Ladder Step Extension Platform

A step extension platform for attachment to a ladder step having a step comprising:

• a main body having a platform for supporting a user thereon;
• an extension member translatably secured to the main body and translatable between a retracted and an extended position, wherein the first extension member projects beyond a width of the platform;
• a first segmented portion secured to the platform by a first hinge, the first hinge having an axis of rotation extending along a width of the platform;
• a second segmented portion secured to the second segmented portion by a second hinge, the second hinge having an axis of rotation extending along a width of the platform;
• a bracket secured to the second segmented portion and defining a space adapted to contain at least a portion of the ladder step;
• and
• the first and second segmented portions being pivotal between an open storage position and a closed working position in which step channel, adapted to surround and accommodate the ladder step, is formed, wherein the platform in the working position is generally parallel with the step surface, and the platform in the storage is generally perpendicular to the step surface.

A method of securing a step extension to a ladder having a step supported between two side rails comprising:

• obtaining a step extension having a main body having a platform for supporting a user thereon;
• a first segmented portion secured to the platform by a first hinge, the first hinge having an axis of rotation extending along a width of the platform;
• a second segmented portion secured to the second segmented portion by a first hinge, the first hinge having an axis of rotation extending along a width of the platform;
• the platform, the first and segmented portions being pivotal between an open storage position and a closed working position to form a step channel adapted to surround and accommodate the ladder step;
• and a bracket secured to the second segmented portion and defining a space adapted to contain at least a portion of the ladder step;
• placing the bracket around a ladder step;
• and
• rotating the platform relative to the first and second segmented portion until the main body engages the bracket and the platform extends across a top of the ladder step and the platform is parallel to a top surface of the ladder step.