A tool caddy with vertical inner and outer compartment support sections. The inner and outer sections are made of a semi-rigid, semi-flexible material such as thermoplastic and joined to each other at their respective upper ends by a saddle. The support sections are generally pre-formed to fit the t
A tool caddy with vertical inner and outer compartment support sections. The inner and outer sections are made of a semi-rigid, semi-flexible material such as thermoplastic and joined to each other at their respective upper ends by a saddle. The support sections are generally pre-formed to fit the tapering radius of a selectable container and each support section has at least one compartment.
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1. A tool caddy for an open container, the container having a depth, the container also having a rim with at least one flange, and the container also having tapering walls, such that a radius at the interior of the rim of the container is greater than a radius at the interior of a base of the contai
1. A tool caddy for an open container, the container having a depth, the container also having a rim with at least one flange, and the container also having tapering walls, such that a radius at the interior of the rim of the container is greater than a radius at the interior of a base of the container, the caddy comprising generally vertical inner and outer compartment support sections,at least the inner support section having vertical height generally commensurate with the container depth,the inner and outer sections each comprised of hard plastic, semi-flexible material and joined to each other at their respective upper ends by a hard plastic, semi-flexible saddle, such that the inner and outer sections can be flexed away from each other to slide over the at least one flange of the container rim and return to their approximate non-flexed shape,wherein at least the inner support section is pre-formed at an angle which fits the tapering walls of the container. 2. The tool caddy of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of compartments removably attached to at least one of the support sections. 3. The tool caddy of claim 1 wherein the saddle further comprises at least one guide extending into an interior of the saddle to engage the at least one flange of the container rim. 4. The tool caddy of claim 3 wherein the at least one guide further comprises a guide chosen from the set of guides consisting of a ridge, a point and a set of points. 5. The tool caddy of claim 2 wherein each compartment has at least one tab and is removably attached to its section by hooking into a slot in the section. 6. The tool caddy of claim 2 wherein at least one compartment has a generally flat bottom and is operatively engaged at a lower end of a support section so that the flat bottom comprises a base for the caddy to stand alone. 7. The tool caddy of claim 6 wherein both support sections each have a base and one of the bases has a stand-off. 8. A bucket and at least one tool caddy for the bucket, the bucket having a rim with at least one flange,the bucket also having tapering walls such that a radius at the interior of the rim of the bucket is greater than a radius at the interior of base of the bucket,the tool caddy comprising generally vertical inner and outer compartment support sections,at least the inner support section having a vertical height generally commensurate with a bucket depth,the inner and outer sections each comprised of hard plastic, semi-flexible material and joined to each other at their respective upper ends by a hard plastic, semi-flexible saddle, such that the inner and outer sections can be flexed away from each other to slide over the at least one flange of the bucket rim and return to their approximate non-flexed shape,the inner support section further comprising at least one compartment that is disposed on a bottom portion of the inner support, leaving the bucket generally open at the top,wherein the inner and outer sections are pre-formed at angles which fit the tapering walls of the bucket. 9. The bucket and caddy of claim 8 further comprising a plurality of side-by-side tool caddies on the bucket. 10. The bucket and caddy of claim 9 further comprising a section fastener to attach respective side-by-side caddies to one another, the fastener selected from the group of fasteners consisting of: clip, clasp, slide and pin. 11. The bucket and caddy of claim 9 further comprising, the bucket having a handle, and, for a pair of caddies, corresponding cutaways that are formed to match the bucket's radii and taper and that are disposed to face each other on each side of an attachment site of the bucket's handle. 12. The bucket and caddy of claim 8 further comprising a plurality of compartments removably attached to at least one of the support sections, and further wherein the at least one tool caddy is removable from the bucket to stand generally vertically on its own. 13. The bucket and caddy of claim 8 wherein the saddle further comprises a built in handle. 14. A tool caddy for an open container having a depth, the container also having a rim with at least one flange, and the container also having tapering walls, such that a radius at the interior of the rim of the container is greater than a radius at the interior of a base of the container, the caddy comprising generally vertical inner and outer compartment support sections,at least the inner support section having a vertical height generally commensurate with the container depth,the inner and outer sections each comprised of hard plastic, semi-flexible material and joined to each other at their respective upper ends by a hard plastic, semi-flexible saddle, such that the inner and outer sections can be flexed away from each other to slide over the at least one flange of the container rim and return to their approximate non-flexed shape,wherein at least the inner support section is pre-formed at an angle which fits the tapering walls of the container,the inner support section further comprising at least one compartment that is disposed near the bottom of the container, andthe caddy, which comprises the support sections and the saddle, is configured and disposed, to stand rigidly and vertically on its own. 15. The tool caddy of claim 1 wherein the saddle further comprises a handle configured to facilitate lifting the caddy. 16. The tool caddy of claim 1 wherein the inner support section further comprises at least one compartment that is disposed near the bottom of the container. 17. The tool caddy of claim 1 wherein the container, for which the caddy is configured, also has a rigid handle, and the outer support section is configured to rigidly fit around a portion of an attachment site of the container's handle.
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