Safety accessories for ladders

Claim 2

Safety accessory for a ladder having side rails and interconnecting rungs, comprising a stabilizing bar assembly including a stabilizing bar and having a ground engaging end, and means at its other end for attaching same to one of the side rails of such ladder, said ground engaging end including a ground pad, a universal pin extending from the lower end of said stabilizer bar and connecting with said ground pad to permit of said ground pad conforming to slope deviations in all directions, and compression spring means installed between said ground pad and the proximate end of said stabilizer bar to render said stabilizer bar assembly substantially non-affected by normal sway movements of a ladder while in use.

Claim 3

Safety accessory for a ladder in accordance with claim 1 characterized by said attaching means includinG a universal connection and said compression spring means comprising a conical type spring having a plurality of radial arms and a central opening for passage of said pivot pin.

Claim 4

Safety accessory for a ladder in accordance with claim 1, characterized by said adjustable stabilizing bar assembly including a pair of slidably related members, one of said members having line sliding contact with the other to preclude sliding contact over an extended area with resulting probable jamming in use.

Claim 5

Safety accessory for a ladder having side rails and interconnecting rungs, comprising a stabilizing bar assembly having a gound engaging end, and means at its other end for attaching same to one of the side rails of such ladder, said stabilizing bar assembly including a pair of slidably related members of substantial length to permit of substantial adjustment of overall length of said stabilizing bar assembly and characterized by one of said members being of channel section and the other of said members being of circular section adapted to enter said channel section and of diameter such as to slidably engage said channel section along more than one line of contact, and means for retaining said members in assembled sliding relationship during adjustment as to length including a plurality of spaced clamps, each comprising a body portion embracing said members sufficiently close to maintain said members in assembled relationship while an adjustment thereof as to length is being made.

Claim 6

Safety accessory for a ladder having side rails and interconnecting rungs, comprising a stabilizing bar assembly having a gound engaging end, and means at its other end for attaching same to one of the side rails of such ladder, said stabilizing bar assembly including a pair of slidably related members of substantial length to permit of substantial adjustment of overall length of said stabilizing bar assembly and characterized by one of said members being of channel section and the other of said members being of circular section adapted to enter said channel section and of diameter such as to slidably engage said channel section along more than one line of contact, and means for retaining said members in assembled sliding relationship during adjustment as to length including a plurality of spaced clamps, each comprising a body portion embracing said members sufficiently close to maintain said members in assembled relationship while an adjustment thereof as to length is being made.

Claim 7

Safety accessory for a ladder, in accordance with claim 4, characterized by said channel section having a floor and opposed recessed edges, and said circular section engaging each of said edges and the said floor, to provide a three line sliding contact, and said means for retaining said members in assembled relationship comprising a clamp including a body portion encircling said members and contoured thereto, and means for arbitrarily pressuring said body portion against said member of circular section after an adjustment, to clamp said members.