Ladder attachment

Claim 1

An attachment for a ladder, comprising: a fixture capable of being secured at a selected position along the length of the ladder and comprising a pair of inwardly facing channel members adapted to embrace respective uprights of the ladder at outer sides thereof, a brace connecting said members, and means engageable with an appropriate rung of the ladder and adapted to locate the fixture at a said selected position; support means comprising a cross member of a length corresponding at least to the width of the ladder and intended to lie in line contact with a structure against which the ladder is placed and extend generally parallel to the rungs of the ladder, and a pair of spaced parallel struts coupled to and extending generally normally from said cross member in positions spaced therealong to corresponding generally with the spacing of said channel members; and, coupling means adapted to removably secure the said support means to the fixture in either of a first fixed position in which the struts extend generally normally with respect to the ladder uprights and the cross member is spaced outwardly of the rungs, and a second fixed position in which the struts are generally parallel to the uprights and the cross member is generally in line with the rungs said coupling means permitting adjustment of the support means between its said first and second position only after removal of the support means from the fixture.