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US 12,637,908 B1Granted
Extension ladder bumpers with attachments
OwnerJarran C. Davisinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a bumper which fits over the end of a rail on a straight ladder or the flying section of an extension ladder to protect the surface the ladder is leaned against while also providing a means to hold tools and materials. The bumper is secured in place by an arm extending from the bumper. The arm has a finger which extends into the first rung of the ladder when the bumper is placed on the ladder rail. The bumper may also have a removeable removable accessory for holding power tools, hand tools and/or hardware.
Claims15
A ladder bumper comprising:
- a body with an inside face, an outside face, and an open end opening into a hollow interior contoured to fit the top end of a ladder rail, wherein the inside face faces rungs of the ladder and the outside face faces away from the rungs of the ladder when the ladder bumper is placed on the top end of a ladder rail;
- a pair of slots on the outside face extending from the opening, the slots sized and located to mate with the top of a base of the ladder when the ladder bumper is placed on the top end of a ladder rail;
- an arm extending from the from the outside face of the ladder bumper from between the slots;
- and
- a finger extending from the arm towards the inside face of the ladder bumper;
- wherein the arm and finger are sized so the finger extends into a top rung of the ladder when the ladder bumper is place on the top end of the ladder rail.
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A ladder bumper comprising:
- a body with an inside face, an outside face, and an open end opening into a hollow interior contoured to fit the top end of a ladder rail, wherein the inside face faces rungs of the ladder and the outside face faces away from the rungs of the ladder when the ladder bumper is placed on the top end of a ladder rail;
- a pair of slots on the outside face extending from the opening, the slots sized and located to mate with the top of a base of the ladder when the ladder bumper is placed on the top end of a ladder rail;
- a first lug on the outside face of the ladder bumper, the lug having a head attached to a perpendicular pair of flats extending from the inside face of the ladder bumper;
- a second lug located just below the first lug;
- an accessory with a mounting mechanism having a top and a bottom opening in a side wall;
- the top opening having a first notch extending from the opening;
- and
- the bottom opening having a first notch extending from the opening;
- wherein the first notch of the top opening is aligned with the first notch of the bottom opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.