Ladder stability anchor
AssigneeWerner Co.
InventorsMilbert La Valle, Ivan D. Lopez
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Abstract
An anchor device includes a main body having a base with a first end and a second end, a fixed clamping bracket at one end of the base and an elongated opening or track extending along the base. A moving clamping assembly includes a moving clamping bracket and a cam lever or actuator, and the moving clamping assembly is configured to slide along the track to adjust a position of the moving clamping bracket relative to the fixed clamping bracket. Pivoting the lever tightens the moving clamping bracket against the object and locks the moving clamping assembly in position for a firm clamping hold. The anchor device may also include a tether assembly for being tethered to a ladder.
Claims13
An anchor device for anchoring a ladder to a support object, comprising:
- a main body having a base with a first end and a second end, a fixed clamping bracket at the first end of the base, and an elongated opening extending between the first end and the second end;
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- a moving clamping assembly that includes a moving clamping bracket, the moving clamping assembly configured to slide along the elongated opening to adjust a position of the moving clamping bracket relative to the fixed clamping bracket for clamping the support object inserted therebetween;
- the moving clamping assembly further including a cam lever,
- wherein the cam lever is pivotable between a non-clamping position of the anchor device in which a cam surface of the cam lever is spaced from the moving clamping bracket and the position of the moving clamping assembly can be slidably adjusted and a clamping position of the anchor device in which the cam surface of the cam lever tightens the moving clamping bracket against the support object and the moving clamping assembly is locked in position,
- wherein the base includes a first side having a first surface and a second side opposite the first side having a second surface, and the cam lever and an upper plate of the moving clamping assembly are disposed on the first side over the elongated opening, and a first lower plate and a second lower plate are disposed on the second side under the elongated opening, and
- wherein when the cam lever is pivoted in the clamping position, the first lower plate is moved axially to engage the second surface and the upper plate presses against the first surface, and the cam lever, upper plate, and first lower plate clamp the base and are locked in position along the elongated opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.