Ladder stand-off accessory and rung adapter therefor

A ladder wall stand-off accessory for mounting on a ladder section rung of circular shaped cross-section between the spaced ladder side rails of a ladder section comprising:

• a rung adapter bar of U-shaped cross-section including a flattened base section and two spaced side leg sections sized and configured to snugly engage said ladder rung of circular shaped cross-section to extend over said rung between said spaced side rails to convert said rung to a rung of D-shaped cross-section with said flattened base section forming the step face of said rung;
• a stand-off accessory for said converted rung including a rectangular plate member longitudinally extending at least substantially the distance between said spaced ladder side rails, one face of said plate being of flat planar configuration with a plurality of spaced recess female apertures therein to receive the gripping members of a removable pad to be mounted thereon;
• a removable, soft flexible longitudinally extending pad with a serrated external gripping face and a lip-like border extending along the perimeter thereof and a plurality of spaced male gripping darts extending from one face thereof, said pad being sized and configured to extend over the face of said plate with the gripping border gripping the side edges of said plate and the male darts engaging said recess female apertures of said plate to provide a covering surface for said plate, the opposite face of said plate having an integral reinforcing cross-rib extending longitudinally thereacross and including two pairs of spaced pin receiving oppositely apertured lug members integrally extending therefrom with each pair of spaced lug members being positioned adjacent the shorter side of said longitudinally extending plate and with each spaced lug member pair having an integral limiting block extending therebetween with a preselected contour having the plane of one edge face thereof extending at an angle to the plate face to limit the pivotal angular movement of said plate and pad mounted thereon and a spaced integral positioning block to restrict the assembly of said plate in one position;
• a pair of longitudinally extending U-shaped arm stand-offs each having a cross-section including a flat base member and spaced side legs extending therefrom with corresponding opposed apertures at one end thereof, the apertured side legs of each pair of arm stand-offs being positioned between a pair of spaced apertured lug members on said rectangular plate with the apertures aligned to receive a pivot pin for pivotally mounting said rectangular plate, said rectangular plate being pivotally mountable to said arm stand-offs in only one position due to said position blocks integral with said plate and with the pivotal angular movement of said plate being limited by said edge faces of said limiting blocks integral with said plate, said opposed side legs of each arm stand-off being apertured at the distal end opposite said pivot plate end and having a recess in the flat base portion intermediate said opposite ends;
• a U-shaped swing bolt for each corresponding distal end of said arm stand-offs, each swing bolt being aperture to be pivotally mounted with a pin passing through the distal side legs of said arm stand-off, said U-shaped swing bolt being sized and configured to embrace said rung adapter covering said ladder rung with the distal end of each of said bolts passing through said recess in said flat base portion of each of said arm stand-offs to receive a nut thereon for tight clamping of said covered rung between said bolt and said arm stand-off, the edges of said opposed side legs of each arm stand-off arm being sized and configured to rest at an angle on the flat face of said rung adapter to allow free sliding movement of an adjacent ladder section which might be combined therewith.