Abstract: A post step gripping device, includes a flat planar platform for receiving the feet of a user, a horizontal support shaft attached by brackets and an intermediate support member to a first end of the platform, a pair of opposite arms pivotally attached to and slidably movable along the support shaft for attaching the device to a post, and a brace mounted to the bottom of the platform and a pair of angled plates attached to the pivotal connection of the arms to the support shaft for securing the platform in a substantially transverse position relative to the post. The brace, the angled plates and the arms operate in conjunction with the weight of the platform and/or the weight of the user standing on the platform to secure the device to the post. The device may also include a step member pivotally attached to an opposite second end of the platform and having a substantially U-shaped bar for receiving a foot of the user.

Abstract: An inspection indicator for a fall prevention safety device of the type which includes a housing, a drum rotatably mounted in the housing, a cable adapted to be wound around the drum, and a centrifugally operated brake mechanism which is activated in response to an initial fast rotation of the drum in the unwinding direction and brakes the rotation of the drum to prevent further unwinding thereof. The inspection indicator comprises a pin which is secured to and extends from the brake mechanism and a spring loaded member which is releasably secured to the housing of the safety device against the restoring force of a spring. The pin is adapted to release the spring loaded member thereby causing the same to be ejected outwardly from the safety device in order to indicate that the safety device has been activated and/or to indicate that the safety device has been in use for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A window mounted temporary working platform which is totally assembled by one user from inside the window being repaired, maintained, or washed. The device provides a working platform at an elevation below the outer window sill with two side rails, an outer rail and a working platform which is supported without permanent installation on the building being serviced. The device is adjustable in width to accommodate a wide variety of window widths and is configured to provide for window with outer storm windows and window installation where the area below the inner sill is unavailable for platform support or connection due to of a heater or radiator.

Abstract: An anchorage connector is comprised generally of an attachment device, a base plate and a generally arched shaped anchoring ring. The attachment device secures the connector to the surface of an object. The base plate is connected to the attachment device and helps to distribute forces to which the connector is subjected, across the surface of an object when the connector is secured to the object by the attachment device. The generally arched shaped anchoring ring has its upper end attached to the upper portion of the base plate and its lower end attached to the lower portion of the base plate such that the anchoring ring is positioned approximately perpendicular to the base plate.

Abstract: A hand support member for stabilizing a hand of a user in a selected position adjacent to a controllable component carried by a vehicle instrument panel. The controllable component has a control device that is controllable by a first portion of a user's hand, and the hand support member is connected to the vehicle instrument panel adjacent to the controllable component. The hand support member has a support portion rigidly located in a selected position away from the instrument panel and adjacent to the controllable component such that the selected position enables the user to rest, for example, the heel or palm of his hand on the support portion so as to be supported in a stable, generally non-moving position relative to the control device, such that the fingers of the user's hand can engage and activate the control device.

Abstract: A portable tree climbing device that provides secure hand grip and foot support to a climbing person without causing harmful damage to trees. The device is formed from a single sheet of rigid material and is attached to the tree with a commercially available strap and buckle assembly. The device is made progressively tighter about the tree's girth with the application of the weight of the user and has the inherent ability to retain this tight relationship with the tree after the user's weight has been removed.

Abstract: A climbing device for attaching to building frames having a pair of jaw members, at least one of which is movable with respect to the other. The spacing between the jaw members may be adjusted, and a lever mechanism is provided to permit the user to detachably affix the climbing device to the frame of a building. A support member is also provided to provide a foot hold for a user so that the user may stand on the device during use. The device may also be connected to a tether or safety line and ultimately connected to a harness attached to the user's body.

Abstract: A holder for supporting a medical suction instrument generally upright on a wall or other support surface for storage and reuse, generally near a patient's location. The holder has a base and spaced supports extending outwardly preferably from upper and lower ends of the base. The upper support preferably includes a continuous rim such as an annular ring defining a first opening for receiving a first portion of the instrument. The lower support preferably has spaced support arms defining a second opening with an access to that second opening at the outer ends of the support arms. A second portion of the instrument is engaged by the upper support surfaces of the support arms while other portions of the instrument are inserted through the access and extend out of the second opening below the holder.

Abstract: A portable scaffold adapted to be utilized with a building having a vertical wall. Also included is a plurality of supports each with a generally L-shaped configuration. Each support comprises a first vertically oriented elongated side with a plurality of linearly aligned mounting holes formed therein for allowing removable coupling with a plurality of linearly aligned mounting pegs situated on the wall. A second horizontally oriented side is integrally coupled at an inboard end thereof to an upper end of the first side of the support. In use, the second sides of the supports are situated at an equivalent height. Finally, a plurality of elongated planks are adapted to be removably positioned lengthwise across the second side of each support for supporting weight thereon.

