Patent · US Expired

Ladder support apparatus and methods

US7328772B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
12References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 22, 2006
Grant dateFeb 12, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 22, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE06C7/44
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Ladder support apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes positioning a ladder having first and second pairs of legs in an operating position suitable for supporting a user. A ladder support assembly clampably coupled to the ladder, the ladder support assembly including at least one elongated member extending between a respective one of the first and second pairs of legs of the ladder, the elongated member being clampably coupled to the respective one of the first and second pairs of legs of the ladder by first and second coupling assemblies positioned at spaced-apart positions on the elongated member. The ladder is supported with the ladder support assembly on, for example, a non-uniform surface.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.