Electrician's ladder top
View Patent ↗The present invention pertains to a ladder top for a stepladder. The top comprises a plane having a front and a rear. The plane has a bin with a curved front side adjacent the front of the plane for holding small electrical parts. The plane has at least one screwdriver hole for holding the screwdriver. The plane has a hammer/drill holster slot. The plane has a pliers slot. The plane has a wire strippers slot and a channel locks slots. A method for using a ladder top for a stepladder.
1. A stepladder comprising:
a ladder top having a plane having a front side and a rear side and a left side and a right side and a front side flange and a rear side flange and a left side flange and a right side flange, the plane having a bin for holding small electrical parts;
a groove extending along the entire length of the top and in the first side and the second side for holding tubing, pipe and conduit;
a front section having a first front rail and a second front rail in parallel and spaced relation with the first front rail and a step attached to the first and second front rail, the first front rail and the second front rail extending from the top and permanently attached to a respective side flange; and
a rear section having a first rear rail and a second rear rail in parallel and spaced relation with the first rear rail, the first rear rail and the second rear rail extending from the top and permanently attached to a respective side flange, wherein said ladder top and the front and rear sections form the stepladder, wherein the plane has a periphery and a bungee tool holding slot having an opening in the periphery and a circular region that extends into the plane from the opening.
2. A stepladder as described in claim 1 wherein the groove is a conduit holder disposed adjacent the rear of the plane.
3. A stepladder as described in claim 2 wherein the top has at least one screwdriver hole for holding a screwdriver; and; a pliers hole.
4. A stepladder as described in claim 3 wherein the plane has graduated lines for measuring items.
5. A stepladder as described in claim 4 including a screwdriver image adjacent the screwdriver hole.
6. A stepladder as described in claim 5 including a hammer/drill holster image adjacent a hammer/drill holster hole.
7. A stepladder as described in claim 6 including a channel locks image adjacent a channel locks hole, a pliers image adjacent the pliers hole and a wire strippers image adjacent a wire strippers hole.
8. A stepladder as described in claim 1 wherein the plane has a top and a bottom, and the bungee tool holding slot is wider at the top than the bottom.
9. A stepladder as described in claim 8 wherein the graduated lines are ⅛ inch intervals apart.
10. A stepladder as described in claim 9 wherein each image is an icon part of the plane or a label.
11. A stepladder as described in claim 9 wherein the bungee slot is disposed at the rear of the plane.