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US 2006/0032185 A1Published application
Ladder stabilising device
AssigneeSurrey Hills Hire Pty. Ltd.
InventorPeter Horton
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device 10 for stabilising ladders 60 that bridge a floor 70 and an elevated structure, such as an elevated floor 70 in a multi-storey construction. The device 70 includes a body that is fixable to the elevated structure and an arm 50 extending from the body. The arm 50 has a tab 52 which engages a beam 64 of the ladder 60 when the ladder 60 is abutting an edge 40 of the body. In this arrangement, outward sliding movement of a heel of the ladder is prevented and thus the ladder 60 is stabilised.
Claims27
A ladder stabilising device including:
- a body engageable stably with an element of a structure at or adjacent a location where the structure or body defines an abutment for a rear face of a ladder;
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- means projecting from said body when the body is engaged with said element of said structure, and having a portion positioned to engage a front face of said ladder at such a position that said engaged portion and said abutment co-operate to limit outward sliding movement of the heel of the ladder.
A stabilised ladder installation including:
- a ladder stabiliser device secured to a first element of a structure at a workspace elevated from a second workspace, said ladder stabilising device including a body engaged stably with the first element of the structure at or adjacent a location where the structure or body defines an abutment for a rear face of a ladder;
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- means projecting from said body and said means having a portion positioned to engage a front face of said ladder at such a position that said engaged portion and said abutment co-operate to limit outward sliding movement of the heel of the ladder;
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- a ladder engaged with said abutment and with said projecting means so as to stabilise the ladder substantially at a predetermined inclination.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.