Ladder dock
OwnerCharles J. MacKarvichinventor
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Abstract
A ladder dock includes a planar mounting panel defining an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface of the mounting panel configured to contact and be secured to a surface of an elevated structure; and a planar connecting panel defining an upper surface and a lower surface, the connecting panel extending from the mounting panel and angled upward with respect to the mounting panel by a bend angle, the connecting panel defining a first notch and a second notch, a portion of the connecting panel positioned between the first notch and the second notch, each of the first notch and the second notch extending in a direction away from the mounting panel, the first notch and the second notch sized to receive and fix a position of a ladder relative to the ladder dock.
Claims20
A ladder dock comprising:
- a planar mounting panel defining an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface of the mounting panel configured to contact and be secured to a surface of an elevated structure;
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- a planar connecting panel defining an upper surface and a lower surface, the connecting panel extending from the mounting panel and angled upward with respect to the mounting panel by a bend angle, the connecting panel defining a first notch and a second notch, a portion of the connecting panel positioned between the first notch and the second notch, each of the first notch and the second notch extending in a direction away from the mounting panel, the first notch and the second notch sized to receive and fix a position of a ladder relative to the ladder dock by receiving a first ladder rail of the ladder in the first notch and receiving a second ladder rail of the ladder in the second notch.
A ladder dock for fixing a position of a ladder, the ladder dock comprising:
- a mounting panel defining an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface of the mounting panel configured to contact a horizontal surface of an elevated structure;
- a ladder rest panel connected to and angled with respect to the mounting panel, the ladder rest panel angled relative to vertical;
- a first ear connected to the ladder rest panel and extending in a direction away from the mounting panel;
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- a second ear arranged opposite the first ear and extending in a direction away from the mounting panel;
- wherein the ladder rest panel, the first ear, and the second ear together define a ladder notch, the ladder notch configured to receive a portion of the ladder, the first ear and the second ear configured to prevent lateral movement of the ladder positioned against the ladder rest panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.