Pipe tradesman's ladder top and method
View Patent ↗A ladder top for a stepladder includes a plane having a front and a rear. The plane has a bin for holding small parts and having a shape to hold a propane tank adjacent the front of the plane. The plane has at least one screwdriver hole. The plane has a drill holster. The plane has a hammer/pipe wrench hole. The plane has a channel lock slot. The plane has a pipe holder extending along the length of the pipe for holding pipe. A method for using a ladder top for a stepladder.
1. A stepladder comprising:
a one piece thermoplastic ladder top having a plane having a perimeter and a top and a bottom, the ladder top having a front side and a rear side and a right side and a left side which extends down from the perimeter below the bottom of the plane, the plane having at least one tool lasso slot to hold a ball and bungee strap unit disposed in the perimeter, and the one lasso slot is wider at the top than the bottom and extending from the top to the bottom, the perimeter having an opening which communicates with the one lasso slot so the bungee strap unit can fit into the one lasso slot, the plane having a bin for holding small parts, and a pipe holder extending along the length of the plane and in the right side and left side for holding pipe in it;
a front section having a first front rail and a second front rail in parallel and spaced relation with the first front rail, the front section extending from the top; 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 rear section extending from the top, wherein the plane has a first quart recess and a second quart recess disposed adjacent the first quart recess; a drill holder and a pint recess disposed about the drill holster, wherein the bin is disposed in the first quart recess and the pint recess disposed in the second quart recess.
2. A stepladder as described in claim 1 wherein the plane has graduated lines for measuring items.
3. A stepladder as described in claim 1 wherein the plane has a screwdriver slot and including a screwdriver image adjacent the screwdriver slot.
4. A stepladder as described in claim 3 wherein the plane has a tape measure slot and including a tape measure image adjacent the tape measure slot.
5. A stepladder as described in claim 4 wherein the plane has a channel lock slot and including a channel lock image adjacent the channel lock slot.
6. A stepladder as described in claim 5 wherein the graduated lines are ⅛ inch intervals apart.
7. A stepladder as described in claim 1 wherein the tool lasso slot is disposed in the perimeter at the rear side.