Abstract: A collapsible ladder assembly for emergency exit from a building is secured to a window opening by a pair of anchoring hooks and includes two pairs of spaced-apart flexible rail members which support both a generally rectangular top step and a generally rectangular lower step at the four corners thereof. A plurality of intermediate rungs are supported by one of the pairs of rail members away from the building to provide for easier foot placement of the person descending the ladder. The top step defines a cavity for receipt of the rungs and the lower step in a stored condition.

Abstract: A combination plant box and fire escape ladder includes an anchor rail for fixed attachment to an outside wall of a building, a frame for holding a top rung of the ladder outwardly from the wall, a pair of flexible cables forming the ladder rails, and a plurality of lower rungs. The plant box is attached to the flexible rail ends remote from the top rung, and the lower rungs are attached to the flexible rails between the top rung and plant box. The frame includes a center portion lying adjacent the wall and two end portions which project generally perpendicularly from the center portion and the wall to support the top rung. The anchor rail is provided with a pair of attachment points by which the frame is attached to the anchor rail. The upper ends of the flexible rails are attached to respective attachment points of the anchor rail and extend through the top rung to fix the lower rungs in spaced apart relation from the wall.