Ladder, wide rung and method

The method for producing a ladder comprising the steps of:

• attaching a standard rung having a width to a first rail and a second rail of a ladder;
• attaching a first wide rung to the first rail and the second rail of the ladder, the first wide rung having a width greater than the width of the standard rung, the first wide rung is hollow and a one piece extrusion having a right side and a left side and a somewhat D-shaped cross-section formed of a portion having width wider than the width of the standard rung and a front and a back, a first segment connected to and extending down from the front of the top portion, a second segment connected to and extending down from the back of the top portion, a third segment connected to and extending inward toward the back from the first segment, a fourth segment connected to and extending down from the second segment inward toward the front and connected to the third segment, a first boss adjacent the front of the top portion, a second boss adjacent the back of the top portion, and a third boss adjacent to the third and fourth segments;
• and
• attaching a second wide rung to the first rail and the second rail of the ladder, the second wide rung having a width greater than the width of the standard rung, the first and second wide rungs attached to the first and second rails and only in a work zone of the ladder, the standard rung disposed outside the work zone.