Tray for wallpaper adhesive and tools

Claim 1

A tray for holding wall paper adhesive or paint and for holding tools comprising: (A) means forming said tray including a bottom wall and including side walls and end walls extending upwardly from the perimeter of said bottom wall, said tray having a wallpaper adhesive or paint holding compartment, having a plurality of tool storing compartments and having dividers for dividing said compartments, said dividers extending upwardly from the bottom wall and being located within the perimeter of said bottom wall, said wallpaper adhesive or paint holding compartment including a sump portion, said tool storing compartments being shallower than said sump portion, a portion of said bottom wall at said sump being at a location below the remainder of said bottom wall at said tool storing compartments; (B) means for covering said tool storing compartments only, leaving said wallpaper adhesive or paint holding compartment open when said covering means is in a closed position, said covering means having a hinged connection to a top of one of said end walls; (C) means for hookingly engaging said tray to a ladder comprising a pair of legs extending downwardly from the bottom wall at an end wall opposite said one end wall, said engaging means including a hook extending transversely from said legs and extending in a direction such that a space is provided between said hook and said bottom wall.