Ladder attachment
OwnerC. Jerry Alconinventor
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Abstract
A ladder attachment for use on ladder tree stands, conventional ladders and otherwise to temporarily secure the top of the ladder to a tree or post. The ladder attachment includes a pair of pivotable jaws which can be closed around a tree and locked in place while standing on the ground. The ladder is temporarily secured so the user can climb the ladder and attach a more permanent, standard anchor belt. The method includes steps for affixing the ladder attachment to a ladder, positioning the ladder and ladder attachment against a tree, securing the ladder attachment to the tree and thereafter removing the ladder attachment and later the ladder for further use.
Claims10
A ladder attachment to maintain the top of a ladder in place, said ladder attachment comprising:
- a base, a first pivotable jaw, said first jaw affixed to said base, said first jaw defining a tooth, a first pawl, said first pawl attached to said base for selectively engaging said tooth, a first post, said first post attached to said first jaw, a first hasp, said first hasp affixed to said first pawl, said first hasp for engaging said first post.
An attachment for a ladder comprising:
- a base, a pair of pivotable jaws, said pair of jaws attached to said base, and a pair of pawls, said pair of pawls rotatably affixed to said base, each of said pair of pawls for engaging different ones of said pair of jaws, a pair of hasps, each of said pair of hasps attached to different ones of said pair of pawls, a pair of posts, each of said pair of posts attached to different ones of said pair of jaws, said pair of hasps each for engaging different ones of said pair of posts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.