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A caddy apparatus designed to hold paint, construction items, supplies, tools and other materials while on an extension ladder without interfering with the safety of the person standing on the ladder is herein disclosed. The apparatus uses a dimensioned dowel rod which is selectably placed through t

A caddy apparatus designed to hold paint, construction items, supplies, tools and other materials while on an extension ladder without interfering with the safety of the person standing on the ladder is herein disclosed. The apparatus uses a dimensioned dowel rod which is selectably placed through the hollow cavity of the ladder rungs and extends through to either side where it is used to support the apparatus. The apparatus comprises a “U”-shaped bracket, which is supported on the dowel rod in any one of three closely-spaced hanging tubes. The base of the bracket provides a large flat tray for use in holding materials while working on the extension ladder. The use of said caddy allows workers on extension ladders quick access to tools, supplies and materials in an efficient and safe manner.

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What is claimed is: 1. A paint tray caddy for use with an existing ladder, said paint tray caddy comprising:a tray, further comprising:a platform; and,a plurality of side panels monolithically formed along outer edges of said platform, said side panels extending upwardly and away from a top surface

What is claimed is: 1. A paint tray caddy for use with an existing ladder, said paint tray caddy comprising:a tray, further comprising:a platform; and,a plurality of side panels monolithically formed along outer edges of said platform, said side panels extending upwardly and away from a top surface of said platform at a right angle, said platform and said side panels respectively cooperating to form an open chamber therebetween;a frame having a lower end connected to said tray, further comprising:a pair of coextensively shaped rectilinear upper arms each provided with opposed proximal and distal ends respectively;a pair of coextensively shaped rectilinear rear arms having respective top ends monolithically formed with respective distal ends of said upper arms, said rear arms having respective longitudinal lengths oriented orthogonally to respective longitudinal lengths of said upper arms, said rear arms extending downwardly and away from said upper arms and terminating at bottom ends respectively;a lower frame having an open end integrally attached to said bottom ends of each of said rear arms, said lower frame having a closed end extending outwardly and away from said open end of said lower frame, said lower frame having a top surface registered parallel to a bottom surface of said respective upper arms such that said upper arms and said rear arms and said lower frame cooperate to form a substantially “C”-shaped structure; and,a plurality of threaded apertures formed in said lower frame, each of said apertures having a centrally registered axis oriented at a right angle to said top surface of said lower frame and internal threads;a plurality of coextensively shaped hanging tubes attached directly to a top surface of said proximal ends of said upper arms, said tubes being statically connected horizontally in a side-by-side sequence along respective longitudinal lengths of each of said hanging tubes, each of said tubes having a longitudinal length registered parallel to an associated one of said tubes and further having said respective longitudinal lengths registered at a right angle to said respective longitudinal lengths of said upper arms, said tubes being spaced from said tray and further being oriented above a center region of said tray;a pair of pivot ears integrally attached to axially opposed ends of a selected one of said tubes, said pivot ears extending away from said selected tube along a horizontal plane and toward said respective distal ends of said upper arms;a pair of locking plates pivotally attached to said pivot ears, each of said locking plates having a plurality of openings formed therein and equidistantly spaced therealong, each of said openings having a diameter that is equal to a diameter of each of said tubes such that said openings of a selected locking plate are selectively pivotally aligned with each of said hanging tubes;an elongated first stop member integrally attached to said respective bottom surfaces of said upper arms, said first stop member having a longitudinal length registered perpendicular to said respective longitudinal lengths of said upper arms, said first stop member being located between said tubes and said respective distal ends of said upper arms respectively;a rectilinear second stop member integrally attached to said respective bottom surfaces of said upper arms, said second stop member having a longitudinal length registered perpendicular to said respective longitudinal lengths of said upper arms, said second stop member being located subjacent of said tubes and spaced from said first stop member;a first dowel rod having axially opposed and threaded proximal and distal ends respectively, said proximal end of said first dowel rod being removably interfitted within a selected one of said plurality of tubes, said proximal end of said first dowel rod being threadably interfitted within a desired opening of said locking plate when said first dowel rod is removably interfitted within said selected tube;a cylindrical adapter having a threaded inner surface, said adapter having a diameter that is greater than a diameter of said first dowel rod such that said distal end of said first dowel rod is threadably interfitted within said adapter;a second dowel rod having axially opposed and threaded proximal and distal ends respectively, said proximal end of said second dowel rod being simultaneously and threadably interfitted within said adapter when said distal end of said first dowel rod is threadably interfitted within said adapter; and,an end cap attached to said distal end of said second dowel rod; and,means for securing said tray to said frame;wherein said first and second dowel rods respectively are removably interfitted within a hollow cavity of a selected ladder rung of said ladder, said first and second dowel rods respectively maintaining said frame and said tray respectively in a stable position and spaced from said ladder; and,wherein said end cap is providing a lateral safety stopping means to the second dowel rod so as to stop said second dowel rod from disconnecting from the ladder rung.