Patent ID: 6766881
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: E06C

Abstract:
A tool holder for mounting on top of a top-hinged, four-legged stepladder having a substantially rectangular flat top piece, a pair of front legs extending down from said top piece at opposite ends thereof at a front side of the stepladder, a pair of back legs extending down from said top piece at opposite ends thereof at a back side of the stepladder, a plurality of steps extending between said front legs at different levels below said top piece on the front side of the stepladder, and a plurality of cross pieces extending between said back legs at different levels below said top piece on the back side of the stepladder, said tool holder comprising:a substantially rectangular flat top panel shaped and dimensioned to overlie said top piece of the stepladder and having a front edge positioned to extend across said top piece of the stepladder at said front side thereof and a back edge positioned to extend across said top piece of the stepladder at said back side thereof, a substantially rectangular back panel with pockets thereon flexibly joined to said top panel across said back edge thereof and shaped and dimensioned to hang down from said top panel across said back side of the stepladder; a pair of trapezoidal opposite end panels with pockets thereon flexibly joined to said top panel at opposite ends thereof between said back and front edges of the top panel and each shaped and dimensioned to hang down from said top panel across said stepladder between said back and front sides thereof; a substantially rectangular front panel with pockets thereon shaped and dimensioned to hang down from said top panel across said front side of the stepladder, and manually engageable and releasable connector members on said top panel at its front edge and on said front panel for releasably attaching said front panel to said top panel and permitting removal of said front panel from the holder to enable a person to stand on an upper step of the stepladder normally covered by said front panel when attached to said top panel; and manually engageable and releasable fastener elements on said back panel, said end panels and said front panel for interconnecting them to fit snugly around the stepladder down from said top piece thereof.