Multipurpose ladder fixture
OwnerWilliam E. Gould, Richard J. Gould +1inventors
InventorsWilliam E. Gould, Richard J. Gould, Steven P. Gould
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Abstract
A multipurpose, two-position ladder attachment for extending a ladder above overhanging roofs while bridging the eaves and gutters, for leaning against weak siding, and for installing heavy or bulky panels or windows in elevated openings. Elongated channels formed in two cantilevered brackets are clamped about the stiles of the ladder by a rod and wing nuts. The rod passes through hollow rungs of the ladder or in close proximity to the stiles if the rungs are not hollow. A flat padded board connected across the free ends of the brackets is positionable with its broad side horizontal or vertical when the ladder is leaned at a recommended angle.
Claims18
A multipurpose fixture for a ladder comprising, in combination:
- a pair of juxtapositioned brackets each including symmetrically opposite elongated channel means for engaging the outer sides of the ladder stiles, and support means extending from said channel means having a first edge at an obtuse angle with the length thereof for bearing a vertical load and a second edge normal to said first edge for bearing a lateral load, said obtuse angle being supplementary to a predetermined leaning angle of the ladder;
- securing means coupled to said brackets for clamping said channel means about the stiles engaged therein;
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- transverse means operatively connected to said brackets for selectively positioning against said first or second edge.
A two-position fixture for supporting a forwardly inclined ladder with hollow rungs a spaced distance from an upright surface, comprising, in combination:
- a pair of brackets each having an elongated channel for engaging opposite outer sides of the ladder at a selected rung, and a cantilever extending forwardly from said channel having an upper edge at an obtuse angle with the length of said channel, and a forward edge extending downwardly at a right angle from said upper edge, said obtuse angle being supplementary to a predetermined leaning angle of the ladder;
- a rod secured at its ends to said channels for extending through the selected rung and clamping said brackets to the ladder;
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- a crossbar operatively connected on one side to respective forward ends of said cantilevers for selectively engaging said upper edge or said forward edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.