Patents by Inventor Bud C. Nowlan

Bud C. Nowlan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5052515
    Abstract: A substantially one-piece ladder attachment is disclosed. The attachment provides a secure, laterally well-supported platform on which a worker wound stand. The invention is particularly useful for an extension ladder, especially one with circular rungs. The attachment of the invention comprises a platform having a single, preferably hollow, vertical support member projecting adjacent one edge thereof. The vertical support is centrally disposed on the edge on which it is located. The vertical support angularly projects from the platform and is connected to an arcuate, horizontally disposed, transversely mounted upon bracket. The upper bracket is intended to engage the rung of a ladder to impart lateral stability to the platform. The attachment further includes a lower, horizontally-disposed, arcuate bracket which is located on the same edge of the platform as the vertical support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Inventor: Bud C. Nowlan
  • Patent number: 5005668
    Abstract: A substantially one-piece ladder attachment is disclosed. The attachment provides a secure, laterally well-supported platform on which a worker would stand. The invention is particularly useful for an extension ladder, especially one with circular rungs. The attachment of the invention comprises a platform having a single, hollow, vertical support member projecting from one edge thereof. The vertical support is centrally disposed on the edge on which it is located. The vertical support angularly projects from the platform and is connected to an arcuate, horizontally disposed, transversely mounted upper bracket. The upper bracket is intended to engage the rung of a ladder to impart lateral stability to the platform. The attachment further includes a lower, horizontally-disposed arcuate bracket which is securely mounted to the same edge of the platform as the vertical support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1991
    Inventor: Bud C. Nowlan