Attic Door and Access Ladder Hand Tool
OwnerAndrea Welchinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a handheld tool for opening or actuating attic doors and pulling down extendable attic access ladders therefrom. The tool features a handle/pole that includes a grip at one end, and a hook at the opposite end. The hook is configured to couple with an eyehook of an attic door, thereby enabling a user to pull the handle to open the door. The hook can be coupled to a side hook of the ladder to pull down the access ladder. The handle is extended towards the attic to couple or engage the hook with the eyehook and the side hook, and thereby enables a user to stand on the floor while opening the door and pulling the ladder. The aforementioned obviates the use of a stool, step ladder or any other makeshift elevation mechanism for accessing attic doors.
Claims20
An attic door and ladder access device kit comprising:
- an elongated pole having a first end and a second end;
- wherein said first end includes an ergonomic grip;
- wherein said second end includes a wing nut and an eye hook;
- wherein said elongated pole includes a plurality of telescoping sections for varying a length of said elongated pole;
- a first hook for connecting to an attic door;
- a second hook for connecting to an extendable attic ladder;
- wherein said eye hook engageable to said first hook for opening said attic door;
- and
- wherein said eye hook engageable to said second hook for extending said attic ladder.
An attic door and ladder access device kit comprising:
- a telescoping pole having a first end and a second end;
- wherein said first end includes an ergonomic grip;
- wherein said second end includes an eye hook;
- wherein said telescoping pole includes a plurality of telescoping sections for varying a length of said telescoping pole;
- wherein said plurality of telescoping sections includes three telescoping sections and three telescoping slots;
- a first hook for connecting to an attic door;
- a second hook for connecting to an extendable attic ladder;
- wherein said eye hook engageable to said first hook for opening said attic door;
- and
- wherein said eye hook engageable to said second hook for extending said attic ladder.
A method for actuating an attic door and extending and retracting a ladder therefrom, the method comprising the steps of:
- connecting a first hook to an attic door;
- connecting a second hook to an extendable attic ladder;
- extending a telescoping pole having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end includes an ergonomic grip and said second end includes an eye hook;
- engaging said eye hook to said first hook;
- pulling downward on said telescoping pole for opening said attic door;
- disengaging said eye hook from said first hook;
- engaging said eye hook to said second hook;
- and
- pulling downward on said telescoping pole for extending said attic ladder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.