Ladder

Claim 2

In a ladder having sidepieces with wall means that are provided with holes for rungs, whereby each end portion of a rung is connected with a sidepiece via a sleeve that is disposed in a rung hole, with said sleeve having a base and, connected thereto, a sleeve body wall that is adapted to extend about said end portion of said rung, the improvement therewith wherein: said sleeve body wall extends through said wall means of said sidepiece, with a support of said rung on said sidepiece being uniformly effected in said wall means thereof via said sleeve body wall, said wall means of said sidepiece including an inner wall that faces said rung, and an outer wall that is remote from said rung; said sleeve being provided with at least one detent means, which catches against one of said walls of said sidepiece, said detent means being resiliently prestressed.

Claim 3

A ladder according to claim 1, in which said detent means is directed toward said outer wall of said sidepiece.

Claim 4

A ladder according to claim 2, in which said sleeve is embodied as a single piece and is introduced into said sidepiece from an outer side of said ladder.

Claim 5

A ladder according to claim 1, in which said sleeve is provided with an abutment surface that forms a stop for that surface of said outer wall of said sidepiece that faces away from said rung.

Claim 6

A ladder according to claim 1, in which said sleeve, when inserted in said sidepiece, extends about said rung with a press fit that at most causes a resilient deformation of said rung.

Claim 7

A ladder according to claim 1, in which said rung extends into said sleeve to such an extent that said rung braces said body wall of said sleeve against said outer wall of said sidepiece from the interior of said sleeve.

Claim 8

In a ladder having sidepieces with wall means that are provided with holes for rungs, whereby each end portion of a rung is connected with a sidepiece via a sleeve that is disposed in a rung hole, with said sleeve having a base and, connected thereto, a sleeve body wall that is adapted to extend about said end portion of said rung, the improvement therewith wherein: said sleeve body wall extends through said wall means of said sidepiece, with a support of said rung on said sidepiece being uniformly effected in said wall means thereof via said sleeve body wall, said wall means of said sidepiece including an inner wall that faces said rung, and an outer wall that is remote from said rung; said sleeve being provided with at least one detent means, which catches against one of said walls of said sidepiece, said sleeve being provided, as an integral component thererof, with an arresting tongue that is resiliently prestressed in a direction toward said rung; and in which integrally formed on said arresting tongue is a projection that is directed toward said rung.

Claim 9

In a ladder having sidepieces with wall means that are provided with holes for rungs, whereby each end portion of a rung is connected with a sidepiece via a sleeve that is disposed in a rung hole, with said sleeve having a base and, connected thereto, a sleeve body wall that is adapted to extend about said end portion of said rung, the improvement therewith wherein: said sleeve body wall extends through said wall means of said sidepiece, with a support of said rung on said sidepiece being uniformly effected in said wall means thereof via said sleeve body wall, said wall means of said sidepiece including an inner wall that faces said rung, and an outer wall that is remote from said rung; said sleeve being provided with at least one detent means, which catches against one of said walls of said sidepiece, said sleeve being provided, as an integral component thererof, with an arresting tongue that is resiliently prestressed in a direction toward said rung; and in which integrally formed on said arresting tongue is a projection that is directed toward said rung.

Claim 10

A ladder according to claim 7, in which said rung, on a surface thereof that is directed toward said arresting tongue, is provided with a grooving having catching surfaces directed outwardly toward said projection of said arresting tongue.

Claim 11

A ladder according to claim 8, in which said grooving of said rung has a saw-tooth configuration.

Claim 12

In a ladder having sidepieces with wall means that are provided with holes for rungs, whereby each end portion of a rung is connected with a sidepiece via a sleeve that is disposed in a rung hole, with said sleeve having a base forming a stop for said rung and, connected thereto, a sleeve body wall that is adapted to extend about said end portion of said rung, the improvement therewith wherein: said sleeve body wall extends through said wall means of said sidepiece, with a support of said rung on said sidepiece being uniformly effected in said wall means thereof via said sleeve body wall, said wall means of said sidepiece including an inner wall that faces said rung, and an outer wall that is remote from said rung; said sleeve being provided with at least one detent means, which catches against one of said walls of said sidepiece, that end of said sleeve that faces said rung being provided with an inner cone as a first guide surface for introduction of said rung into said sleeve.

