POT HOOK|Hyde’s #45110 pail hook is used to hang paint pails on ladders, windowsills, etc. It has a sharp pointed hook, plated steel construction and a snap-lock catch. Besides painting, it can also be used when washing windows, picking fruit, or any other activity that involves a pail and a ladder! The swivel allows the paint pail hook to be used by right handers or left handers, and is recommended any pail less than 5 pounds.