Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A ladder with bracket attachments comprising: a pair of brackets for attachment to the rung of a ladder each having a horizontal leg and a depending leg; each horizontal leg having top and bottom walls and side walls; cut-out means on said bottom and said side walls defining slot means which seat on the rung of a ladder; means cooperating with said slot means and said rung for securing each of said pair of brackets to said rung; each depending leg having an open end with threaded means therein; an extensible member threadedly received within said threaded means of each depending leg; and foot means secured to each extensible member for engagement against the inside wall of a gutter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A ladder with bracket attachments comprising: a pair of brackets for attachment to the rung of a ladder each having a horizontal leg and a depending leg; each horizontal leg having top and bottom walls and side walls; cut-out means on said bottom and said side walls defining slot means which seat on the rung of a ladder; means cooperating with said slot means and said rung for securing each of said pair of brackets to said rung; each depending leg having an open end with threaded means therein; an extensible member threadedly received within said threaded means of each depending leg; and foot means secured to each extensible member for engagement against the inside wall of a gutter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A ladder with bracket attachments as defined in claim 1, wherein: each of said pair of brackets is of hollow tubular construction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A ladder with bracket attachments as defined in claim 1, and: said means for securing said pair of brackets to said rung comprises U-bolts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A ladder with bracket attachments as defined in claim 1, wherein: said threaded means within said open end of each depending leg comprises a hex nut welded therein.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
A ladder with bracket attachments as defined in claim 1, and: said extensible member comprises a bar having upper and lower threads thereon, one end of said bar extensible into and out of said depending leg, the opposite end of said bar having means for limiting inward rotation of said extensible member within said depending leg.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A ladder with bracket attachments as defined in claim 1, and: each foot having a serrated pad thereon for engagement against the back wall of a gutter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A ladder with bracket attachments as defined in claim 2, and: said hollow tubular construction being square in cross-section.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A ladder with bracket attachments as defined in claim 2, and: said tubular concentration being bent at a 20 degree angle midway from end to end thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
90 words
A ladder with bracket attachments as defined in claim 5, wherein: said means for limiting inward rotation of said threaded bar comprising a hex nut turned onto the other end of said bar, said hex nut and said bar having holes therein in aligned configuration and each foot having ears with holes therein, means for securing said hex nut, said ears of said foot to said threaded bar such that the assembly defines an extensible member adopted to be threadedly adjusted into and out of said depending leg in unison.