a supporting member attached to the handle holds the can from the bottom thereby more strongly retaining the can onto the present single handed can holder a storing area is also provided in the handle to store small tools application_number US 94170104 A description the present invention is best understood by reference to the detailed figures and description set forth herein embodiments of the invention are discussed below with reference to the figures however those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the detailed description given herein with respect to these figures is for explanatory purposes as the invention extends beyond these limited embodiments a small can handle is herein presented by way of example that facilitates the holding of small containers with a single hand while applying the contents within the container to a work piece with the other hand fig1 illustrates a side perspective view of an exemplary can holder 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention the embodiment show has a relatively flexible can grip 110 that is designed to flex around and onto a certain range of can sizes that are within the elastic limit of the gripping arms thereby being capable of removably attaching the can to can holder 100 especially in the horizontal direction by way of example and not limitation flexible can grip 110 could be made of plastic and be sized to snap onto a standard round quart can can holder 100 further comprises a bottom can support member 120 that supports the weight of the can in the vertical direction a lower can retainer lip 125 is preferably provided at.