Ladder, ladder top and methods
AssigneeWerner Co.
InventorsClaire Armenoff, Michael T. Melton, Weston Van Wambeke
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Abstract
A ladder top having a front side flange, a rear side flange, a right side flange and a left side flange. The right side flange has a right metal plate through which right fasteners extend into a right front rail and a right rear rail. The left side flange having a left metal plate through which left fasteners extend into a left front rail and a left rear rail. A ladder top with passages for carabiners. Ladders with metal plates on the side flanges, or with passages for carabiners on the ladder top of the ladder. Methods of using a ladder. A method of producing a ladder.
Claims20
A ladder top comprising:
- a ladder top body for mounting to upper end portions of one or more ladder rails, the ladder top body including:
- an upper surface;
- a front side flange extending down from the upper surface;
- a rear side flange extending down from the upper surface;
- a right side flange extending down from the upper surface;
- and
- a left side flange extending down from the upper surface;
- a right metal plate having attachment openings for securing the right metal plate to the right side flange of the ladder top body;
- and
- a left metal plate having attachment openings for securing the left metal plate to the left side flange of the ladder top body.
A ladder top comprising:
- a surface;
- a front side flange extending down from the surface;
- a rear side flange extending down from the surface;
- a right side flange extending down from the surface and having a right metal plate secured to the right side flange via right fasteners;
- and
- a left side flange extending down from the surface and having a left metal plate secured to the left side flange via left fasteners,
- wherein the right side flange has bosses and the right metal plate has holes the bosses extend through to hold the right metal plate to the right side flange, the right fasteners extend through the holes of the right metal plate and the bosses.
A ladder comprising:
- a front assembly having a right front rail and a left front rail in parallel and spaced relation with the right front rail, front rungs attached to the right front rail and the left front rail and disposed between the right front rail and the left front rail;
- a rear assembly having a right rear rail and a left rear rail in parallel and space relation with the right rear rail, rear rungs attached to the right rear rail and the left rear rail and disposed between the right rear rail and the left rear rail;
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- a ladder top mounted to upper end portions of the front assembly and the rear assembly, the ladder top having:
- a right side flange;
- a left side flange;
- a right metal plate having one or more right attachment openings, the right metal plate being secured to the right side flange with the one or more right attachment openings;
- and
- a left metal plate having one or more left attachment openings, the left metal plate being secured to the left side flange with the one or more left attachment openings.
A ladder comprising:
- a front assembly having a right front rail and a left front rail in parallel and spaced relation with the right front rail, front rungs attached to the right front rail and the left front rail and disposed between the right front rail and the left front rail;
- a rear assembly having a right rear rail and a left rear rail in parallel and space relation with the right rear rail, rear rungs attached to the right rear rail and the left rear rail and disposed between the right rear rail and the left rear rail;
- and
- a ladder top mounted to upper end portions of the front assembly and the rear assembly, the ladder top including a wall having one or more reinforcing portions defining attachment openings for removably attaching items to the ladder top.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.