Flexible stile or rope ladder for climbing poles or like members
OwnerTrevor Clarkinventor
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Abstract
A flexible stile ladder is disclosed wherein the midpoints of the ladder steps or rungs are slidably connected to the pole. Preferably, the slidable connectors are slides which operate in a track carried by the pole. The invention is particularly useful for climbing masts of sailboats.
Claims16
A ladder assembly for ascending and descending a vertical pole or like member comprising a plurality of step means, stile means interconnecting said steps in spaced relationship, means for slidably connecting the midpoint of at least some of said step means to said vertical pole or like member, and means at one end of said assembly for vertically suspending the same from the upper end of said vertical pole or like member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.