Claim 13

In a ladder having sidepieces with wall means that are provided with holes for rungs, whereby each end portion of a rung is connected with a sidepiece via a sleeve that is disposed in a rung hole, with said sleeve having a base forming a stop for said rung and, connected thereto, a sleeve body wall that is adapted to extend about said end portion of said rung, the improvement therewith wherein: said sleeve body wall extends through said wall means of said sidepiece, with a support of said rung on said sidepiece being uniformly effected in said wall means thereof via said sleeve body wall, said wall means of said sidepiece including an inner wall that faces said rung, and an outer wall that is remote from said rung; said sleeve being provided with at least one detent means, which catches against one of said walls of said sidepiece, that end of said sleeve that faces said rung being provided with an inner cone as a first guide surface for introduction of said rung into said sleeve.

Claim 14

A ladder according to claim 10, in which that end of said sleeve that faces said rung is provided with an outer cone as a second guide surface for introduction of said sleeve into said rung holes of said walls of said sidepiece.

Claim 15

A ladder according to claim 11, in which said outer cone is formed on said detent means.

Claim 16

In a ladder having sidepieces with wall means that are provided with holes for rungs, whereby each end portion of a rung is connected with a sidepiece via a sleeve that is disposed in a rung hole, with said sleeve having a base and, connected thereto, a sleeve body wall that is adapted to extend about said end portion of said rung, the improvement therewith wherein: said sleeve body wall extends through said wall means of said sidepiece, with a support of said rung on said sidepiece being uniformly effected in said wall means thereof via said sleeve body wall, said wall means of said sidepiece including an inner wall that faces said rung, and an outer wall that is remote from said rung; said sleeve being provided with at least one detent means, which catches against one of said walls of said sidepiece, said base of said sleeve forming a stop for said rung, which essentially extends to said outer wall of said sidepiece.

Claim 17

In a ladder having sidepieces with wall means that are provided with holes for rungs, whereby each end portion of a rung is connected with a sidepiece via a sleeve that is disposed in a rung hole, with said sleeve having a base and, connected thereto, a sleeve body wall that is adapted to extend about said end portion of said rung, the improvement therewith wherein: said sleeve body wall extends through said wall means of said sidepiece, with a support of said rung on said sidepiece being uniformly effected in said wall means thereof via said sleeve body wall, said wall means of said sidepiece including an inner wall that faces said rung, and an outer wall that is remote from said rung; said sleeve being provided with at least one detent means, which catches against one of said walls of said sidepiece, said base of said sleeve forming a stop for said rung, which essentially extends to said outer wall of said sidepiece.

Claim 18

In a ladder having sidepieces with wall means that are provided with holes for rungs, whereby each end portion of a rung is connected with a sidepiece via a sleeve that is disposed in a rung hole, with said sleeve having a base and, connected thereto, a sleeve body wall that is adapted to extend about said end portion of said rung, the improvement therewith wherein: said sleeve body wall extends through said wall means of said sidepiece, with a support of said rung on said sidepiece being uniformly effected in said wall means thererof via said sleeve body wall, said wall means of said sidepiece including an inner wall that faces said rung, and an outer wall that is remote from said rung; said sleeve being provided with at least one detent means, which catches against one of said walls of said sidepiece, said sleeve having an essentially cup-shaped configuration, with said base of said sleeve supporting and protecting said rung toward the outside, and at the same time extending outwardly beyond said outer wall of said sidepiece.

Claim 19

In a ladder having sidepieces with wall means that are provided with holes for rungs, whereby each end portion of a rung is connected with a sidepiece via a sleeve that is disposed in a rung hole, with said sleeve having a base and, connected thereto, a sleeve body wall that is adapted to extend about said end portion of said rung, the improvement therewith wherein: said sleeve body wall extends through said wall means of said sidepiece, with a support of said rung on said sidepiece being uniformly effected in said wall means thererof via said sleeve body wall, said wall means of said sidepiece including an inner wall that faces said rung, and an outer wall that is remote from said rung; said sleeve being provided with at least one detent means, which catches against one of said walls of said sidepiece, said sleeve having an essentially cup-shaped configuration, with said base of said sleeve supporting and protecting said rung toward the outside, and at the same time extending outwardly beyond said outer wall of said sidepiece.