Patent ID: 8191684

Claim:
A ladder mounted brush apparatus comprising, in combination: a rectangular brush base; a plurality of bristles perpendicularly affixed to the brush base; a hinged attachment removably fastened to the brush base, opposite the bristles, the hinged attachment having a first end spaced apart from a second end, the hinged attachment comprising: an attachment plate; a plurality of spaced apart plate orifices disposed within the attachment plate; a spring loaded barrel hinge affixed to the attachment plate proximal to the second end; an extension affixed to the hinge, opposite the attachment plate; whereby the spring loaded barrel hinge automatically returns the attachment plate with attached brush base and bristles to a position perpendicular to the extension; a pair of spaced apart extension orifices disposed within the extension; a u-bolt removably inserted around an existing rung of an existing ladder, adjacent to an existing rail, the u-bolt then inserted through the extension orifices; a pair of nuts removably affixing the u-bolt atop the ladder rung.