Patent ID: 8701828

Claim:
A stepladder comprising: a first step element and a second step element have a rotatable attachment adjacent a top step of each of said first step element and said second step element; a hinged strut is attached at opposed ends to each adjacent step rail of each opposed said first step element and said second step element intermediate said top steps and a ladder base; a plurality of steps spaced apart and attached between said step rails of said first step element and said step rails of said second step element; a lateral support leg rotatably attached at a top end by a rotatable fastener positioned in each side wall of said lateral support leg and in each side wall of each of said step rails of said first step element intermediate a second step and a third step from said top steps and a hinged leg strut is attached at opposed ends between each of said step rails of said first step element and each rotatably attached said lateral support leg; and wherein a capped lug is attached adjacent said top step on each of two opposed of said step rails, and a utility tray having four side walls with one of said side walls having at least two slots formed therein for engagement with said capped lugs is disposed on the stepladder.