Ladder buddy
An apparatus permanently installed for the cushioned, vertical or nearly vertical personal transport of an A type ladder of any size on a shoulder. Methods for using the apparatus are also described.
Method for ease of transportation of an A type ladder, vertical or nearby vertical, on a shoulder in or around a facility.
DISCUSSION OF THE PRIOR ARTMethods for transportation of A type ladders in and around facilities have been attempted such as wheels attached to the bottom of legs or rubber attached to the outside center of a leg of the ladder so it can be transported horizontally or nearly horizontally. Such known ladder transport apparatus include those described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,993,163, 4,022,505, 4,469,194, 4,871,102, 4,874,120, 5,058,789, 5,207,364, 5,333,823, 5,511,285, 5,593,145 among others.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONOne embodiment of the invention relates to the vertical or nearly vertical transport of an A type ladder in and around a facility on a shoulder. The invention provides a cushioned area within the A type ladder steps for lifting and ease of vertical or nearly vertical transport on a shoulder. The invention is permanently installed generally the same height from the bottom end of an A type ladder regardless of it's length and width. The invention can be used on any location where A type ladders are found, indoors or outdoors.
There are shown in the drawings embodiments, which are presently preferred, it being understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements shown.
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Claims
1. An apparatus to be permanently installed to cushion the lifting for vertical or near vertical transport of A type ladders of any length or width on a shoulder.
2. The apparatus in claim 1 is permanently secured on the front and the back of the front underside ridge of a ladder step and the front inside of both side ladder legs, to the step immediately below by an adhesive compound.
3. The apparatus in claim 1 is comprised of one or more pieces a flexible foam type material of 2 inches to 4 inches in width and 30 inches to 36 inches long.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 29, 2010
Publication Date: May 31, 2012
Inventor: Christopher Todd Middlebrook (Lake Worth, FL)
Application Number: 12/927,860
International Classification: A45F 3/12 (20060101);