Multi-use paint tray

Claim 1

A multi-use paint tray comprising: a. a tray member having a receptacle which includes a top wall portion and a bottom wall portion diametrically opposed to said top wall portion and an opening therebetween; b. said tray member; includes oppositely disposed side wall portions connected to said bottom wall portion and said top wall portion. i. said oppositely disposed side wall portions include diametrically opposed grooves; c. first means fixed to said bottom wall portion of said tray member for pivotally coupling said tray member to one rung of a ladder having a plurality of rungs so that said receptacle is supported for containing a liquid therein between horizontal and vertical positions of said tray member; d. second means positioned in cooperative relationship with said first means for suspending said receptacle of said tray member in selected positions between said vertical and horizontal positions from another rung which is higher than said one rung when said second means is coupled thereto; and e. paint brush stowing means interposed between said top wall portion and said bottom wall portion for stowing at least one paint brush between said brush stowing means and said top wall portion in readiness for painting in all of said selected positions of said tray member, i. said paint brush stowing means being slideably insertable within said grooves for retaining said paint brush proximal to said top wall portion and distal to said bottom wall portion, ii. said paint brush stowing means being supported by said oppositely disposed side wall portions.