Abstract: A ladder having a first rail. The ladder having a second rail. The ladder having a plastic top directly attached to the first rail and second rail with fasteners. The top having a first side and a second side. The first side having a gap with a surface with a first rectangular slot and a second rectangular slot extending from the first rectangular slot so an external corner can fit into the first rectangular slot when the top leans against the corner. The surface of the first side having a first notch in the gap so a first rectangular plank can fit into the first notch when the top leans against the plank. The first notch having a width slightly larger than a width of the first plank. A ladder top. A method for using a ladder.

Abstract: A ladder having a first rail. The ladder having a second rail. The ladder having a plastic top directly attached to the first rail and second rail with fasteners. The top having a first side and a second side. The first side having a gap with a surface with a V so a corner can fit into the V when the top leans against the corner. The surface of the first side having a first notch in the gap so a first rectangular plank can fit into the first notch when the top leans against the plank. The first notch having a width slightly larger than a width of the first plank. A ladder top. A method for using a ladder.

Abstract: A latch for latching a first object with a second object includes a catch attached to the first object. The latch includes a hook portion having a hook which engages with the catch attached to the first object that the latch holds in place. The latch includes a base portion that is fixed to a rigid surface of the second object. The ladder includes a pinch flex portion connected to the base portion and the hook portion. When the pinch flex portion is compressed or pinch flexed downward to the base portion, the hook portion moves off of the first object, thus releasing the first object to move away from the second object.

Abstract: A ladder having a front section and a rear section. The ladder has a step attached to the front section and a cross bar attached to the rear section. The ladder has a latch attached to the cross bar and positioned on the cross bar so when the ladder is in a folded position where the front section is alongside and in parallel with the rear section, the latch latches with the step. The latch has a hook portion having a hook which engages with the step that the latch holds in place. The latch has a base portion that is fixed to the cross bar. The latch has a pinch flex portion connected to the base portion and the hook portion.