Patent ID: 9663990
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A62B,E06C

Claim:
1. A ladder assist including: a telescoping assembly including a first member and a second member operationally configured to telescope in and out from the first member, the telescoping assembly having a central axis and a first ladder attachment assembly for engaging a first location on a fixed ladder and a second ladder attachment assembly for engaging a second location on the fixed ladder, the fixed ladder having a frame including opposing side rails and a plurality of rungs disposed there between; a self-retractable lifeline in communication with the telescoping assembly; the first ladder attachment assembly and the second ladder attachment assembly being operationally configured to apply opposing forces to the fixed ladder for securing the telescoping assembly to the fixed ladder whereby the first ladder attachment assembly is operationally configured to apply a first force to the underside of a first ladder rung of the fixed ladder and the second ladder attachment assembly is operationally configured to apply an opposing second force to the topside of a second ladder rung located higher on the fixed ladder than the location of the first ladder rung; wherein the first ladder attachment assembly includes a collar operationally configured to be adjusted along the length of the first member, the collar having (1) a hook member attached to an outer surface of the collar and extending out there from at a first location on the collar and (2) a non-linear lateral member attached to the outer surface of the collar and extending out there from at a second location on the collar ninety degrees relative to said first location, the hook member being operationally configured to apply the first force and the non-linear lateral member being operationally configured to contact the frame to prevent horizontal movement of the telescoping assembly toward a midline of the fixed ladder; wherein the telescoping assembly includes an internal pathway and wherein the self-retractable lifeline includes a retractable reel attached at an end of the first member, the retractable reel having a mouth in-line along the central axis in a manner effective to conceal at least part of the lifeline within the internal pathway of the telescoping assembly.