Stepladder having a ladder top with conduit holder slot and method
AssigneeWerner Co.
InventorsRobert C. Tiber, Joseph C. Dangrow, Tracee A. Leonardson
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a stepladder. The stepladder includes a ladder top having a surface having a front side and a rear side and a left side and a right side and a front side flange and a rear side flange and a left side flange and a right side flange. The stepladder includes a conduit holder slot for holding tubing, pipe and conduit. The conduit holder slot extends along the length of the surface and in the surface's right side and the left side. The conduit holder slot has a cross-section in the ladder top which is non-symmetrical. The stepladder includes a front section. The stepladder includes a rear section. A method for cutting a tube.
Claims13
A stepladder comprising:
- a ladder top having a surface having a front side and a rear side and a left side and a right side;
- a conduit holder slot for holding tubing, pipe and conduit and, the conduit holder slot extending along a length of the surface and in the surface's right side and the left side, the conduit holder slot having a cross-section in the ladder top which is non-symmetrical formed by a first leg and a second leg in direct and fixed contact and at an angle of greater than 90 degrees with the first leg, the ladder top and the conduit holder slot together being one piece;
- a front section having a first front rail and a second front rail in parallel and spaced relation with the first front rail and a step attached to the first and second front rails, the first front rail and the second front rail extending from the top and permanently attached to a respective side flange of the top;
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- a rear section having a first rear rail and a second rear rail in parallel and spaced relation with the first rear rail, the first rear rail and the second rear rail extending from the top and permanently attached to a respective side flange of the top, wherein said ladder top and the front and rear sections form the stepladder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.