Abstract: A combined ladder hook and bracket assembly including a bracket section with a first face angled with respect to a second face, a pair of opposing rung engaging gaffs on the distal ends of the bracket section and an arm interconnected with the bracket section. The arm includes a hook for attaching an article to the arm. The combined ladder hook and bracket assembly attaches to a ladder and a paint can or a tool attaches to the hook.

Abstract: A collapsible tree stand to provide an elevated support for a hunter or hunters against a tree trunk. The stand includes an elongated sectional ladder having a platform seat and footrest each pivotally attached to the uppermost ladder section. The platform seat also includes safety front and side rails removably associated with the seat. An anchoring structure is provided for securing the tree stand to the tree. The seat and footrest are dimensioned to accommodate a single occupant or two occupants. When disassembled, the safety rails attach and nest, and the platform seat and footrest collapse and nest with respect to the uppermost ladder section, for compact transport and storage.

Abstract: A lightweight organizer with upper and lower trays and receptors for supplies and tools which can be mounted on the top platform of a stepladder. No tools are required in the process. The organizer has four sides extending downward and outwardly and opened on the bottom. It may either be made as single unitary molded plastic structure or its upper tray may be removable from the organizer's lower portion. An interior ledge with a notch in the organizer's apron portion fit on the lower side of the ladder's top platform to firmly secure the mounted organizer to it.

Abstract: A work support or sawhorse having a pair of identical but reversed in arrangement brackets at each end of a horizontal rail for supporting legs and each end of the horizontal rail. Each bracket comprises rotatable leg sections for holding the legs and hinges to enable each pair of legs to collapse against the underside of the horizontal rail. The leg sections are outwardly angled providing increased sawhorse stability. Tabs at the top of the leg sections insert into tab slots on the bottom of a hinged top plate for providing a stable sawhorse.

Abstract: A toeboard system for a deckplate is comprised of a toeboard member that includes an upper section extending above the deckplate, a central section having a deck opening configured to receive a side edge of the deckplate and a lower section. The toeboard system further includes a spacer member having a lower deck contact surface, the spacer member being fastened to the toeboard member below the deck opening of the central section by a mating opening on one member and a mating projection on the other member. The upper section of the toeboard member has an upper deck contact surface that is substantially flat and extends substantially perpendicular to a sidewall of a central section of the toeboard, an inboard surface which is substantially perpendicular to and intersecting with the upper deck contact surface and an outboard surface which is arcuate and convergent with the inboard surface at an edge remote from the upper deck contact surface.

Abstract: A safety support structure for leveling a ladder placed thereupon and providing a support surface over an otherwise unsafe terrain, such as soft soil or sloping or uneven terrain, thereby eliminating danger to the user. The safety support structure comprises a frame structure having a base frame, a plurality of lateral stabilizing bars and a plurality of vertical support structures. The safety support structure further comprises a leveler and support surface structure coupled to the vertical support structures for leveling a ladder placed thereon and for providing a support surface over the otherwise unsafe surface and attachable anchoring components for anchoring the frame structure to the otherwise unsafe surface.

Abstract: A ladder support bracket for staging in which a pair of ladders are supported in a vertical position spaced from a wall and having a staging element supported by the ladder rungs. The support bracket is a rigid A-frame and the ladder is tightly clamped between the apex portion of the frame and the crossbar.

Abstract: The invention relates to platform step stools wherein a top step of the stool is movable from its top position to a position in alignment with the step below it to provide for a wider platform than a single step and in particular, to a particular single handle actuated locking mechanism for securing the top step both in its top and alignment height positions.

Abstract: A safety anchor includes a fixed member to be securely fixed on a building frame in construction or to a side wall of a building and a removable member releasably engageable with the fixed member for supporting or protecting a person from falling out of the building or building frame. The fixed member has an expanded base to be welded to the steel structure or the steel bar of a reinforced concrete structure or buried in the concrete structure and a central bore to receive the insertion of the removable member. The removable member has a sideways projected key to be guided by a first slot formed on inside surface of the bore during the insertion of the removable member.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a ladder in inclined position without the necessity for engaging a separate support surface comprises an X-shaped support frame defined by a pair of posts crossing at a junction and interconnected by a beam at a position below the junction to hold the posts in the X-shape. At the top of each post is provided a U bracket which engages underneath a rung of the ladder. A cable passes between the beam and a selected rung of the ladder to hold the triangle against spreading. A second cable extends from the junction of the X frame to the rung carried in the U brackets at the top of the posts.

Abstract: A collapsible escape ladder within a storage container. The container has an upper lid connected to the lower rung of the ladder. The container's lower section is connected to the ladder's upper rung section and a dwelling's structural component. During an emergency the lid is thrown from a window pulling the rest of the ladder to its full unfurled length. The lower ladder rung is attached to the lid which by its weight stabilizes the ladder while its upper rung is firmly fixed to the container's lower section and dwelling.