Patent ID: 7370726
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: E06C

Abstract:
1. A ladder and container combination assembly comprising: a ladder including a first pair of legs and a second pair of legs, said first pair of legs being hingedly coupled to said second pair of legs, a plurality of steps being attached to and extending between said legs of said first pair of legs; a collapsible housing including bottom wall having a first side edge, a second side edge, front edge and a back edge, a back wall being hingedly coupled to said back edge, a front wall being hingedly coupled to said front edge, a first side wall being attached to said first edge, a second side wall being attached to said second side edge; and a support being attached to said housing and to a selected one of said steps, said support being configured to selectively position said bottom wall in a horizontal orientation extending outwardly from said first pair of legs or in a generally vertical position extending upwardly from a juncture of said bottom and back walls; a horizontal member being attached to said selected one of said steps; a pair of rails, each of said rails being attached to an outer edge of said horizontal member and being orientated generally parallel to first pair of legs, each of said rails having an upper end and a lower end, said lower end extending below said bottom wall, said upper end extending above a plane of said bottom wall when said bottom wall is in said horizontal position, said back wall being attached to said rails; and a pair of arms, each of said arms having first end and a second end, each of said first ends being slidably coupled to one of said rails and being selectively movable upwardly or downwardly along said rails, each of said second ends being attached to said front wall.