Patent ID: 9644425
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: E06C,F16B,F16M

Claim:
1. An apparatus for hanging or storing tools and equipment on an extension ladder, comprising: a handle; a bolt; a feature for attachment of tools and equipment; two or more wedges facing each other; and an elastic belt; wherein said bolt extends through said feature for attachment of tools and equipment, through said two or more wedges, and through said elastic belt; wherein said bolt has a compression counter point at its distal end from said handle and said handle can be used to cause compression of at least one surface of each wedge disposed toward the other at an angle such that when they are pressed together along an elongate axis of the bolt they slide against each other moving radially from said elongate axis of the bolt such that the apparatus can expand to clamp itself within a hollow rung of a ladder; and wherein said elastic belt causes said wedges to contract radially when said compression caused by said handle is removed.