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A container base and tray has a container securing portion and a tray or tote portion. The container securing portion secures a container, such as a paint container, to the base and allows a user to transfer the container base and tray (when the container is secured thereto) by way of the container

A container base and tray has a container securing portion and a tray or tote portion. The container securing portion secures a container, such as a paint container, to the base and allows a user to transfer the container base and tray (when the container is secured thereto) by way of the container handle. The container securing portion and the tray or tote portion may comprise a single component or may comprise separate, connectable, components. In one embodiment, the tray may secure containers having different sized bases.

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1. A base for a container comprising: a container securing portion having an outer securing portion and an inner securing portion, the outer and inner securing portions defining a groove, the outer container securing portion having an upper region and a lower region, the upper region being closer to

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A base for a container comprising: a container securing portion having an outer securing portion and an inner securing portion, the outer and inner securing portions defining a groove, the outer container securing portion having an upper region and a lower region, the upper region being closer to the inner container securing portion than the lower region, the container securing portion being configured to couple a container having a bottom rim positioned in the groove to the container securing portion by applying at least one force to the bottom rim of the container, wherein the container securing portion is configured such that a weight of the bottom rim of the container on an upper surface of the groove creates a first force from the inner securing portion on the container and a second force from the outer securing portion on the container;a securing bracket positioned within the outer securing portion, the securing bracket configured to apply an inward force against a container coupled to the base, wherein the securing bracket does not extend above the outer container securing portion;a surrounding portion extending outwardly from the container securing portion, the surrounding portion disposed around the container securing portion; anda container release component disposed adjacent the outer securing portion of the container securing portion. 2. The base of claim 1, wherein the container securing portion and surrounding portion are separate components of the base, the container securing portion including at least one aperture configured to allow a portion of the container to pass therethrough. 3. The base of claim 2, wherein the surrounding potion includes at least one connection aperture and the container securing portion includes at least one extension, the extension configured to pass through the connection aperture to secure the container securing portion to the surrounding portion. 4. The base of claim 1 further comprising a handle attached to the surrounding portion, wherein the handle extends between a first side of the surrounding portion to a second side of the surrounding portion over at least a portion of the container securing portion. 5. The base of claim 1, wherein the surrounding portion is a tray including a raised outer edge. 6. The base of claim 5, wherein the surrounding portion further includes a plurality of compartment separators extending from the container securing portion to the raised outer edge and defining a plurality of compartments. 7. The base of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of a bottom surface of the base is textured. 8. The base of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of a top surface of the surrounding portion is textured. 9. The base of claim 1, wherein the container securing portion further includes means for securing a first container having a first sized base, and means for securing a second container having a second sized base, the second sized base being smaller than the first sized base, the means for securing the second container being positioned below the means for securing the first container. 10. The base of claim 1, wherein the container securing portion further includes a first cylindrical sleeve configured to secure a first container having a first diameter and a second cylindrical sleeve positioned concentrically with the first cylindrical sleeve, the second cylindrical sleeve configured to secure a second container having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, the second cylindrical sleeve being positioned below the first cylindrical sleeve. 11. The base of claim 1, wherein the inner securing portion includes a rounded top surface extending above an upper most portion of the outer securing portion. 12. The base of claim 1, wherein the inner securing portion includes an upper region and a bottom region defining the groove, the upper region being wider than the bottom region. 13. The base of claim 1, wherein the container release component is configured to release the inward force applied against the container by the securing bracket when the container release component is depressed. 14. The base of claim 1, further comprising a pivot pin about which the securing bracket rotates, the securing bracket configured to reduce the inward force on a container positioned in the base when the securing bracket is rotated about the pivot pin by depressing the container release component. 15. A base for a container comprising: means for securing a container positioned in a groove of the base to the base by applying at least one force to a bottom rim of the container, the means for securing the container comprising an outer securing portion and a securing bracket positioned within the outer securing portion, the securing bracket configured to apply an inward force against a container coupled to the base, wherein the securing bracket does not extend above the outer container securing portion;a surrounding portion extending outwardly from the securing means, the surrounding portion disposed around the securing means; andmeans for releasing the container from the base positioned adjacent the securing means. 16. The base of claim 15, wherein said securing means further comprises means for securing a first container having a first sized and a means for securing a second container having a second sized base, the second sized base being smaller than the first sized base, the means for securing the second container being positioned below the means for securing the first container. 17. A base for a container comprising: a container receiving portion having a first cylindrical sleeve having a first groove configured to secure a first container received within the groove, the first container having a first diameter and a second cylindrical sleeve positioned concentrically with the first cylindrical sleeve, the second cylindrical sleeve having a second groove configured to secure a second container received within the groove, the second container having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, the second cylindrical sleeve being positioned below the first cylindrical sleeve, anda surrounding portion extending outwardly from the container securing portion, the surrounding portion disposed around the container securing portion and including a raised outer edge, the surrounding portion including a plurality compartment separators extending from the container securing portion to the raised outer edge, the compartment separators dividing the surrounding portion into a plurality of compartments;wherein at least one of the first groove and the second groove is partially defined by an outer securing portion configured to apply at least one force to a bottom rim of the container received within the groove, the outer securing portion including a securing bracket positioned within the outer securing portion, the securing bracket configured to apply an inward force against the container received within the groove, wherein the securing bracket does not extend above the outer container securing portion. 18. The base of claim 17, wherein the surrounding portion is a tray. 19. The base of claim 17, wherein the surrounding portion is a tote including a roller tray having bottom that slopes towards an edge away from the container securing portion.