Abstract: A retainer for immobilizing a bucket containing a liquid material, such as paint or other relatively viscous liquids, during mixing the material or to prevent accidental tipping of the bucket, is formed with a ring-like socket within which the bucket is positioned. Laterally-extending wings are formed on the socket. The user stands upon the wings to hold the socket against the ground-supporting surface upon which the socket is supported so as to prevent rotational or other movement of the socket and, consequently, movement of the bucket. The socket is formed of a generally cylindrically-shaped, vertically-axised wall which is tapered inwardly from its upper edge to its lower edge at a sufficient slope to radially inwardly frictionally grip and temporarily lock the bucket within the socket.

Abstract: A cover for a wooden deck structure which protects people walking on the deck structure from splinters. In one embodiment, the cover is in the form of a thin walled, U-shaped channel member which fits over one board of the deck structure. In doing so, the central section of the channel member overlies the top of the board while the sides of the channel member extend downwardly along the sides of the boards. The channel member is made of a synthetic extrudable material, such as vinyl, and is attached to the board by gluing.In a second embodiment, the cover is made from a plurality of elongated, flat strips haivng a tongue on one side and a matching groove on its other side. The strips are positioned on top of the deck strucuture so that the tongue and grooves of adjacent strips interlock and are attached to the deck structure by glue. In addition, the longitudinal axes of the strips can be transverse with respect to the axes of the boards in the deck structure.