Leonard B Eckel

6382354, May 7, 2002

Jan 26, 2001

09/771134

Frank E. Ahl - Elliston MT
Brian E Ahl - Elliston MT
Leonard B. Eckel - Clancy MT

Ahl, Inc. - Elliston MT

E06C 714

182129, 248210

A ladder supported container including a bottom panel and an upstanding peripheral wall defining the interior of the container. A lip is disposed on the upstanding peripheral wall proximate to the top portion of the upstanding peripheral wall. The lip extends laterally outwardly from the upstanding peripheral wall and includes an outward facing rail contact surface. The lip typically further includes two pivot supports disposed at a position intermediate the rail contact surface of the lip and the first wall section of the container. The container further includes a U-shaped bracket disposed within the pivot supports. The bracket includes a rail engaging section disposed outwardly from the rail contact surface of the lip at a spaced apart lateral distance from the rail contact surface of the lip. The spaced apart distance defines a ladder rail receiving gap. The bracket is freely rotatable within the pivot supports from at least a first position where the bracket is supported by the lip to a second position where the bracket has rotated upwardly from the lip and the lateral distance between the bracket rail engaging section and the rail contact surface has shortened.

6604721, Aug 12, 2003

Mar 26, 2002

10/108060

Frank E. Ahl - Elliston MT
Brian E. Ahl - Elliston MT
Leonard B. Eckel - Clancy MT
William Rapagnani - Bountiful UT

Ahl, Inc. - Elliston MT

E06C 714

248210, 182129

A bracket pivotally mounted on a bracket support is used to removably attach a container to the side of a ladder. The bracket and bracket support are affixed to the container by attachment means. In a preferred embodiment, the bracket support is integral to the container and is a lip disposed on an upstanding peripheral wall. The container includes a bottom panel and an upstanding peripheral wall defining the interior of the container. The lip is disposed on the upstanding peripheral wall proximate to the top portion of the upstanding peripheral wall. The lip extends laterally outward from the upstanding peripheral wall and includes an outward facing rail contact surface. Pivot supports disposed at a position intermediate the rail contact surface of the lip and the first wall section of the container attach a bracket to the lip. The U-shaped bracket includes a rail engaging section disposed outwardly from the rail contact surface of the lip at a spaced apart lateral distance from the rail contact surface of the lip. The spaced apart distance defines a ladder rail receiving gap.

41177835, Oct 3, 1978

Dec 2, 1977

5/856857

Leonard B. Eckel - Helena MT
James P. Sullivan - Tustin CA
Elias D. Quintana - Huntington Beach CA

Design West Incorporated - Irvine CA

A47B 4500

108 91

The present invention pertains to storage units for use in the home, factory, office or the like, and, more particularly, to such storage units constructed of module units which can be assembled together into a variety of forms or shapes, for accommodating room contours or producing an esthetically pleasing appearance.