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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011476 | Ladder attachment 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 s... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7950498 | Stair climbing aid A stair climbing aid comprises two slide rails, an assist member, a control mechanism and two positioning assemblies. The slide rails and the assist member are assembled to handrails at both sides of the stairs. The control mechanism is disposed on the assist member... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7575097 | Ladder attachment A ladder attachment including an elongated one piece member preferably molded from an elastomeric material and formed with an arcuate cavity on one side sized to approximately correspond to the outside of a utility pole or tree trunk and having a pair of end parts e... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7434661 | Portable ladder The present invention may be used for climbing over a fence or a vertical barrier. A body may have a plurality of steps attached orthogonal to the body. The body may have a width and length to fit between two vertical bar fence elements and to position the steps gen... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7341126 | Ladder support systems A ladder support system that may be mounted on a ladder rung or other securing structures and may further be shaped to provide lateral support to the ladder when a pole or other supporting structure is positioned on the ladder support. The ladder support may also be... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322442 | Ladder top walk through extensions Walk through ladder extensions are provided to attach to the upper ends of ladder side rails, and define a wide unobstructed space between them. The extensions can be gripped by a user to steady the user as the user moves onto a roof of a building against which the ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7267197 | Add-on extension ladder An add-on extension ladder is removably mountable to a portion of a conventional ladder to extend the reach of the conventional ladder without any structural modification to the conventional ladder. The add-on extension has integral elements for engaging rungs on th... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7219766 | Mid-span fall protection system A mid-span fall protection system including a remotely attachable fall protection latching mechanism for attachment to an elevated horizontal strand. The fall protection latching mechanism may be used with an elongated rigid structure for extending between a support... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7168523 | Mechanic's step with stirrup A suspended step assembly that is attachable over the tire of a motor vehicle and which can support a mechanic working in the engine compartment. It has a frame that can be broken down into sub-parts for compact storage in a motor vehicle, is easy and fast to assemb... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7134525 | Ladder stabilization apparatus and system A ladder stabilization apparatus and system. The apparatus includes a main clamp body, a first slotted arm having a first end and a second end, the first end being pivotally connected to the main clamp body, and a second slotted arm having a first end and a second e... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131516 | Safety and accessibility assembly A safety and accessibility assembly (10) having a pair of substantially identical hook portions (20, 26) which are coupled to a support frame having several pillar portions (12, 14, 16, 18), wherein the pillar portions (12, 14, 16, 18) ar... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7100740 | Portable boat trailer ladder The present invention teaches a boat trailer ladder which may be easily secured to and moved along the trailer rails. A hook is dimensioned and configured to engage standard boat trailer rails. An A-frame ladder provides steps from an approximately the level of the ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086502 | Transport apparatus and method having conformable gripping capability A transport apparatus for transporting materials or objects on substantially vertical structures for installation, deployment, inspection and repair purposes includes gripping mechanisms having a conformable gripping portion. The gripping mechanisms are separated by... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7044270 | Posting ladder A hook attachment for a ladder is provided and includes a pair of curved members, each of the curved members being formed in a tapered shape having a base portion of a first cross-sectional area and a tip portion of a second cross-sectional area smaller than the fir... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037210 | Golf alignment device At least four alignment members, namely, an aim member 11, a guide member 12, and two positioning members 13, 14, may be arranged in various configurations to assist the golfer with putts and with wood and iron shots. A connector 25 is di... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028809 | Roof gripper A bracing device capable of clamping to a rung ladder is disclosed. The bracing device holds the rung ladder in position when hooked over the peak of a pitched roof. At the forward end of the clamping device are wheels which allow the user to wheel the ladder up the... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6997283 | Ladder stabilizer attachment apparatus and methods Ladder attachment apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an attachment apparatus for a ladder includes a main support adapted to be coupled to the ladder approximately parallel to the rungs. The main support includes a first coupling member proximat... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994186 | Helicopter lineman's ladder A rigid, unitary ladder is provided having one end configured to be attached to a powerline support tower after the ladder is dropped by helicopter to a lineman previously offloaded onto the tower. The ladder includes a first section which extends outwardly from the... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966406 | Step platform attachable to a ladder A ladder step platform can be mounted on any ladder having hollow rungs extending between ladder rails. This ladder step platform is especially intended for use with conventional extension ladders. The ladder step platform includes a tread or step plate extending be... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962237 | Ladder stand-off A ladder stand-off includes a beam and two arms fixedly connected to the beam at two spaced apart points between the two ends of the beam. The two arms extend outward from the beam so as to be angularly divergent with respect to each other. A contact element is pivo... