Ladder stabilizer attachment device
OwnerBenjamin Johnson, Chad Johnson +1inventors
InventorsBenjamin Johnson, Chad Johnson, Les Slunecka
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Abstract
A ladder stabilizer attachment device secures a ladder stabilizer to a ladder. The device includes a sleeve including an outer wall. The outer wall has an outer face, an inner face, an upper end, and a lower end. The lower end is open. A slot extends into the inner face from the lower end to receive a top end of a ladder side rail and an uppermost rung of the ladder into the slot. A top edge of the slot defines a stop whereby the stop rests upon the uppermost rung of the ladder. A coupler is mounted to the sleeve. The coupler releasably engages the uppermost rung of the ladder.
Claims17
A ladder stabilizer attachment device configured to releasably engage a ladder and be abutted against a roof, the device comprising:
- a sleeve including an outer wall, the outer wall having an outer face, an inner face, an upper end, and a lower end, the lower end being open;
- a slot extending into the inner face from the lower end wherein the sleeve is configured to receive a top end of a ladder side rail and an uppermost rung of the ladder into the slot, a top edge of the slot defining a stop whereby the stop is configured to rest upon the uppermost rung of the ladder;
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- a coupler being mounted to the sleeve, the coupler being configured to releasable engage the uppermost rung of the ladder, the coupler being pivotally mounted on the inner face of the sleeve, wherein the coupler comprises
- a shaft having an attached end rotatably coupled to the sleeve and a distal end relative to the attached end;, and
- a projection extending from the shaft adjacent to the distal end to define a hook configured for extending under the uppermost rung of the ladder, the projection having ends coupled to the shaft to define an opening in the coupler adjacent to the distal end of the shaft.
A ladder stabilizer attachment device configured to releasably engage a ladder and be abutted against a roof, the device comprising:
- a sleeve including an outer wall, the outer wall having an outer face, an inner face, an upper end, and a lower end, the lower end being open;
- a slot extending into the inner face from the lower end wherein the sleeve is configured to receive a top end of a ladder side rail and an uppermost rung of the ladder into the slot, a top edge of the slot defining a stop whereby the stop is configured to rest upon the uppermost rung of the ladder;
- a coupler being mounted to the sleeve, the coupler being configured to releasable engage the uppermost rung of the ladder;
- the outer wall of the sleeve having opposed side faces extending between the inner face and the outer face and between the upper end and the lower end;
- an aperture extending through a first one of the opposed side faces, the aperture being threaded;
- a locking member insertable through the aperture wherein the locking member is configured to engage the ladder side rail to inhibit movement of the ladder side rail relative to the sleeve, the locking member being threaded complementary to the aperture, the locking member having a head exposed outside of the sleeve;
- a guard coupled to the first one of the opposed side faces, the guard being positioned proximate to the locking member such that the guard is configured to inhibit unintentional contact with the head of the locking member;
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- wherein the guard comprises a pair of angle members, the angle members being spaced on the first one of the opposed side faces and positioned on opposite sides of the aperture.
A ladder stabilizer attachment device configured to releasably engage a ladder and be abutted against a roof the device comprising:
- a sleeve including an outer wall, the outer wall having an outer face, an inner face, an upper end, and a lower end, the lower end being open;
- a slot extending into the inner face from the lower end wherein the sleeve is configured to receive a top end of a ladder side rail and an uppermost rung of the ladder into the slot, a top edge of the slot defining a stop whereby the stop is configured to rest upon the uppermost rung of the ladder;
- a coupler being mounted to the sleeve, the coupler being configured to releasable engage the uppermost rung of the ladder;
- a stabilizer mount being attached to the sleeve, the stabilizer mount extending outwardly from the outer face of the outer wall of the sleeve;
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- wherein the stabilizer mount comprises
- a tube having a bottom end coupled to the sleeve, the tube having a bend such that an upper section of the tube extends spaced and parallel to the sleeve;
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- a brace coupled to and extending between the outer surface of the outer wall of the sleeve and the upper section of the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.