Paint can securing apparatus for use with a ladder

摘要

A paint can support box adapted to surround and selectively seal a paint can. A hinged top with a seal is affixed to the box and is movable between an open and a closed position. A mounting system attaches the box to rungs of a ladder. A retaining pin prevents the mounting system from inadvertently becoming detached from the ladder rungs. The box is swivelably attached to the mounting system so that the box remains level regardless of the lean angle of the ladder. The box and its contents may be left on the ladder when the ladder is moved to a new location without risk of paint spilling or the apparatus becoming detached from the ladder. Caulk tubes may also be stored and retained within the box. Multiple size paint cans (e.g. gallon, quart, etc.) may be securely accommodated and sealed with appropriate can adapters.

主权项

1. A paint can retaining and sealing apparatus for use on a ladder, comprising:
a) a rectangular box having a closed bottom, four mutually orthogonal sides depending upward from said closed bottom, each of said four mutually orthogonal sides having an upper edge; b) a lid hingedly attached to said upper edge of one of said four mutually orthogonal sides, said selected one of said four mutually orthogonal sides defining a rear side, said lid being selectively moveable between an open position and a closed position, said lid having a paint can aligning structure attached to an inside surface thereof, said lid further comprising gasket material on at least a portion of said inside surface; c) a latching mechanism having a first portion disposed on a side of said lid opposite a hinged side and a second portion disposed on an opposite one of said four mutually orthogonal side sides from that side to which said lid is hingedly attached; d) a paint can securing structure affixed to an inside surface of said closed bottom; and e) an attachment apparatus attached to said paint retaining and sealing apparatus and adapted for selective attachment to a pair of rungs of a ladder, said attachment comprising an upper, fixed axle and a parallel lower movable axle both attached to said ladder-engaging portion of said attachment apparatus and to said rectangular box, whereby said rectangular box remains substantially horizontal as an angle of inclination of said ladder changes; whereby when a can of paint having its lid removed therefrom is placed within said paint can retaining and sealing apparatus with a lower portion of said can of paint disposed in said paint can securing structure, when a cover is moved to said closed position, said gasket material on at least a portion of said inside surface of said cover effectively seals an open top of said can of paint.