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US 2003/0188924 A1Published application
Safety device for ladders
OwnerJeffrey V. Bamberinventor
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Abstract
Safety devices for ladders and ladders having such safety devices, and more particularly to a safety device that is capable of temporarily holding the top portion of a ladder securely to a building or other structure are disclosed.
Claims8
A safety device for a ladder which ladder has an upper portion, said safety device comprising:
- an arm for attaching to an upper portion of a ladder, said arm having two end portions comprising a first end portion for attachment to the upper portion of a ladder and a second end portion, wherein at least a portion of the arm is flexible;
- and
- a holding mechanism joined to the second end portion of the arm.
A ladder comprising a pair of rails supporting a plurality of spaced apart rungs, a lower portion, and an upper portion, and a safety device comprising:
- an arm for attaching to the upper portion of a ladder, said arm having two end portions comprising a first end portion for attachment to the upper portion of a ladder and an opposing second end portion;
- and
- a holding mechanism joined to the second end portion of the arm, wherein said holding mechanism to engages a portion of a structure by at least one of the following mechanisms:
- exerting a force on a portion of the structure, and fastening to a portion of the structure.
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A method for securing a ladder to a structure, said method comprising:
- providing a ladder having an upper portion and a lower portion;
- providing a safety device for said ladder, said safety device comprising at least one arm for attaching to an upper portion of a ladder, said arm having two end portions comprising a first end portion for attachment to the upper portion of a ladder and a second end portion, and a holding mechanism joined to the second end portion of the arm;
- placing the lower portion of the ladder directly or indirectly on the ground;
- and
- at least temporarily joining the holding mechanism to at least a portion of a structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.