Ladder and accessory for a ladder
AssigneeWerner Co.
InventorIvan D. Lopez
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Abstract
An accessory for a ladder rail with a rung having a housing to be removably and fixedly attached to the rail. The accessory having an elongate member attached to the housing and extending beyond the housing. The accessory having a first locking assembly attached to the housing having a lock state which locks the housing to the rail, and an unlocked state which unlocks the housing from the rail so the housing is able to be removed from the rail. A method for attaching an accessory to a ladder rail with a rung. A ladder having an accessory for leaning against an edge, such as a roof.
Claims22
An accessory for a ladder rail with a rung comprising:
- a housing removably attached to the ladder rail, the housing including at least two engagement slots;
- an elongate member coupled to and extending from the housing and including at least two elongate slots corresponding to the at least two engagement slots of the housing;
- and
- a first locking assembly coupled to the housing, wherein the first locking assembly includes a locked position and an unlocked position, in the locked position the housing and the elongate member are held onto the rail, and in the unlocked position the housing and the elongate member is permitted to be removed from the rail,
- wherein the housing has a rung slot which allows the housing to fit over an end of the rail and around the rung.
A ladder comprising:
- a first rail;
- a second rail in parallel and spaced relation with the first rail;
- at least one rung attached to the first rail and the second rail;
- a first housing removably and fixedly attached to the first rail and the at least one rung, the first housing including at least two first engagement slots;
- a second housing removably and fixedly attached to the second rail and the at least one rung, the second housing including at least two second engagement slots, the second housing distinct and independent of the first housing;
- a first elongate member coupled to and extending from the first housing;
- a second elongate member coupled to and extending from the second housing;
- a first locking assembly coupled to the first housing;
- and
- a second locking assembly coupled to the second housing,
- wherein the first locking assembly and the second locking assembly include a locked position and an unlocked position, in the locked position the first housing and the first elongate member are held onto the first rail and the second housing and the second elongate member are held onto the second rail, and in the unlocked position the first housing and the first elongate member are permitted to be removed from the first rail, and the second housing and the second elongate member are permitted to be removed from the second rail,
- wherein the first housing and the second housing include a latch and a latch spring which are configured to prevent the first housing and the second housing from being inadvertently removed from the first rail and the second rail.
An accessory for a ladder rail with a rung comprising:
- a first housing and a second housing, the first and second housings removably attachable to a respective first rail and a second rail, the first and second housings each including at least two engagement slots;
- a first elongate member and a second elongate member coupled to and extending from the first and second housings and including at least two elongate slots corresponding to the at least two engagement slots of the first and second housings;
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- at least a first clamp and a second clamp, the first clamp and the second clamp each having a bracket and jaws rotatably coupled to the bracket.
An accessory for a ladder rail with a rung comprising:
- a housing removably attached to the ladder rail, the housing including at least two engagement slots;
- an elongate member coupled to and extending from the housing and including at least two elongate slots corresponding to the at least two engagement slots of the housing;
- and
- a first locking assembly coupled to the housing, wherein the first locking assembly includes a locked position and an unlocked position, in the locked position the housing and the elongate member are held onto the rail, and in the unlocked position the housing and the elongate member is permitted to be removed from the rail,
- wherein a cross-section of the housing is rectangular shaped, wherein the housing is hollow and includes a perimeter which is greater than a perimeter of a cross-section of the rail such that the housing fits around an end of the rail.
An accessory for a ladder rail with a rung comprising:
- a housing removably attached to the ladder rail, the housing including at least two engagement slots;
- an elongate member coupled to and extending from the housing and including at least two elongate slots corresponding to the at least two engagement slots of the housing, wherein the elongate member comprises a first ladder grip for a walk through;
- and
- a first locking assembly coupled to the housing, wherein the first locking assembly includes a locked position and an unlocked position, in the locked position the housing and the elongate member are held onto the rail, and in the unlocked position the housing and the elongate member is permitted to be removed from the rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.