Patent ID: 8157055

Claim:
A ladder caddy for securely positioning a ladder in place against a work surface, the ladder caddy being attachable to the upper ends of the ladder's stringers, the ladder caddy comprising: an elongated housing having a bottom wall, a pair of laterally spaced apart sidewalls, a rear wall, and a curvilinear bullnose-shaped front wall cooperating to form an interior chamber, the front wall having a resilient cushion member for engaging the work surface; a socket formed in the housing for receiving the upper ends of the stringers and removably retaining the upper ends of the stringers therein, the socket including a ledge having an opening; and a hook and means for biasing the hook toward the housing, the hook and means for biasing being disposed within the socket, the hook extending through the opening and having a threaded shank position above the ledge and a J-shaped member disposed below the ledge for attachment to a rung on the ladder; wherein the hook entraps the ladder rung and the means for biasing draws the hook toward the housing to secure the housing into engagement with the ladder.