초록

A ladder caddy with a tray and handles for carrying tools, supplies or paint cans, which attaches to the side of a ladder by self-clamping action due to the weight of the caddy, but which releases when lifted by its carrying handles to move to another location.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A self-clamping caddy for attachment to a ladder upright having first and second parallel, horizontally spaced, vertically extending surfaces, said caddy comprising:an open tray having a bottom and side walls,handle means arranged to support the tray from above so that the bottom is

[ I claim:] [1.] A self-clamping caddy for attachment to a ladder upright having first and second parallel, horizontally spaced, vertically extending surfaces, said caddy comprising:an open tray having a bottom and side walls,handle means arranged to support the tray from above so that the bottom is substantially level,first gripping means attached to the tray comprising a first friction member facing outwardly from a sidewall of the tray,second gripping means attached to the tray comprising a second friction member disposed higher than the first friction strip and facing inwardly toward said sidewall with the second friction member spaced a greater distance from the sidewall than the first friction member,means for adjusting the spacing in a horizontal direction between the first and second friction members, andmeans for clamping the adjusting means when said first and second friction members are spaced apart in a horizontal direction slightly greater than the respective horizontally spaced vertical surfaces, such that the weight of the tray causes the first and second friction members to engage the respective first and second vertical surfaces when the tray is not supported by the handle means, but which are disengaged when the tray is supported by the handle means.