Patent ID: 8151938

Claim:
A tool case for engaging a ladder, comprising: a substantially rigid skeleton, having a substantially horizontal top surface; a first substantially vertical upper wall, extending upward from said substantially horizontal top surface, said first substantially vertical upper wall and said substantially horizontal top surface defining a compartment; a substantially horizontal bottom surface; and first, second, third and fourth substantially vertical lower walls, extending downward from first, second, third and fourth edges, respectively, of said substantially horizontal bottom surface, said substantially horizontal bottom surface and said first, second, third and fourth lower walls defining a cavity for receiving a top portion of the ladder, wherein said first and third edges are opposite one another and said second and fourth edges are opposite one another; at least one holding mechanism attached to the skeleton for securing tools and accessories to the tool case; and a flexible casing that is positioned within said cavity and substantially adjacent and substantially parallel to said substantially horizontal bottom surface, said first lower wall, and said third lower wall, wherein a space is defined between said casing and said substantially horizontal bottom surface, said first lower wall, and said third lower wall of said skeleton.