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A rugged braced bag for securing hand tools and other equipment to a ladder, scaffold, or mechanical lift within easy reach of a worker. The bag has wide flexible support band with a rigid distal clip configured for engagement with a slot in one of its upstanding walls. Alternatively, the bag can be

A rugged braced bag for securing hand tools and other equipment to a ladder, scaffold, or mechanical lift within easy reach of a worker. The bag has wide flexible support band with a rigid distal clip configured for engagement with a slot in one of its upstanding walls. Alternatively, the bag can be secured by the support band and clip engaging a ladder top, or the band encircling a ladder rung or horizontally-extending bar with the clip inserted into the slot. The bag has a shoulder strap and release handle used for raising the bag and ready release of the clip from its engaged position. Optionally, the bag can have compartments, pockets, and/or a removable liner. Applications can include, but are not limited to, use by carpenters, painters, electricians, plumbers, homeowners, and anyone needing to use tools and equipment while on a ladder, scaffold, lift, or other raised support structure.

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1. A device for transporting handheld tools and other equipment to an elevated work site, and thereafter safely supporting them from the top surface of an A-frame ladder, a ladder rung, scaffold, a lift, and similar worker supports, in a convenient location for easy worker access, said device compri

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A device for transporting handheld tools and other equipment to an elevated work site, and thereafter safely supporting them from the top surface of an A-frame ladder, a ladder rung, scaffold, a lift, and similar worker supports, in a convenient location for easy worker access, said device comprising:a sturdy bag having four upstanding walls and a bottom surface that together define a large and substantially rectangular interior space, with one of said walls having a top portion, an interior surface, and at least one centrally positioned horizontally-extending slot with a width dimension adapted to fit between a conventional A-frame ladder rails; at least two horizontally-extending rigid braces incorporated as a part of the same one of said upstanding walls containing said at least one slot and extending substantially across said upstanding wall, with a first one of said braces being positioned above said at least one slot and a second one of said braces being positioned below said at least one slot; a support band having a tapering configuration with a distal end that is smaller than its opposed proximal end, with said proximal end depending connected to and centrally from said top portion of the one of said upstanding walls having said at least one slot, said distal end having a width dimension that is slightly smaller than said width dimension of said at least one slot; rigid engagement means attached to said distal end of said support band, with the width dimension of said rigid engagement means being smaller than said width dimension of said at least one slot, said rigid engagement means secured within said at least one slot in a supporting engaged position; shoulder strap means attached to two of the upstanding walls that are opposed to one another and connected to said wall having said at least one slot; and a handle connected to said interior surface of the one of said upstanding walls having said at least one slot in a position near to said proximal end of said support band so that when said support band is stretched taut over a supporting structure and secured by said rigid engagement means in said supporting engaged position so as to suspend said bag in a location for easy worker access, the worker need only apply an upward lifting force to release said handle means to slacken said support band and allow said rigid engagement means on said distal end of said support band to be released via gravity from its engaged position, whereby said bag is thereafter promptly made available for transport by said shoulder strap to a new location. 2. The device of claim 1 wherein said at least one slot comprises one elongated and substantially horizontally extending slot.3. The device of claim 1 wherein said shoulder strap is adjustable.4. The device of claim 1 wherein said braces are selected from a group consisting of elongated braces, narrow braces, wide braces, flattened braces, braces made from strong materials, and braces comprising metal.5. The device of claim 1 wherein said rigid engagement means comprises one elongated clip, and further wherein said clip is selected from a group consisting of generally U-shaped clips and generally L-shaped clips.6. The device of claim 5 wherein said clip and said at least one slot have substantially similar width dimensions.7. The device of claim 1 wherein said bag further comprises at least one pocket.8. The device of claim 1 wherein said bag further comprises at least one compartment divider.9. The device of claim 1 wherein the one of said upstanding walls containing said at least one slot also has an exterior surface, and wherein said braces are selected from a group consisting of braces secured to said interior surface, braces secured to said exterior surface, and braces positioned adjacent to said interior surface.10. The device of claim 1 wherein said shoulder strap further comprises padding adapted and configured for user comfort in lifting said bag.11. The device of claim 1 wherein said shoulder strap has at least one central portion, and said at least one central portion of said shoulder strap is removable.12. The device of claim 1 further comprising a fluid-resistant liner.13. A device for transporting handheld tools and other equipment to an elevated work site, and thereafter safely supporting them from the top surface of an A-frame ladder, a ladder rung, scaffold, a lift, and similar worker supports, in a convenient location for easy worker access, said device comprising:a sturdy bag made from rugged material and having four upstanding walls and a bottom surface that together define a large and substantially rectangular interior space, with one of said walls having a top portion, an interior surface, and one centrally positioned horizontally-extending slot with a width dimension adapted to fit between a conventional ladder rails; two rigid braces incorporated as a part of the one of said upstanding walls containing said slot, said braces extending horizontally substantially across said upstanding wall, with one of said braces being positioned above said slot and the other one of said braces being positioned below said slot; a support band having a distal end and a proximal end, with said proximal end connected to and depending centrally from said top portion of the one of said upstanding walls having said slot, said distal end having a width dimension that is slightly smaller than that of said slot; a clip attached to said distal end of said support band, said clip having a width dimension that is slightly smaller than that of said slot, said clip secured within said slot in a supporting engaged position; a shoulder strap connected to two of the upstanding walls that are opposed to one another and connected to said wall having said slot; and a handle connected to the interior surface of the one of said upstanding walls having said slot near to said proximal end of said support band so that when said support band is pulled taut over a supporting structure and secured by said clip in said supporting engaged position so as to suspend said bag in a location for easy worker access, the worker need only apply an upwardly lifting force to release handle to slacken said support band and allow said clip on said distal end of said support band to be released via gravity from its engaged position, whereby said bag is thereafter promptly made available for transport by said shoulder strap to a new location. 14. The device of claim 13 wherein said shoulder strap is adjustable.15. The device of claim 13 wherein said braces are selected from a group consisting of elongated braces, narrow braces, wide braces, flattened braces, braces made from strong materials, and braces comprising metal.16. The device of claim 13 wherein said bag further comprises at least one pocket.17. The device of claim 13 wherein said bag further comprises at least one compartment divider.18. The device of claim 13 wherein the one of said upstanding walls containing said slot also has an exterior surface, and wherein said braces are selected from a group consisting of braces secured to said interior surface, braces secured to said exterior surface, and braces positioned adjacent to said interior surface.19. The device of claim 13 wherein said shoulder strap has at least one central portion, and said at least one central portion of said shoulder strap is removable.20. The device of claim 13 further comprising a fluid-resistant liner.