Patent ID: 8469148
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: E06C

Abstract:
1. A pivotally adjustable ladder tray in combination with a ladder having at least two rungs, a first side rail and a second side rail, the ladder tray consisting of: an elongated frame including an elongated top section covering a top edge of said first side rail, an elongated outside section covering an external side of said first side rail and extending orthogonally from said elongated top section, and an elongated inside section covering an internal side of said first side rail and extending orthogonally from said elongated top section; said elongated frame extending over a major length of said first side rail at least a distance between an adjacent pair of rungs of said at least two rungs; two hooks protruding from said elongated inside section and separated a distance equal to the distance of the adjacent pair of rungs, each hook respectively defining a top horizontal member with a distal end member extending downwardly and vertically therefrom; each one of said hooks resting upon a top surface of the selected adjacent rungs of said ladder respectively with the distal end members respectively partially encircling said adjacent rungs to removably hold said elongated frame to said first rail and said adjacent rungs; said hooks and said elongated inside section are coplanar and lie within a first plane, the first plane aligns parallel to a second plane formed by the elongated outside section and between the two planes defines a channel with a width, wherein the width of the channel is wider than a width of the first side rail so that the channel of the elongated frame can receive the first side rail; a foldable shelf extending from said elongated frame via a first hinge that directly connects the foldable shelf and the elongated outside section, the first hinge allows the foldable shelf to pivot between a first shelf position and a second shelf position, said shelf including a rim extending around all four sides of a peripheral edge of said shelf, said shelf including a pair of spaced apart shelf lugs of the first hinge that extend from an edge of the shelf adjacent to said elongated frame, said elongated frame including a frame lug of the first hinge that correspondingly engages said pair of spaced apart shelf lugs via a means for pivotably connecting said shelf lugs to said frame lug; an elongated pivotable shelf support having a bottom end directly attached to a second hinge, the second hinge being directly attached to the elongated outside section and capable of pivoting the pivotable shelf support between a first support position and second support position, said shelf support including a top end edge that cooperatively engages and supports a bottom surface of said foldable shelf in the first support position and in the first shelf position, when the shelf support is positioned in the second support position it is substantially orthogonal to the first support position and is aligned substantially flat against the elongated outside surface while further allowing the foldable shelf to fold to the second shelf position which is substantially orthogonal to the first shelf position and substantially aligned flat against the shelf support; the elongated pivotable shelf support extends outwardly from the elongated outside section at an angle of 15 degrees with respect to a major length of the elongated outside section.