Ladder support
OwnerDylan Skelborninventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a ladder stabiliser that obviates the existing requirement for a leaning ladder to be physically secured to a building and/or “footed” near the ground by a second person. The stabiliser comprises a base (12) for supporting, in use, both feet of a ladder (100); and upstanding walls (14, 16, 18, 20) defining an open-topped three-dimensional space for accommodating, and at least partially enclosing, the lower distal ends of a ladder (100) at a predetermined optimum angle of inclination. At least one wall (14, 16, 18, 20) extends above the height of the lowermost rung of an inclined ladder (100). A pivotable wall (18) is openable to allow the ladder (100) to be inserted and removed from the stabiliser. The stabiliser may be provided with removable ballast weights (30), and adjustable clamps (36).
Claims21
A ladder stabilizer comprising:
- (i) a base for supporting, in use, both feet of a ladder;
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- (ii) at least a first wall and a second wall that both extend upwards from the base and defining, with the base, a first open-topped three-dimensional space for accommodating, and at least partially enclosing, lower distal ends of the ladder, said first open-topped three-dimensional space being defined, at least in part, by the first wall that is a substantially planar first wall extending upwards from the base, and at least in part by the second wall that is a substantially planar second wall extending upwards from the base;
- wherein the ladder comprises rungs spaced from each other by at least 25 cm, and wherein at least part of the first wall extends to a vertical height above the base which, in use, is equal to, or greater than 25 cm to extend above the height of a lowermost rung of the ladder when inclined;
- wherein the first wall is inclined at an angle of inclination with respect to the base for providing support, in use, to at least one rear surface of at least one ladder stile located within the first open-topped three-dimensional space;
- and wherein the second wall has a hinged connection with the base and wherein the second wall is moveable between a fully open position in which the second wall extends substantially coplanar with the base, and a fully closed position in which the second wall extends at an inclined angle which is substantially parallel to the angle of inclination of the first wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.