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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7819225 | Ice ladder An ice ladder has a climbing ladder mounted to an adjustable frame, with the adjustable frame including a securing apparatus mounting on a desired surface, especially an opening in an ice covered body of water. The ice ladder has an adjustable frame or member, a loc... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7264253 | Truck tailgate step A tailgate step for use on a vehicle. The step includes a guide rail bracket. A sliding member is arranged within the guide rail bracket. A support arm is pivotally connected to an end of the sliding member. A fact plate is secured to the guide rail bracket. The ste... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7111858 | Retractable step system A retractable step system for providing access to and from an elevated platform of a vehicle. The retractable step system is configured to move between a use position and a stowed position. The retractable step system comprises a pair of longitudinal rails which are... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7025365 | Elevatable and extendable platform A stowable platform for use with a vehicle movable from the stowed to the extended position in a single plane. Once extended, the platform support is locked, preventing further movement, and the platform itself is capable of further extension or elevation. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7004287 | Hidden fire escape An improved safety ladder and safety window as well as a method for use are disclosed. The ladder is discrete and compact, for convenience. The ladder is stored in a hidden container that is an extension or an addition to a normal window, or made part of an existing... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994184 | Stowable ladder configured for installation in an opening A folding ladder is configured for installation in an opening to provide access between one floor or space and another floor or space. The folding ladder includes, in one aspect, an upper ladder section having a left ladder rail and a right ladder rail, a lower ladd... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986402 | Access device An access device for providing access between a lower substrate surface and an upper substrate surface. The access device includes upper and lower articulated ladder members. A first end of the upper member is pivotally connected to or near the upper surface. A seco... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6981572 | Foldable access device An access device for providing access between a lower level and an upper level, the access device including a main body which includes a first body section and a body section pivotally connected to the first body section, said first section being mounted for pivotal... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6971478 | Tailgate ladder A ladder for a truck fitted with a pivotal tailgate, the ladder comprising a first leg portion pivotally coupled to a second leg portion, where at least one of the leg portions is fitted with at least one rung. An upper end of the first leg portion is pivotally atta... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966597 | Tailgate assembly with integral steps A tailgate or side-gate for a vehicle, including a pickup truck, is disclosed that, when lowered, forms at least one step that is lower than the bed or floor of the vehicle. A more preferred embodiment forms at least two steps at different levels so that one may eas... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6942271 | Truck bed step apparatus A truck bed step apparatus includes a ladder assembly with a pair of side rails and a plurality of steps that are attached to and extend between the side rails. The side rails are each divided into a plurality of segments such that a plurality of ladder sections are... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941889 | Apparatus and method for boarding animals into a boat An assembly for boarding swimming animals into a boat having a boat ladder, and having an elongated ramp with a sidewall. A plurality of apertures is formed through the sidewall, and a connection assembly is connected to the ramp. The connection assembly includes a ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6755146 | Compactable boat ladder A ladder which is particularly useful as a boat ladder is constructed with a pair of centrally located side-by-side elongated support members which are movable lengthwise, to a limited degree, with respect to one another. The ladder rungs are pivotally attached to t... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6505708 | Ladder mounting system A ladder mounting mechanism is configured for mounting a ladder to a truck trailer. The truck trailer has at least one keeper member fixedly connected thereto. The ladder mounting mechanism includes a frame at least one moveable locking member moveably co... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6321873 | Ladder mounting system A ladder mounting mechanism is configured for mounting a ladder to a truck trailer. The truck trailer has at least one keeper member fixedly connected thereto. The ladder mounting mechanism includes a frame and at least one moveable locking member moveabl... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6168176 | Accessing step construction on downwardly curved vehicle bumpers and methods of operating and constructing it An accessing step, mounted on a vehicle having a bumper attached to the vehicle frame, comprises a step part and a mount assembly fixedly supported on the bumper and frame, mounting the step part for swinging movement from a first operative position in wh... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6138794 | Portable self-adjusting ladder A portable ladder having stabilizer brackets slidably mounted on the ladder siderails to permit the ladder to be mounted to a flatbed trailer tiedown rail. The slidable stabilizer brackets are substantially self-adjusting in position, and adjust automatic... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6116378 | Universal, compact, truck tailgate ladder with support arms A universal, compact, truck tailgate ladder with support arms is disclosed, comprised of a folding ladder of otherwise conventional design, with upper leg members and lower leg members, and a series of parallel steps connecting each set of upper leg membe... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5971106 | Step ladder A step ladder for mounting on the side of a tub to provide a secure way to reach over a tub to clean the opposing regions and walls of the tub. The step ladder includes a top step having front and back edges, left and right sides, and upper and lower surf... