Ladder safety system
OwnerFrank Lytleinventor
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Abstract
A ladder safety system is configured to prevent falls from prematurely stepping off the ladder by providing a left-side panel and right-side panel that extends from the sides of the ladder out from a front side of the ladder. Also, the ladder safety system has step extensions from at least the first step and preferably from the first and second step that create a larger step extending out from the front side of the ladder to catch a person's foot when they step back prematurely thinking they are lower on the ladder than they actually are. Also, the left-side and right-side panel prevent a person from stepping off to the side of the ladder when they think they are lower on the ladder than they are.
Claims20
A ladder safety system comprising:
- a) a ladder comprising
- i) a left rail;
- ii) a right rail;
- iii) base end of said ladder;
- iv) a front side;
- v) steps extending between the left rail and right rail, said steps including a first step and a second step, wherein the first step is most proximal to the base end of said ladder;
- wherein the first step has a first step extension that extends out the front side of said ladder beyond the left rail and the right rail when in a step configuration;
- b) a left-side panel comprising:
- i) an interior surface;
- ii) an exterior surface;
- iii) a length from a top to a bottom that spans over the first and second steps of the ladder;
- iv) a width from a coupled end, coupled to the ladder, to an extended end;
- c) a right-side panel comprising:
- i) an interior surface;
- ii) an exterior surface;
- iii) a length from a top to a bottom that spans over the first and second steps of the ladder;
- iv) a width from a coupled end, coupled to the ladder, to an extended end;
- d) a first step left extension support extending between the first step extension and said left-side panel when the left-side panel is in an open position;
- e) a first step right extension support extending between the first step extension and said right-side panel when the right-side panel is in an open position;
- f) a first step support coupled to the first step and configured to extend to a ground surface to support the ladder when in an open configuration;
- and
- wherein the first step support is configured to rotate about a hinge attached to the first step extension;
- wherein in an open configuration with the left-side panel and the right-side panels open and extending out from a front side of said ladder, the first step left extension support supports the first step extension in an extended position on the left-side panel, the first step right extension support supports the first step extension in an extended position on the right-side panel, and the first step support extends to said ground surface.
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