Electrician's Ladder Top and Method

Abstract

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.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A ladder top for a stepladder comprising:
 a plane having a front and a rear, the plane having a bin with a curved front side adjacent the front of the plane for holding small electrical parts; at least one screwdriver hole for holding the screwdriver; a hammer/drill holster slot; a pliers slot; a wire strippers slot and a channel locks slots; and   a groove along the length of the top for holding tubing, pipe and conduit.   
     
     
         2 . A top as described in  claim 1  wherein the plane has a bungee tool holding slot. 
     
     
         3 . A top as described in  claim 2  wherein the plane has a conduit holder disposed adjacent the rear of the plane. 
     
     
         4 . A top as described in  claim 3  wherein the plane has graduated lines and for measuring items. 
     
     
         5 . A top as described in  claim 4  including a screwdriver image adjacent the screwdriver slot. 
     
     
         6 . A top as described in  claim 5  including a hammer/drill holster image adjacent the hammer/drill holes slot. 
     
     
         7 . A top as described in  claim 6  including a channel locks image adjacent the channel locks slot, a pliers image adjacent the pliers slot and a wire strippers image adjacent the wire strippers slot. 
     
     
         8 . A top as described in  claim 7  wherein the plane has a left side and a right side. 
     
     
         9 . A top as described in  claim 8  wherein the graduated lines are ⅛ inch intervals apart. 
     
     
         10 . A top as described in  claim 9  wherein the image is an icon part of the plane or a label. 
     
     
         11 . A method for using a ladder top for a stepladder comprising the steps of:
 obtaining small electrical parts from a bin in a plane with a curved front side adjacent a front of the plane;   placing at least one screwdriver in a screwdriver hole in the plane for holding the screwdriver;   placing a hammer in a hammer/drill holster slot in the plane;   placing a pliers in a pliers slot in the plane;   placing a wire strippers in a wire strippers slot in the plane;   placing channel locks in channel locks slots in the plane; and   placing a conduit in a groove along a length of the plane.   
     
     
         12 . A ladder top for a stepladder comprising:
 a plane having a front and a rear, the plane having at least a first bungee tool holding slot to hold a ball and bungee strap unit.   
     
     
         13 . A top as described in  claim 12  wherein the plane has a second bungee tool holding slot. 
     
     
         14 . A top as described in  claim 13  wherein the plane has a top and a bottom, and each slot is wider at the top than the bottom. 
     
     
         15 . A top as described in  claim 14  wherein the plane has sides which extend down from the top. 
     
     
         16 . A top as described in  claim 15  wherein each bungee slot is disposed at the rear of the plane in the rear side.