Patent · US Expired

Platform attachment for a ladder

US4909351A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 17, 1989
Grant dateMar 20, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 17, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE06C7/16
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A platform attachment for a ladder having a pair of spaced apart sidepieces connected together by a series of spaced apart rungs includes a pair of spaced apart slideways mounted on the ladder adjacent to respective sidepieces, and a platform extending between and supported on the slideways for sliding movement reciprocatively between a working position projecting forwardly from the ladder and an out-of-the-way position retracted rearwardly from the working position. Preferred mounting structure includes a bracket connected to the slideways and engaging a rung of the ladder above the slideways.

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