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US 2013/0199874 A1Published application
Ladder safety apparatus
OwnerDon M. Davis, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A ladder safety apparatus and methods of using the same are disclosed. An example ladder safety apparatus includes a stabilizer bar for a top portion of a ladder, the stabilizer bar configured to rest on a roof top. The example ladder safety apparatus also includes a balance rail for the top portion of the ladder to provide substantially upright handles for a user to grasp when the ladder is positioned on the roof top. Further, the safety apparatus may be engaged to a ladder using one or more engagement rods.
Claims20
A ladder safety system comprising:
- a stabilizer bar for a top portion of a ladder, the stabilizer bar configured to rest on a roof top;
- a balance rail for the top portion of the ladder to provide substantially upright handles for a user to grasp when the ladder is positioned on the roof top;
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- at least one engaging rod operatively coupled with the stabilizer bar to engage an internal lumen of at least one rung of the ladder.
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A method of using a ladder safety apparatus comprising:
- providing at least one first engaging rod to a stabilizer bar;
- providing the stabilizer bar on a ladder to rest the stabilizer bar on a roof top without the stabilizer bar and without the ladder touching a gutter or fascia;
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- providing an adjustable balance rail for the top portion of the ladder to provide handles for a user climbing up the ladder to the roof top.
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A ladder safety apparatus comprising:
- a stabilizer bar for a top portion of a ladder to rest on roof tops, the stabilizer bar including means for engaging a rung of the ladder;
- a balance rail attached to the stabilizer bar to provide substantially vertical handles for a user climbing onto the roof top;
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- wherein the stabilizer bar and the balance rail maintain the ladder apart from the roof top, gutters, and fascia to prevent damage thereto, without any part of the stabilizer bar and balance rail touching the gutters and the fascia.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.