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US 7,051,497 B2Granted
Portable ladder for mounting a horse
OwnerRobert A. Peterson, Katelyn J. Petersoninventors
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Abstract
A portable ladder is presented for assisting a rider to mount a horse. The portable ladder is flexible and attaches to the saddle. The saddle need not be specially adapted to receive the portable ladder. The ladder may also be folded up for carrying or stowing while riding.
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A portable ladder system for mounting a horse, comprising:
- a horse saddle having a ladder connection structure;
- two saddle attachments detachably connected with the ladder connection structure;
- a pair of flexible supporting members each having a top end, wherein the top end of each flexible supporting member is attached to a respective saddle attachment;
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- at least two rungs attached to and disposed between the flexible supporting members thereby forming a ladder, wherein each rung is substantially similar in size and at substantially a same separation from a neighboring rung.
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A method for mounting a horse, comprising:
- (a) attaching a portable ladder to a saddle on the horse, the ladder having two saddle attachments detachably connected with the ladder, a pair of flexible supporting members and at least two rungs attached to and disposed between the support members;
- (b) obtaining a foothold on the ladder;
- (c) climbing the portable ladder until able to mount the horse;
- (d) mounting the horse;
- (e) detaching the portable ladder from the saddle when mounted on the horse;
- and
- (f) storing the detached portable ladder on the saddle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.