Fire escape – ladder – or scaffold – Ladder and platform – Platform with ladder as support
Patent
1991-05-16
1992-03-10
Machado, Reinaldo P.
Fire escape, ladder, or scaffold
Ladder and platform
Platform with ladder as support
182129, E04C 716
Patent
active
050943197
ABSTRACT:
A ladder stand device for use with conventional ladders comprising a pair of spaced apart side channels aligned to be placed inward from the stiles of a ladder and a bottom step and a top shelf spaced from one another by the distance between every other rung on the ladder. The step and shelf each are pivotally mounted on the pair of channels near opposite terminals end thereof. The step and shelf each have rung engaging locking tabs for engaging a rung, with each lock tab combining with the channels to prevent movement thereof transverse to the ladder stiles. The step further including a hinge for adjusting positioning the step in a storage position parallel to the channels and a rung engaging position for use as a step. The shelf has a padded front side for engagement with a person standing on the step in the rung engaging position. The shelf further has a latch for adjustably positioning the shelf in a storage position parallel to the channels.
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Machado Reinaldo P.
Renz Jr. Eugene E.
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