Patent ID: 8596454

Claim:
A container for holding tools and supplies mountable on the top step of a stepladder comprising: said container including a generally flat bottom wall adapted to be supported on the top step of the stepladder, said bottom wall having at least one aperture for accommodating a fastener for securing the bottom wall to the top step of the stepladder, upright front, rear and opposite end walls joined to the bottom wall surrounding a chamber having an open top for accommodating tools and paint cans and supplies, at least one of the upright end walls having a plurality of horizontal holes open to the chamber for accommodating supports for holding tools, and said upright front and rear walls include outwardly convex curved middle sections having arcuate concave curved inside wall surfaces laterally spaced from each other and adapted to accommodate a cylindrical paint can and retain the paint can on the bottom wall of the container, a horizontal ledge joined to said upright rear wall extended outwardly away from the rear wall, said ledge having a top horizontal surface coextensive with the top of the upright rear wall, and a plurality of generally vertical holes and a slot open to the top surface of said ledge for accommodating tools to support the tools on the container.