Roof ridge ladder hook

An apparatus for supporting a ladder on a roof having a ridge, the apparatus comprising:

• a frame including a top end opposite a bottom end defining a longitudinal axis therebetween and a pair of longitudinal bars defining a left side and a right side of the frame;
• a roof anchor attached at the top end of the frame and generally extending outwardly therefrom, the roof anchor including a pair of upward sections each attached to one of the pair of longitudinal bars, a pair of outward sections each extending from one of the pair of upward sections substantially perpendicular thereto and together forming an apex of the roof anchor, a pair of downward sections each extending at an obtuse angle from one of the pair of outward sections, a first crossbar attached between the pair of downward sections at the top end of the frame, and a second crossbar located at the apex of the roof anchor;
• a first ladder engagement portion attached at the bottom end of the frame and extending outwardly therefrom in a direction opposite to the roof anchor, the first ladder engagement portion configured to attach to a second-to-top rung of a ladder;
• a second ladder engagement portion attached behind the first ladder engagement portion and extending outwardly from the frame in the direction opposite to the roof anchor, the second ladder engagement portion movably connected to the pair of longitudinal bars such that a distance between the first ladder engagement portion and the second ladder engagement portion is adjustable, the second ladder engagement portion configured to attach to a top rung of the ladder;
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• a wheel assembly attached to the second ladder engagement portion, the wheel assembly including a pair of wheels each attached to one of a pair of wheel brackets at opposing sides of the second ladder engagement portion;
• wherein the apparatus is able to be flipped 180 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis between a downward position and an upward position;
• wherein the roof anchor is configured to anchor the apparatus over the ridge of the roof in the downward position;
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• wherein the wheel assembly is configured to contact the roof in the upward position and enable rollable movement of the apparatus at least up and down the roof.

A method of using an apparatus for supporting a ladder on a roof having a ridge, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing the apparatus including:
• a frame including a top end opposite a bottom end and defining a longitudinal axis therebetween;
• a roof anchor attached at the top end of the frame and generally extending outwardly therefrom;
• a first ladder engagement portion attached at the bottom end of the frame and extending outwardly therefrom in a direction opposite to the roof anchor;
• a second ladder engagement portion attached behind the first ladder engagement portion and extending outwardly from the frame in the direction opposite to the roof anchor;
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• a wheel assembly attached to the second ladder engagement portion;
• attaching the first ladder engagement portion to a second-to-top rung of the ladder;
• attaching the second ladder engagement portion to the top rung of the ladder, thereby attaching the apparatus to the ladder;
• grasping the ladder;
• rolling the apparatus up the roof, with the apparatus being in an upward position and the wheel assembly contacting the roof and enabling rollable movement of the apparatus, until the roof anchor reaches the ridge of the roof;
• flipping the apparatus 180 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis, from the upward position to a downward position, thereby enabling the roof anchor to anchor the apparatus over the ridge of the roof and attach the apparatus and the ladder to the roof;
• utilizing the ladder as needed for roof work;
• grasping the ladder when the ladder is no longer needed for the roof work;
• flipping the apparatus 180 degrees, thereby moving the apparatus from the downward position to the upward position and enabling the wheel assembly to contact the roof;
• rolling the apparatus down the roof;
• removing the second ladder engagement portion from the top rung of the ladder;
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• removing the first ladder engagement portion from the second-to-top rung of the ladder, thereby removing the apparatus from the ladder.