Ladder stabilization system
AssigneeOlive Tree Inspirations LLC
InventorPaul H. Stevens, JR.
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Abstract
A ladder stabilization system for holding a ladder in place on a support surface that can include a pair of opposed ladder stabilizer devices that are configured to be operatively placed in opposition to receive a bottom portion of the pair of spaced legs of the ladder to positionally fix the ladder relative to the vertical structure. The ladder stabilization system acts to secure and stabilize the bottom portion of the ladder to prevent the base of the ladder from sliding, skidding, or otherwise moving while a user is on the ladder. The present invention improves user safety and reduces the need for having a second individual support the base of the ladder.
Claims22
A ladder stabilization system for selectively receiving a ladder having a pair of spaced legs and a plurality of spaced transversely mounted rungs that contacts to a substantially vertical structure at an acute angle, comprising:
- a pair of opposed ladder stabilizer devices, each ladder stabilizer device comprising:
- an elongated planer base member having a top surface, an opposed bottom surface, a base edge, a first side edge and an opposed second side edge;
- an elongated planer stabilizer member connected to the base edge of the base member and having an upper portion extending upwardly away from the top surface and a lower portion extending downwardly away from the bottom surface of the base member, wherein the stabilizer member extends perpendicular relative to the base member;
- a first elongated planer side member extending upwardly away from the top surface of the base member, wherein the first side member extends perpendicular relative to the base member and is connected to the first side edge of the base member and a first edge of the upper portion of the stabilizer member;
- a second elongated planer side member extending upwardly away from the top surface of the base member, wherein the second side member extends perpendicular relative to the base member and is connected to a portion of the second side edge of the base member and a second edge of the upper portion of the stabilizer member, wherein the second side member has an elongate length that is less than the elongate length of the first side member and the elongate length of the base member,
- wherein the base member, the upper portion of the stabilizer member, the first side member, and the second side member of each ladder stabilizer device defines a partially open trough that is configured to receive a bottom end of one leg of the ladder, and wherein portions of the respective partially open trough members of the pair of opposed ladder stabilizer devices are positioned in opposition.
A ladder stabilization system for selectively receiving a ladder having a pair of spaced legs and a plurality of spaced transversely mounted rungs that contacts to a substantially vertical structure at an acute angle, comprising:
- a pair of opposed ladder stabilizer devices, each ladder stabilizer device comprising:
- an elongated planer base member having a top surface, an opposed bottom surface, a base edge, a first side edge and an opposed second side edge;
- an elongated planer stabilizer member connected to the base edge of the base member and having an upper portion extending upwardly away from the top surface and a lower portion extending downwardly away from the bottom surface of the base member, wherein the stabilizer member extends perpendicular relative to the base member;
- a first elongated planer side member extending upwardly away from the top surface of the base member, wherein the first side member extends perpendicular relative to the base member and is connected to the first side edge of the base member and a first edge of the upper portion of the stabilizer member;
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- a second elongated planer side member extending upwardly away from the top surface of the base member, wherein the second side member extends perpendicular relative to the base member and is connected to a portion of the second side edge of the base member and a second edge of the upper portion of the stabilizer member, wherein the second side member has an elongate length that is less than the elongate length of the first side member and the elongate length of the base member;
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- a pair of anchor lines, each anchor line being connected to a portion of the respective ladder support device and being configured to selectively couple to a bottom portion of the ladder to selectively secure the relative position between the bottom ends of the inclined ladder and the respective ladder support device,
- wherein the ratio of the longitudinal length of the base member and the first side member to the longitudinal length of the second side member is about 2:1, and wherein the base member, the upper portion of the stabilizer member, the first side member, and the second side member of each ladder stabilizer device defines a partially open trough that is configured to receive a bottom end of one leg of the ladder.
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