Ladder bracket
AssigneeIndependence Excavating, Inc.
InventorThomas Steblinski
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Abstract
A ladder bracket for hanging a ladder in a trench box is disclosed. The bracket includes a frame, a first arm and a second arm, and a lip. The first arm and second arm each have a first end attached to the frame and a second end extending in a direction away from the frame. The lip is attached to the second end of the first arm and to the second end of the second arm. A distance between the frame and the lip accommodates the bracket being removably hung from a top edge of the trench box. A method of use is also disclosed.
Claims20
A bracket for mounting to a top edge of a trench box, the bracket comprising:
- a) a frame;
- b) a first arm and a second arm, said first arm and said second arm each having a first end attached to said frame and a second end extending in a direction away from said frame;
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- c) a lip attached to said second end of said first arm and to said second end of said second arm;
- d) wherein a distance between said frame and said lip accommodates said bracket to be removably hanged from said top edge of said trench box.
A ladder bracket comprising:
- a) a frame;
- b) a first arm and a second arm, said first arm and said second arm each having a first end attached to said frame and a second end extending in a direction away from said frame;
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- c) a lip attached to said second end of said first arm and to said second end of said second arm;
- d) means for adjusting a distance between said frame and said lip.
A method of storing a ladder in a trench box comprising:
- a) hanging a ladder bracket on a top edge of said trench wall;
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- b) hanging a ladder from said ladder bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.