Patents by Inventor Larry G. Cothern

Larry G. Cothern 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: 6029774
    Abstract: A safety assembly for stabilizing the legs of a ladder is disclosed which includes an elongated support bar, a pair of U-shaped, spaced apart, ladder leg coupling elements mounted on opposite end portions of the support bar and means, such as a pair of brackets, for attaching the support bar to a building or structure against which a ladder is to be operatively positioned. The coupling elements confine the legs of the ladder therein to prevent the ladder from tilting sideways as a person climbs off of or onto the ladder onto or off of the structure. An additional safety feature includes a pair of ladder leg snugging pins which are removably inserted laterally through the legs of the coupling elements to tightly or snuggly confine the ladder legs in the coupling elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Inventor: Larry G. Cothern