part of the bail that is disposed between the first part of the bail and the at least one pivot point on the container. 6. The carrying aid of claim 1, wherein the first grip surface is configured to engage a side of the thumb, and the second grip surface is configured to engage the finger proximate its tip, with the finger extended. 7. The carrying aid of claim 1, wherein the container is a one-gallon paint can. 8. The carrying aid of claim 7, wherein the elongate body includes at least one holder configured to engage and retain a paint brush. 9. The carrying aid of claim 1, wherein the elongate body includes at least one padded portion. 10. The carrying aid of claim 1, wherein the container includes a sidewall, the elongate body includes a curved grasping surface configured to permit the bail to be pivoted down proximate the sidewall of the container, and the curved grasping surface is configured to engage the thumb of the grasping hand and press the grasping hand against the sidewall to stabilize and support the container relative to the grasping hand. 11. The carrying aid of claim 1, wherein the elongate body includes a leverage brace disposed on and extending from the elongate body. 12. The carrying aid of claim 11, wherein the grasping hand has a palmar surface and a dorsal surface, and the leverage brace engages at least a portion of the dorsal surface of the grasping hand. 13. A carrying aid for use with a container having a sidewall and a curved wire bail pivotably attached to the container for rotation of the wire bail about an axis, the carrying aid comprising: an elongate body configured to be mounted on and extend along the bail to stabilize and support the container relative to a grasping hand, wherein the elongate body includes a bearing surface configured to engage and rest against a thumb of a grasping hand when at least a portion of the palm of a grasping hand is engaged with the sidewall of the container and the bail is pivoted about the axis such that the bearing surface is proximate the sidewall of the container, the bearing surface includes a projection that extends toward the axis when the elongate body is mounted on the bail, the projection is configured to engage a thumb of a grasping hand, and the bearing surface is configured to urge a grasping hand against the sidewall of the container when the container's weight causes the bail to rotate about the axis. 14. The carrying aid of claim 13, wherein the bearing surface includes a recess configured to receive and engage a thumb of a grasping hand when the at least a portion of the palm of a grasping hand is engaged with the sidewall of the container and the bail is pivoted about the axis such that the bearing surface is proximate the sidewall of the container. 15. The carrying aid of claim 14, wherein the projection defines an end of the recess. 16. The carrying aid of claim 15, wherein the projection is adapted to be gripped between a thumb and first finger of a grasping hand. 17. The carrying aid of claim 16, wherein the container is a one-gallon paint can. 18. The carrying aid of claim 14, wherein contact between the projection and the sidewall establishes a pivotable end point of the bail about the axis, and a portion of the bearing surface within the recess is spaced from the sidewall when the bail is at the pivotable end point. 19. The carrying aid of claim 13, wherein the elongate body includes a groove configured to receive and engage the bail. 20. The carrying aid of claim 13, wherein the elongate body includes first and second opposed grip surfaces, the elongate body is configured to engage the bail and be grasped by a grasping hand to suspend the container from a grasping hand in a first position, the first grip surface is configured to engage a thumb of a grasping hand, the second grip surface is configured to engage a finger of a grasping hand, and opposed pressure applied to the first and second opposed grip surfaces by a thumb and finger of a grasping hand applies a torque to the elongate body, with the torque tending to pivot the bail relative to the container and about the axis while lifting the container relative to a grasping hand from the first position to a second position above the first position. 21. A paint can holder, comprising: a body configured to be mounted on a bail of a one-gallon paint can and grasped by a grasping hand to support the paint can by the bail, the bail being pivotably attached to at least one pivot point on the can,wherein the elongate body includes opposed leverage surfaces configured to engage a thumb and forefinger of a grasping hand that grasps the elongate body,with the opposed leverage surfaces being configured to permit a grasping hand to selectively apply a torque to and pivot the bail using a thumb and forefinger of a grasping hand such that the bail is displaced to one side of the one-gallon paint can; andthe elongate body includes a projection that extends away from the at least one pivot point when the elongate body is engaged with the