Patent ID: 7438267

Claim:
A paint bucket ladder hook assembly for suspending a paint bucket to a ladder rung comprising a rounded strong metal upper hook for suspending from a ladder rung, a closed grip handle for moving the hook assembly, and a lower hook for supporting a paint bucket; Wherein the closed grip handle includes an upper horizontal frame having a first end and a second end, a vertical handle frame being a strong solid plastic ribbed handle having an upper end and a lower end, a lower vertical frame integrally formed with the upper hook at lower end of the hook, a lower horizontal frame having a first end and a second end, the first end of the upper horizontal frame is connected to the upper end of the vertical handle frame and the first end of the lower horizontal frame is connected to the lower end of the vertical handle frame; the lower horizontal frame includes a first horizontal portion having an end defining the first end of the lower horizontal frame, and an offset being L-shaped connected to the first horizontal portion and extending below the first horizontal portion, the offset having an end defining the second end of the lower horizontal frame; the lower vertical frame extending parallel to the vertical handle frame, the lower vertical frame having a lower end connected to the second end of the lower horizontal frame, the lower vertical frame extending upwardly from the second end of the lower horizontal frame to the lower end of the upper hook; the second end of the upper horizontal frame connected to the lower vertical frame, and the upper hook disposed upwardly from the upper horizontal frame, the lower hook includes a metal link suspended from and movable along the offset of the lower horizontal frame and a swivel attached below the metal link and a spring snap hook attached below the swivel for suspending a paint bucket.