Patent ID: 7607623

Claim:
A container device for use with a hollow rung ladder having a plurality of hollow rungs, each rung having an opening that extends therethrough, the container device comprising, in combination, a rung insert member and a container for holding a liquid material therein; the rung insert member comprising a rung insertion portion, a container holding portion and an additional rung insertion portion, wherein the rung insertion portion extends from one end of the rung insert member to a first predetermined point along the length of the rung insert member, the additional rung insertion portion extends from the other end of the rung insert member to a second predetermined point along the length of the rung insert member, and the container holding portion is located between the rung insertion portion and the additional rung insertion portion and extends partway along the length of the rung insert member, wherein each of the rung insertion portion and the additional rung insertion portion is cross-sectionally dimensioned to fit within the opening of said hollow rung and has a length sufficient to enter at least about five inches into said hollow rung; the container having a base and a continuous surrounding sidewall that extends upwardly from the base to an open upper rim, wherein the upper rim has a first diameter and the base has a second diameter that may be the same or smaller than the first diameter, and including a pair of aligned openings located near the open upper rim that are dimensioned and arranged to permit the container holding portion of said rung insert member to be inserted there-through and thereby support the container, wherein said pair of aligned openings is offset rearwardly from the central horizontal axis of said container, thereby allowing the container to tip forwardly when the container includes liquid material; and wherein the container holding portion of said rung insert member has a length at least sufficient to pass through said pair of aligned openings in said container.