bail, the first grip surface is disposed on the projection, and the elongate body includes a rounded exterior portion configured to engage the palm of a grasping hand. 22. The paint can holder of claim 21, wherein the paint can includes a sidewall, the elongate body includes a curved grasping surface configured to permit the bail to be pivoted down proximate the sidewall of the paint can with the body mounted on the bail, and the curved grasping surface is configured to engage a thumb of a grasping hand and press a grasping hand against the sidewall to stabilize and support the paint can relative to the grasping hand. 23. The paint can holder of claim 21, wherein the elongate body includes a grasping arm configured to engage a grasping hand at a palmar surface, and a leverage brace configured to engage a grasping hand at a dorsal surface while the palmar surface is turned upwards, thereby permitting a user to cause a torque to be applied to the elongate body which displaces the bail to one side of the paint can. 24. The paint can holder of claim 23, wherein the leverage brace is configured to extend beyond the sweep of the pivotable bail. 25. The paint can holder of claim 24, wherein the grasping arm defines a first plane and is configured to be grasped by either of a hands from either direction, and the leverage brace defines a second plane laterally displaced from the first plane, such that a hand applies different torques to the bail when grasping the elongate body from different directions. 26. The paint can holder of claim 24, wherein the leverage brace is mounted at one end to the grasping arm to form an open-sided hook. 27. A method of painting, comprising: mounting a carrying aid on a bail of a paint can containing paint;where the carrying aid includes an elongate body configured to engage the bail and be grasped by a grasping hand to suspend the paint can from a grasping hand in a first position, wherein;the elongate body is configured to transfer a torque from a grasping hand to the bail, with the torque tending to pivot the bail about the at least one pivot point while lifting the container relative to a grasping hand from the first position to a second position above the first position;the elongate body includes a first and a second opposed grip surfaces, the first grip surface being configured to engage a thumb of the grasping hand, and the second grip surface being configured to engage a finger of the grasping hand, so that opposed pressure applied to the first and second opposed grip surfaces by the thumb and finger of the grasping hand applies the torque to the elongate body; andthe elongate body includes a projection that extends away from the at least one pivot point when the elongate body is engaged with the bail, the first grip surface is disposed on the projection, and the elongate body includes a rounded exterior portion configured to engage the palm of a grasping hand;supporting the paint can by grasping the mounted carrying aid using a hand, so that the paint can is suspended from the bail;applying a torque to the carrying aid using the grasping hand, so that the bail is displaced to one side; anddipping a paint brush into the paint while the bail is displaced to one side. 28. A method for painting, comprising: mounting a carrying aid on a bail of a paint can;where the carrying aid includes an elongate body configured to engage the bail and be grasped by a grasping hand to suspend the paint can from a grasping hand in a first position, wherein;the elongate body is configured to transfer a torque from a grasping hand to the bail, with the torque tending to pivot the bail about the at least one pivot point while lifting the container relative to a grasping hand from the first position to a second position above the first position;the elongate body includes a first and a second opposed grip surfaces, the first grip surface being configured to engage a thumb of the grasping hand, and the second grip surface being configured to engage a finger of the grasping hand, so that opposed pressure applied to the first and second opposed grip surfaces by the thumb and finger of the grasping hand applies the torque to the elongate body; andthe elongate body includes a projection that extends away from the at least one pivot point when the elongate body is engaged with the bail, the first grip surface is disposed on the projection, and the elongate body includes a rounded exterior portion configured to engage the palm of a grasping hand;pivoting the bail downward until it is proximate a side wall of the paint can;pressing a grasping hand against the sidewall so that at least a portion of the grasping hand extends between the carrying aid and the sidewall of the paint can; anddipping a paint brush into the paint can while the paint can is stabilized and supported with respect to the grasping hand. 29. The method of claim 28, wherein the portion of the grasping hand extending between the carrying aid and the sidewall of the paint can is a thumb of the grasping hand.