US 12,084,917 B2
Stepladder tray
Benjamin M. Wernberg, Savage, MN (US); Joseph P. Foley, St. Paul, MN (US); Dennis D. Simpson, Plymouth, MN (US); and Benjamin P. Williams, Chaska, MN (US)
Assigned to Tricam Industries, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Filed by Tricam Industries, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Filed on Feb. 12, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/788,655.
Prior Publication US 2021/0246725 A1, Aug. 12, 2021
Int. Cl. E06C 7/14 (2006.01); E06C 1/14 (2006.01); E06C 7/48 (2006.01); B25H 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC E06C 7/14 (2013.01) [E06C 1/14 (2013.01); E06C 7/48 (2013.01); B25H 3/06 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ladder tray system comprising:
a ladder having an open orientation and a closed orientation comprising:
front rails;
rear rails;
steps;
a top cap fixed to one of the front rails or rear rails comprising a prong slot;
a tray storage stud;
a rail interior width dimension at the location of the storage stud; and
a combined rail depth dimension at the location of the storage stud when the ladder is in the closed orientation; and
a tray comprising:
a rear wall;
a side wall;
a top surface;
a prong proximate the rear wall;
a stud slot proximate the side wall and distal the top surface; and
a maximum width dimension;
a maximum depth dimension:
wherein the tray is removably attachable to the top cap by insertion of the prong into the prong slot in an in-use configuration;
wherein the tray is removably attachable to the tray storage stud by insertion of the tray storage stud into the stud slot in a storage configuration; wherein in the storage configuration the tray is positioned coplanar with and not protruding from a plane of the front and rear rails within the combined rail depth dimension;
wherein the top cap comprises a back wall and wherein the top cap back wall abuts and is coplanar with the tray back wall when the tray is attached to the top cap; and
wherein the tray maximum width dimension at the location of the storage stud is less than the ladder rail interior width dimension.