Patent ID: 8453796
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: E06C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A ladder system comprising: a step ladder having a front section and a rear section having at least one step and having a ladder top, the ladder top having periphery and a front with a front facing edge and a rear in spaced relation to the front and essentially in parallel with the front, the front essentially in parallel and disposed over the front section, the rear essentially in parallel and disposed over the rear section, the ladder top having at least a first slot having an opening in the periphery disposed on the front facing edge, the first slot has a lead in at the first slot's top, the slot has a diameter which is smaller at its bottom than at its top, the first slot is disposed at an edge of the top; and a container having at least a first protrusion that engages with the first slot to hold the container to the top, the protrusion has a diameter which is smaller at its bottom than its top, the container has a handle, the lead in guides the first protrusion into the first slot, the weight of the container supported by the first protrusion in the first slot and by resting on the front of the top, the first protrusion's shape corresponds with the first slot's shape to fit with the first slot, the first slot being a tool slot when the first protrusion is not disposed in the first slot.