Abstract: A ladder storage assembly including at least one support member defining an interior, together dimensioned and configured to removably receive and support a first end of a ladder in and between an access orientation and a stored orientation, and a mounting member securing the assembly to an upper surface of a storage area. The storage assembly is structured to permit rotational movement of the first end of the ladder in moving between the access and stored orientations. A retention member connected to the support member(s) or mounting member maintain the position of the first end of the ladder. At least one securing member connected to the support surface and in spaced relation to the support member(s) releasably retains a second bottom end of the ladder in a stored orientation in which the ladder is substantially parallel to the upper support surface. A method for storing a ladder is also provided.

Abstract: A ladder storage device includes: a ladder end cradle, adapted to releasably, rotatably receive the top end of the ladder when the ladder is in an lowered orientation. When the ladder is received and rotated into a raised orientation, the ladder end cradle retains the top end of the ladder so that the legs of the ladder may be releasably held to the ceiling, thereby storing the ladder adjacent to the ceiling.