Patent ID: 8919713

Claim:
A paint can holder for attachment to a ladder, comprising: a holding portion having a wider outer edge and a narrower inner edge with oppositely angled side edges extending therebetween, with a recessed groove extending along said outer edge and an alignment tab protruding from a bottom surface of said holding portion, wherein said groove is configured to receive a handle of a paint can and said protruding alignment tab is configured to engage with a lip of said paint can, wherein said holding portion defines a first rectangular opening adjacent said recessed groove and a second rectangular opening adjacent said narrower edge; and a single D-shaped shaft extending outwardly from said narrow edge of said holding portion, said shaft comprising upper and lower surfaces in fixed relationship, at least a portion of said upper surface comprising upper edges of a plurality of honeycomb shaped reinforcements disposed within said D-shaped shaft wherein said upper and lower surfaces are configured to engage with an interior of a rung of said ladder such that frictional contact between said surfaces and an inner surface of a rung of said ladder secures said paint can holder therein, and wherein said holding portion and said shaft comprise a unitary molded piece.