Patent ID: 6241204
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B44D,E06C

Abstract:
A paint bucket holder, removably attachable to a selected side of a ladder having hollow rungs and a pair of side support legs, interiors of said rungs being accessible through openings in said legs, said holder comprising:(a) a generally rectangular base plate providing a flat, generally horizontal surface for supporting a paint bucket;(b) a generally rectangular upright panel having a bottom edge connected at a substantially right angle to a rear edge of said base plate and having a top edge at a location above a top of said paint bucket;(c) a rigid arm having a first end portion insertable in, and engageable with, a hollow rung and a second portion extending outward linearly away from said ladder;(d) a sleeve adapted for slidably receiving said second portion of said arm, said sleeve being rigidly connected to an inside top edge portion of said panel;(e) restraint means for releasably maintaining said arm and said sleeve in fixed linear relation to one another; and(f) means for securing said base plate in predetermined relation to an adjacent side support leg.