Ladder leveling apparatus

An apparatus for leveling a ladder having at least two vertical supports, the apparatus comprising:

• (a) a vertical support gripping member comprising:
• a support wall;
• a gripping wall attached to the support wall;
• a tightening member wall attached to the support wall and opposing the gripping wall;
• a first vertical support retaining member attached to the gripping wall;
• a second vertical support retaining member attached to the tightening member wall;
• a guide channel formed by the support wall, the gripping wall, the tightening member wall, the first vertical support retaining member and the second vertical support retaining member;
• one of the vertical support members slidingly engaged within the guide channel;
• and
• a threadingly adjustable tightening member, threadingly engaged in a threaded port in the vertical support gripping member, releasingly abutting a first outer surface of the vertical supports;
• the tightening member comprising:
• an abutment plate;
• a threaded bolt having one end pivotally attached to the abutment plate;
• a locking nut on the threaded bolt;
• a gripping knob attached to another end of the threaded bolt;
• and
• a knurled surface on the gripping knob;
• (b) a plurality of vertical support wall teeth on a second outer surface of the vertical supports;
• and
• (c) the vertical support wall teeth releasably interfacing with the gripping wall.

An apparatus for leveling a ladder having at least two vertical supports, the apparatus comprising:

• (a) a vertical support gripping member comprising:
• a support wall;
• a gripping wall attached to the support wall;
• a plurality of gripping wall teeth on the gripping wall;
• a tightening member wall attached to the support wall and opposing the gripping wall;
• a first vertical support retaining member attached to the gripping wall;
• a second vertical support retaining member attached to the tightening member wall;
• a guide channel formed by the support wall, the gripping wall, the tightening member wall, the first vertical support retaining member and the second vertical support retaining member;
• one of the vertical support members slidingly engaged within the guide channel;
• and
• a threadingly adjustable tightening member, threadingly engaged in a threaded port in the vertical support gripping member, releasingly abutting a first outer surface of the vertical supports;
• the tightening member comprising:
• an abutment plate;
• a threaded bolt having one end pivotally attached to the abutment plate;
• a locking nut on the threaded bolt;
• a gripping knob attached to another end of the threaded bolt;
• and
• a knurled surface on the gripping knob:
• (b) a plurality of vertical support wall teeth on a second outer wall of the vertical supports;
• and
• (c) the vertical support wall teeth releasably interfacing with the gripping wall teeth.