Patent ID: 8016075

Claim:
A paint tray and ladder assembly including a ladder having a plurality of rungs spaced along a length thereof, and a paint tray having: a first end and a second end; a substantially planar base adjacent the first end and over which a paint roller can be rolled; a pair of side walls on opposite sides of the base; a first set of hooks adjacent the first end; the first set of hooks being removably engaged with an upper rung of the ladder so that the paint tray is hung therefrom; the side walls having wall extensions extending toward the second end; the base having a base extension extending toward the second end, the base extension having a reversely bent portion extending toward the first end; the wall extensions and the base extension cooperating to form a paint reservoir; the reversely bent portion including an outwardly extending end portion which extends over top of and beyond a lower rung; a second set of hooks adjacent an upper front edge of the paint reservoir; the second set of hooks depending downwardly from the outwardly extending end portion; the second set of hooks being removably engaged with the lower rung of the ladder with a majority of the paint reservoir behind the lower rung; and a minor part of the paint reservoir defined by the outwardly extending end portion extending over the lower rung.