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6957515 | Device for holding a workpiece adjacent a ceiling support A device for holding a work piece over head, wherein the device is employed between a first wall support and a second wall support and the wall support are interconnected to support a ceiling support, which includes a first removable support connector for connecting... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6926120 | Masonry project kit Masonry project kits assist with building basements. In the course of building a basement, it is frequently necessary to climb over and lift equipment over walls. A wall hanger is provided to attach a ladder to the side of a wall. The ladder's height can be adjusted... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926241 | Roofmates™ roofing accessories A number of roofing accessories, including a lightweight adjustable ladder and scaffold support are disclosed. The scaffold support includes a pair of rails at the standard spacing of most roof joists. Rods, connected to the rails, support an adjustable platform. An... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913114 | Roof anchor ladder attachment assembly A roof ridge anchor assembly for attaching to and securing a ladder to the roof ridge of a building. One embodiment consists of a pair of devices attached to the rungs of a ladder to allow a ladder to be rolled up onto a roof, turned over and secured in position ove... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6907957 | Trench shield ladder A trench shield ladder that hangs on the wall of the trench shield to provide workmen safe access to a trench. The ladder is provided with a top platform and hand rails that extend over the platform. The ladder can be adjusted in length by employing an extension por... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6883464 | Bird cage ladder A bird cage ladder equipped with a locking connection mechanism that is biased toward a closed position and is easy to install and remove from a bird cage is disclosed herein. Particular embodiments of the present invention have the flexibility to connect with vario... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6820722 | Device for use in erecting roof trusses A device for erecting roof comprises a portable platform of a size and weight easily lifted and manipulated by a single worker. The platform is configured to fit over the upper ends of the chords of a truss that has already been secured in place so that it can suppo... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6769514 | Helicopter lineman's ladder and method for energized powerline repair A rigid, unitary ladder is provided having one end which attaches to a powerline support tower after the ladder is dropped by helicopter to a lineman previously offloaded onto the tower. The ladder includes a first section which extends outwardly from the tower and ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6729441 | Extension ladder safety adapter The present invention 10 discloses an extension ladder safety adapter that is fabricated from a single elongated strap 22 made of a sturdy, malleable material, preferably metal, wherein each distal end of the strap 22 forms a substantially recta... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6722307 | Buoyant platform for dogs A buoyant platform (10) for dogs that is adapted to be releasably connected to an above waterline structure (100) wherein, the buoyant platform (10) includes a pair of flotation arm members (21) (22) having a generally rigid platfo... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6578666 | Portable safety ladder assembly for a truck trailer A portable ladder assembly for a truck trailer for users to climb on and off truck trailers. The portable ladder assembly for a truck trailer includes a support assembly including bracket members being adapted to mount upon side rails of a truck trailer; ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6550578 | Vehicular tire mountable stepstool A stepstool (20) configured for mounting on a tire (22) includes a support frame configured to rest against an outer surface (40) of the tire (22). An outside lower platform (34) and an outside upper platform (36) are attached to the support frame. A firs... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6530455 | Escape ladder An escape ladder provides emergency egress from a dwelling and generally comprises a hook assembly connected to a ladder assembly. The hook assembly includes a pair of laterally spaced clamps and the ladder assembly includes a pair of straps attached to t... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6513625 | Ladder support device for roof A ladder support device for a roof for holding a ladder on a roof. The ladder support device for a roof includes a first plate and a second plate. The first plate has a bottom edge, a top edge and a pair of side edges. The second plate has a bottom edge, ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6470646 | Roof scaffolding system A roof scaffolding system includes a support assembly disposed on one inclined surface of a roof extending to a peak of the roof and attached to an opposite inclined surface of the roof near the peak thereof, a roof jack resting on the one inclined surfac... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6467234 | Stairway system A prefabricated stairway module (10, 11) comprises a first step and a second step, each step (14) having a tread member (13) and a riser member (15). The stairway module further has fixing means (31) for fixing the module to a sloping surface on which it ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6460654 | Collapsible ladder having highly nesting rungs with integral stand-off projections A collapsible ladder having rungs of a relatively strong and thin material with integral stand-off projections that allow the ladder to be safely descended and of a cross-section that allows the ladder rungs to nest to a high degree of compactness. The la... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6412600 | Notch stabilized roof access ladder A ladder for providing access to a building roof having a roof side edge includes first and second side rails which are substantially mutually parallel and laterally spaced apart from each other; and a longitudinal series of foot rungs extending perpendic... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6401861 | Adjustable floating ladder for loading a dumpster A free-floating step ladder which can hang on the rim of a trash dumpster has a stepless hook portion for hanging the ladder on the dumpster, a platform to stand on while loading the dumpster, and a stairway from the platform which extends adjustably towa... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6386318 | J. C. life ladder A pivotable type ladder assembly intended primarily as a life saving device for persons who accidentally fall into the water adjacent to the marine structure of a yacht basin or small boat marina. The ladder having two parallel side rails, with upper and ... | 05/14/2002 |
