Patent ID: 9359820
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: E06C

Claim Text:
1. A ladder base device configured to support a ladder, having a pair of laterally-spaced rails, by inhibiting the ladder from sliding along a floor or ground surface and comprising: a pair of ladder rail receptacles configured to have the ladder rails inserted thereinto; and a slip-inhibiting platform to which the rail receptacles are pivotally attached, wherein the platform has a first surface and an opposing second surface, and wherein the platform surfaces have respective surface areas that extend laterally beyond the laterally-spaced rail receptacles; and wherein the platform is pivotally mounted to the rail receptacles and is pivotable, relative the rail receptacles, between a first position in which the first surface is ground-facing and an opposing second position in which the second surface is ground-facing, wherein the platform has a generally rectangular profile having a pair of laterally-spaced, parallel and longitudinally-extending inlets formed therewithin, wherein the rail receptacles are positioned within the inlets, and wherein the inlets are configured such that when the ladder rails are inserted into the inlets and the platform is rotated 180 degrees relative to the inserted ladder rails, the ladder rails are passed unobstructed through the inlets.