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5941342 | Folding staircase A folding staircase comprises a plurality of step units each having a pair of horizontal link bars 41b, a pair of vertical link bars 42b that are pivotally coupled to corresponding the horizontal link bars, and a plate 20b that are connected between the h... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5927434 | Extensible ladder An extensible ladder includes an upper frame, an up and down transmitting unit and a first and a second extensible frame. The first and the second extensible frame each have a plurality of pairs of crisscrossing rods pivotally connected with each other. P... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5924521 | Marine vessel overboard emergency system A marine vessel ladder system that is primarily used for overboard emergency situations. The ladder system is collapsible and separable into two pieces with one piece substantially smaller than the other. The smaller piece serves both as a retainer to hol... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5875870 | Escape ladder system An escape ladder system generally comprising a housing having an inner chamber; a collapsible ladder unit assembly removably received in the housing inner chamber; a cover plate removably coupled to the housing; and, a control unit assembly coupled to the... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5871067 | Permanently affixed folding emergency escape ladder The present invention is a collapsible, folding emergency escape ladder having an attachment means for permanently affixing it to a window frame rough opening structural components that are present within the walls of all residential housed, a retention m... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5845741 | Escape apparatus An escape apparatus for installation within an upper storey of a building in the proximity of an emergency exit opening, such as a window, comprises a foldable ladder carried by a stage which is mounted on a vertically positioned fixed mounting frame for ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5819670 | Wall-mounted fold-down assembly A multiple level or tier foldable bench type seating assembly which is mounted to a wall or bulkhead and which may be folded to a compact position against the wall. A support is secured to the wall. An upper seat support is pivotally attached to the wall ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5779000 | Emergency escape device This is an emergency escape device for prevention of burglary and for escaping from a window on a building wall. Because this emergency escape device provides the design of guiding portions on a plurality of fixed seat assemblies and movable seat assembli... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5605203 | Automatic foldable emergency ladder system An automatic foldable emergency ladder system for use in a building having a smoke detecting device includes an inverted L-shaped housing having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion and being securely mounted to a perimeter wall of a roof of the bu... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5438925 | Ladder for climbing up to and down from working floor of printing press A ladder for contraction and storage on an upper working floor of a printing press having a plurality of vertically arranged working floors for access to said printing press at said working floors, such ladder having a plurality of substantially equal len... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5311965 | Auto life-saving ladder A movable type staircase is disclosed, particularly one which is located at the exterior wall or veranda at various floor levels of a building. In an emergency, a safety bar on any floor may be pushed aside to enable the movable staircase to unfold itself... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5224437 | Gangplank or ladder for watercraft made up of several articulated sections A gangplank or ladder for watercraft comprises at least two portions (1A, 1B) hinged together and suitable for taking up a folded position and an open position respectively, the first (1A) of said portions is hinged to the craft and rotates around an axis... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5022491 | Collapsible fire escape ladder A collapsible fire escape ladder. A plurality of folding ladder sections are retained in the folded position by a retractable ladder retention means that slidably engages retention posts fixedly attached to the respective ladder sections. A pivotally moun... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4927135 | Exercise apparatus Exercise apparatus having upper and lower elongated members connected end to end by a pivot joint and arranged to be mounted at a wall. Various arrangements of the two members are possible by devices for releasable locking the two members at the wall. In ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4815561 | Escape device An escape device in accordance with the present invention includes an escape opening through the outside wall of a building at second and higher floor level, such opening being tall enough to allow a person to walk through it. A ladder, comprised of at le... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4805736 | Disappearing ladder A ladder includes a pair of spaced apart rails having upper and lower ends, and a plurality of substantially identical slats located between the rails. Each slat has a support axle or the like engaging the rails, and defining an axis of rotation for the s... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4759539 | Fold-down excercise apparatus An exercise apparatus comprises a plane formed by two elongated parts include a pivotal joint arrangement for accomplishing an angle between the parts of the lane. The plane of two parts comprises at the lower part thereof a stationary joint arrangement, ... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4757876 | Foldable tail gate step assembly A collapsible step ladder assembly in combination with a panel of a vehicle such as a tail gate or bed of a pickup truck, having a foldable frame, at least one foldable step or platform, a pair of extension legs, and a pair of articulating joints for conn... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4733752 | Extensible ladder for boats Contractible and extensible ladder of the lazy-tong type for attachment to the underside of a swim/dive platform of a boat or to a deck of a boat. The ladder and the swim/dive platform or deck include coacting means so constructed for positioning the ladd... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4401183 | High rise life escape ladders A fire escape ladder system for high-rise buildings having balconies with parapets. Each balcony stores its own corresponding ladders. A first ladder is securely mounted on the parapet. This ladder folds out and over the parapet when in use. A second ladd... | 08/30/1983 |
