Paint tray

Claim 2

A paint tray for use on an upright ladder having a plurality of rungs supported on opposed side rails, said paint tray comprising: a. a tray member having opposite deep distal and shallow proximal ends connected by a bottom portion surrounded by sidewall portions for containing a liquid therein when said tray member is disposed in a horizontal position, b. cover means disposed over said distal deep end or said tray member in sealing relationship with said wall portions to form an open receptacle communicating with said shallow proximal end for containing said liquid therein when said tray member is disposed in a vertical position, c. pivot means fixed to said tray member for hinge mounting said tray member at said proximal shallow end between said opposed side rails on one rung of said upright ladder so that said tray member is rotatable on said one rung at said shallow proximal end into said horizontal and vertical positions, d. means including a flexible elongated tension member coupled to said cover means at one end thereof and capable of being looped around a higher rung than said one rung at the other end thereof to support said tray member under tension for a portion thereof in selected positions about said one rung, and e. fastening means connected at said other end of said tension member and coacting with said portion under tension for locking said looped tension member to said higher rung.

Claim 3

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein said pivot means for pivotally mounting said tray member to said one rung includes tray-to-step means for mounting said tray member to a step of a stepladder.

Claim 4

A utility device for an upright ladder having a plurality of rungs supported by opposed side rails, said device comprising: a. a tray member having a bottom portion surrounded by sidewall portions for containing a liquid therein when held in a horizontal position; i. said tray member having opposite proximal shallow and distal deep ends, ii said tray member having a cover member over said distal deep end in sealing relationship with a portion of said sidewall portions for containing said liquid therein when said tray member is disposed in a vertical position, b. pivot means fixed to the underside of said bottom portion of said tray member for pivotally mounting said tray member on one of said rungs of said upright ladder between said side rails; c tension means including a chain having a plurality of links connected at one end to said cover member for supporting said distal end of said tray member in selected posiTions about said one rung when looped around a higher rung than said one rung, and d. fastening means at the other end of said chain and coacting with said links for locking said looped chain to said higher rung.

Claim 5

A utility device for an upright ladder having a plurality of rungs supported by opposed side rails, said device comprising: a. a tray member having a bottom portion surrounded by sidewall portions for containing a liquid therein when held in a horizontal position; i. said tray member having opposite proximal shallow and distal deep ends, ii said tray member having a cover member over said distal deep end in sealing relationship with a portion of said sidewall portions for containing said liquid therein when said tray member is disposed in a vertical position, b. pivot means fixed to the underside of said bottom portion of said tray member for pivotally mounting said tray member on one of said rungs of said upright ladder between said side rails; c tension means including a chain having a plurality of links connected at one end to said cover member for supporting said distal end of said tray member in selected posiTions about said one rung when looped around a higher rung than said one rung, and d. fastening means at the other end of said chain and coacting with said links for locking said looped chain to said higher rung.

Claim 6

The invention defined in claim 3 wherein said bottom portion has an inclined portion extending downward from said pivot means for drainage of a liquid thereon.

Claim 7

The utility device defined in claim 3 wherein said pivot means for pivotally mounting said tray member to said one rung includes locking means for pivotally locking said tray member to said one rung.

Claim 8

The invention defined in claim 3 wherein said pivot means includes a pair of spaced-apart resilient brackets having a curved portion fixed to said bottom portion at one end and spaced from said bottom portion at the other end thereof for slideably embracing said one rung so that said tray member is pivotally mounted on said one rung.

Claim 9

A paint tray for use with a paint applicator on an upright ladder having a plurality of rungs supported by opposed side rails, said paint tray comprising: a. a tray member having a bottom portion and sidewall portions for containing a liquid therein when disposed in a horizontal position, i said tray member having a proximal end and a distal end, b. a cover member disposed at said distal end over part of said bottom portion in sealing relationship with said side wall portions for containing said liquid within said distal end when said tray member is disposed in a vertical position, i said cover being spaced from said proximal end to provide an opening of a size to receive said paint applicator therebetween into said distal end, c. pivot means fixed to said bottom wall portion for pivotally coupling said tray member to one rung of said plurality of rungs between said opposed side rails so that said tray member is supportable at said proximal end about said one rung between said horizontal and vertical positions, d tension means including a flexible elongated tension member coupled at one end to said distal end of said tray member and being capable of being looped a number of turns at the other end thereof around another one of said plurality of rungs which another rung is higher than said one rung for supporting said distal end of said tray member from said another rung under tension for a portion of said tension member, and e. fastening means fixed at said other end of said tension member and coacting with said portion of said tension member under tension for locking said tray member to said another rung in selected positions about said one rung.

Claim 10

A paint tray for use with a paint applicator on an upright ladder having a plurality of rungs supported by opposed side rails, said paint tray comprising: a. a tray member having a bottom portion and sidewall portions for containing a liquid therein when disposed in a horizontal position, i said tray member having a proximal end and a distal end, b. a cover member disposed at said distal end over part of said bottom portion in sealing relationship with said side wall portions for containing said liquid within said distal end when said tray member is disposed in a vertical position, i said cover being spaced from said proximal end to provide an opening of a size to receive said paint applicator therebetween into said distal end, c. pivot means fixed to said bottom wall portion for pivotally coupling said tray member to one rung of said plurality of rungs between said opposed side rails so that said tray member is supportable at said proximal end about said one rung between said horizontal and vertical positions, d tension means including a flexible elongated tension member coupled at one end to said distal end of said tray member and being capable of being looped a number of turns at the other end thereof around another one of said plurality of rungs which another rung is higher than said one rung for supporting said distal end of said tray member from said another rung under tension for a portion of said tension member, and e. fastening means fixed at said other end of said tension member and coacting with said portion of said tension member under tension for locking said tray member to said another rung in selected positions about said one rung.