Walkthrough and standoff mechanisms for ladders, ladders incorporating same and related methods

A ladder, comprising:

• a pair of rails defining an overall width, each rail of the pair of rails having a rear surface;
• a plurality of rungs coupled to the pair of rails;
• a first component and a second component, each including a first arm, a second arm, a component bracket, and a lock assembly, the lock assembly being configured to positionally lock the first arm relative to the second arm;
• a bracket directly attached to and positioned on the rear surface of at least one rail of the pair of rails, wherein the component bracket of the first component and the component bracket of the second component are simultaneously slidably engageable with the bracket;
• wherein the first component and the second component are coupleable to the bracket in a plurality of stand-off configurations corresponding to a plurality of locked positions of the first arms relative to the second arms, wherein the first component and the second component extend laterally outward from the pair of rails wider than the overall width in each position of the plurality of locked positions.

A ladder comprising:

• a pair of spaced apart outer rails, each having a front surface and a rear surface;
• a plurality of outer rungs coupled to the front surfaces of the pair of spaced apart outer rails and extending between the pair of spaced apart outer rails, wherein the rear surfaces of the pair of spaced apart outer rails are configured to face away from a user climbing the plurality of outer rungs;
• a pair of spaced apart inner rails slidably coupled with the pair of spaced apart outer rails;
• a plurality of inner rungs coupled to and extending between the pair of spaced apart inner rails;
• a transverse bracket directly attached to and extending between both of the rear surfaces of the pair of spaced apart outer rails;
• a pair of stabilizers, each stabilizer of the pair of stabilizers being simultaneously slidably attachable to the transverse bracket in a stand-off configuration extending laterally outward beyond the pair of spaced apart outer rails, wherein the pair of stabilizers comprises a bracket defining a slot configured to receive at least a portion of the transverse bracket.