Patent ID: 7950612

Claim:
A container device for releasable attachment to a ladder having a plurality of rungs, the container device comprising: a receptacle, said receptacle comprising a bottom, a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls, wherein the front wall, rear wall, and pair of side walls define a top opening; at least one fixed bracket, said at least one fixed bracket fixedly attached to said receptacle and extending out from the receptacle to define a downwardly facing first notch adapted to receive a first ladder rung; a longitudinally pivotable bracket having a proximal end and a distal end, said pivotable bracket pivotably attached to said receptacle at the pivotable bracket's proximal end and adapted to receive a second ladder rung at its distal end; wherein said first notch is located below the top opening of said receptacle; a pivotable handle attached to said receptacle comprising locking tabs on said pivotable handle; a lid comprising tab slides on said lid, wherein said locking tabs frictionally engage said tab slides when said pivotable handle is rotated to a substantially vertical position.