Ladder emergency braking system
US5499691A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE06C7/46
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A slip-on self-locking automatically articulating emergency brakeing system for ladders is described. Consisting of a metal plate as the complete raw material required for the manufacture of a set of two brakes, one brake designed to fit the left hand side rail, and one brake designed to fit the right hand side rail of said ladder. A plurality of protrusions diverge from the body (22) of each brake, including a jug handle type lug (20) which most nearly encircles a rung of said ladder, a slide plate (12) which engages the rear portion of said ladder rail. A slide plate clasp (14) to prevent lateral movement of the device, and structuraly induced incisor column (10) and incisor (8) for use as a perpendicular brakeing mechanism due to right angle reduction.
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