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A receptacle for a paint can and brushes is mounted for quick release to a support bracket, which in turn is pivotally attached to a clamping bracket, adapted to be clamped to the side rail of the ladder. The pivotal attachment between the ladder clamping bracket and the receptacle support bracket i

A receptacle for a paint can and brushes is mounted for quick release to a support bracket, which in turn is pivotally attached to a clamping bracket, adapted to be clamped to the side rail of the ladder. The pivotal attachment between the ladder clamping bracket and the receptacle support bracket insures that the paint can remains level regardless of ladder inclination. In addition, the brush well is conveniently positioned between the paint can support housing and the clamping mechanism to provide a depository for brushes when not in use. A passageway between the brush well and the paint can housing allows excess paint to drip back into the housing and, because of the construction of the bottom wall of the paint can housing, be kept out of contact with the bottom of the paint can.

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Device for releasably suspending a paint can and brush from the side rail of a ladder within easy access of a painter thereon and for self-leveling the paint can comprising: a. a receptacle including a paint can housing and a brush well; b. a ladder clamping bracket with clamping means for releasabl

Device for releasably suspending a paint can and brush from the side rail of a ladder within easy access of a painter thereon and for self-leveling the paint can comprising: a. a receptacle including a paint can housing and a brush well; b. a ladder clamping bracket with clamping means for releasably mounting said ladder clamping bracket to said side rail; c. a receptacle support bracket attached to said ladder support bracket for free pivotal movement about a horizontal axis to form a self-leveling support, and including a hook-like hanger means for releasably suspending said receptacle therefrom; d. said receptacle comprising: i. a cylindrical can receiving housing having an open top and of such dimension as to receive a one-gallon paint can; ii. a brush well including a generally rectangular housing having side walls and an open top of such relative size as to support brushes upright therein when not in use, and protruding from one side of the upper end of said can receiving housing; and iii. said brush well housing being of such size and shape as to be suspended without fasteners from said hanger means with said brush well being positioned between said can receiving housing and said ladder side rail.