Ladder caddy

• US 5,542,553 A
• Filed: 12/14/1994
• Issued: 08/06/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: William E. Penniman
• Original Assignee: William E. Penniman
• Inventors: Penniman, William E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin-Shue, Alvin C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Purol, Sarah L.
• Application Number:
  US08/355,618
• Time in Patent Office: 601 Days
• Field of Search: 211/70.6, 211/71, 211/86, 211/88, 248/210, 248/238, 248/211, 182/129
• US Class Current: 211/70.6
• CPC Class Codes: E06C 7/14 Holders for pails or other equipment on or for ladders

Abstract

A ladder caddy comprising a housing formed with a generally vertical side wall, a container mechanism coupled to a central extent of the side wall for holding tools therein, and a handle mechanism coupled to and extended upwards from the side wall; and a coupling mechanism for removably coupling the side wall to the legs of a ladder.

Claims

1. A ladder caddy for supporting tools of workmen in a convenient position on a ladder comprising, in combination:

a housing formed with a generally rectangular vertical interior side wall having long parallel horizontal upper and lower edges and short vertical end edges interconnected therebetween, a generally rectangular vertical exterior side wall offset from and positioned in parallel with the interior side wall and with the exterior side wall having long parallel horizontal upper and lower edges and short vertical end edges interconnected therebetween and with the end edges of the exterior wall being shorter than the end edges of the interior wall, a pair of generally rectangular vertical end walls each having parallel horizontal upper and lower edges and parallel vertical end edges interconnected therebetween, each end wall having one end edge coupled with a separate end edge of the exterior side wall such that the lower edges of the interior side wall, exterior side wall, and end walls are positioned in a first common plane and the upper edges of the end walls and exterior side wall are positioned in a second parallel common plane located above the first common plane and beneath the upper edge of the interior side wall, each end wall having its other end edge coupled to the interior side wall, a generally rectangular horizontal lower wall positioned in the first common plane and having long parallel horizontal interior and exterior edges and short parallel horizontal end edges and with the end edges thereof coupled with the lower edges of the end walls, the exterior edge thereof coupled with the lower edge of the exterior side wall, and the interior edge thereof coupled with the lower edge of the interior side wall to form a container with a box-shaped hollow interior portion, a generally rectangular vertical dividing wall having parallel horizontal upper and lower edges and parallel vertical interior and exterior edges interconnected therebetween with the dividing wall disposed within the container with the exterior edge thereof coupled to the exterior side wall, the interior edge thereof coupled to the interior side wall, the lower edge thereof coupled to the lower wall, and the upper edge thereof positioned within the second common plane, the dividing wall thereby creating two equally-sized bins within the container for holding tools, and an upstanding central region extended from the upper edge of the interior wall and having an oblong recess formed therethrough to create a carrying handle;

a pair of C-shaped brackets, each bracket having an exterior wall pivotally coupled to the interior side wall adjacent to one of its end edges, each bracket further having an interiorly extending region adapted to be secured to a separate leg of a ladder;

a horizontally extending first plate secured to and extended outwards from a central extent of the interior side wall above the container and having a plurality of circular apertures therethrough for receiving screwdrivers and a plurality of elongated slots therethrough for receiving pliers and cutters;

a horizontally extending second plate secured to and extended outwards from the interior side wall and having an elongated recess formed thereon with an aperture extending centrally therethrough to create a hammer holder for receiving a hammer;

an L-shaped wall having long upper and lower L-shaped edges and short vertical end edges with one end edge coupled to the end edge of the interior side wall and the other end edge coupled to the end wall to create a drill pocket located on a side of the container opposite the hammer holder for receiving a drill;

a pair of spaced parallel feet extending downwardly from the lower wall of the container for allowing the ladder caddy to be set on a recipient surface; and

wherein the ladder caddy is fabricated of a high-impact resistant plastic material.

2. A ladder caddy comprising:

a housing formed with a generally vertical sidewall, container means coupled to a central extent of the sidewall for holding tools therein, and handle means coupled to and extended upwards from the side wall; and

coupling means for removably coupling the side wall to the legs of a ladder the coupling means comprising a pair of spaced C-shaped brackets with each bracket having an exterior wall pivotally coupled to the side wall by means of a pin, each bracket further having an interiorly extending region adapted to be secured to a separate leg of a ladder.

3. The ladder caddy as set forth in claim 2 further including a first holding means secured to and extended outwards from the side wall at a location above the container for receiving and holding tools.

4. The ladder caddy as set forth in claim 3 further including a second holding means secured to and extended outwards from the side wall for receiving and holding a hammer.

5. The ladder caddy as set forth in claim 2 further including pocket means coupled between the sidewall and the container means for receiving and holding a drill.

6. The ladder caddy as set forth in claim 2 further including a plurality of feet extending downwardly from the container for allowing the ladder caddy to be set on a recipient surface.

7. The ladder caddy as set forth in claim 2 further wherein the ladder caddy is fabricated of a high-impact resistant plastic material.