Ladder guard
AssigneeSurrey Hills Hire Pty. Ltd.
InventorPeter Horton
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Abstract
A ladder guard (10) for use with a ladder (8) having a plurality of rungs (8a-8f). The ladder guard has a first position, in which respective portions (21-23) of the ladder guard are located in front of a number of the rungs (8b-8d) to prevent access to the rungs. The ladder guard has a second position, in which the portions (21-23) of the ladder guard are located behind rungs of the ladder to allow access to the rungs of the number of rungs. The ladder guard includes a support (12) for supporting the ladder guard on a ladder for movement from the first to the second position by lifting the portions of the ladder guard up and over the rungs of the number of rungs. The ladder guard further includes means to releasably lock the ladder guard in the first position.
Claims17
A ladder guard for use with a ladder, the ladder having a plurality of rungs, the ladder guard having:
- a first position, in which respective portions of the ladder guard are located in front of a number of said rungs to prevent access to the rungs;
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- a second position, in which said portions of the ladder guard are located behind rungs of the ladder to allow access to the rungs of said number of rungs;
- wherein the ladder guard includes means for supporting the ladder guard on a ladder for movement from said first to said second position by lifting said portions of the ladder guard up and over the rungs of said number of rungs;
- and wherein the ladder guard further includes means to releasably lock the ladder guard in said first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.