Patent ID: 7845469

Claim:
An apparatus for holding tools and accessories within reach of a workman on a ladder having spaced apart rungs, said apparatus comprising: an upper mounting cradle and a lower mounting cradle spaced apart and combined together and adapted to engage rungs on a ladder; an adjustable connector lockable in a selected position to provide for variations in the distance between the cradles so that the apparatus can be mounted on ladders with different rung spacing; the adjustable connector comprising a pair of spaced apart bosses extending from the upper mounting cradle towards the lower mounting cradle, a corresponding pair of spaced apart bosses extending from the lower cradle towards the upper cradle and threaded members connecting the bosses to provide for varying the distance between the cradles; an accessory tray having an arm and a mounting boss combined with the arm with the mounting boss positioned between one of the bosses extending from the upper mounting cradle and the corresponding boss extending from the lower mounting cradle, the threaded member extending through the mounting boss to provide for swingable movement of the tray around the threaded member; the upper mounting cradle and the lower mounting cradle each having first and second concave surfaces, the first concave surfaces facing in a generally upward direction, and the second concave surfaces facing in a generally downward direction; the second concave surfaces of the upper and lower mounting cradles being selectively engagable with two different rungs on one side of a ladder, with the adjustable connector lockable to thereby provide support for mounting the apparatus to the rungs of the ladder; and the first concave surfaces of the upper and lower mounting cradles providing a place for holding objects to be used by a workman on the ladder.