US Patent 10125542 Magnetic organizing device

A magnetic organizing device for a ladder includes a ladder and a container. The container is coupled to the ladder proximate to an upper end of the ladder. The container is open-topped and magnetized. The container is configured to retain items that are positioned in the container. The container also is configured to retain ferromagnetic articles, such as screws and nails, within the container as the ladder is reoriented from a substantially vertical configuration to a substantially horizontal configuration.