Patent · US Expired

Ladder joint for a folding collapsible ladder

US5353892A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 14, 1993
Grant dateOct 11, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 14, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/32361
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A ladder joint includes a pivot, a first base plate mounted on the pivot and connected to a first side rail section of one side rail of a ladder, a second base plate mounted on the pivot and connected to a second side rail section of the side rail, a spring-supported lever pivoted to the pivot, a lock bolt inserted through an eccentric hole on the second base plate and controlled by the lever to engage into either of a series of eccentric holes on the first base plate.

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