An accessory device comprising:
- a step ladder having front side rails and rear non-climbing side rails connected to each other using a spreader, said step ladder also includes a top cap at a topmost distal end of said step ladder, said top cap having a front face facing said front side rails and a rear face facing said rear non-climbing side rails;
- a receiver frame mounted to said top cap at a first end and mounted to said rear non-climbing side rails at a second end, said receiver frame including a plurality of linear frame members extending about an outer periphery of the device and surrounding a single rectangular unobstructed open area having a size that is defined by boundaries of the linear frame members at the outer periphery, and the plurality of linear frame members including a front frame member, a rear frame member, a left side frame member and a right side frame member, the left and right side frame members extending between the front and rear frame members, and each of the plurality of frame members including a top edge adjacent to an open top of the open rectangular area, and each of the plurality of frame members further including a bottom edge adjacent to an open bottom of the open rectangular area, thereby defining an unobstructed passage extending through the open top and the open bottom, and the receiver frame being structured and disposed for supported receipt of a container device within the unobstructed open area with the container device extending downward and below the open bottom of the receiver frame;
- a hinge arrangement having a plurality of hinges each having a first leaf and a second leaf connected to each other using a pin and barrel hinge configuration, said first leaf is mounted flush against said rear face and said second leaf is mounted flush against said rear frame member, said second leaf has a height greater than the height of said rear frame member, said second leaf extends below the periphery of said rear frame member, said first leaf has a height that is equal to the height of said rear face, said pin and barrel hinge configuration is entirely below said top cap, a connection between said first leaf, said pin and barrel configuration, and said second leaf leaves no bottom gap between the rear frame member and the top cap;
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- a pair of collapsible pivoting support arms each having a first end attachable to a respective one of the left and right frame members of the receiver frame, and an opposite second end attachable to a leg of the step ladder, and the pair of collapsible pivoting support arms being structured and disposed for allowing movement of the receiver frame relative to the step ladder between an operable position wherein the receiver frame is held supported in a horizontal orientation extending out from the top portion of the step ladder, and a stowed position wherein the receiver frame is collapsed down towards the legs of the step ladder.