Patent ID: 6193012
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A45C,E06C

Abstract:
A ladder system consisting of a shoulder strap assembly in combination with a ladder which has two side rails and a plurality of rungs therebetween, and two engaging members attached to an outer face of a side surface of one of the rails at opposite ends of said ladder, with said shoulder strap assembly comprising first and second end sections of strap material, wherein each of said end section has a length, a width, a first end and second end whereby each of said end sections includes a fastener assembly which longitudinally secures said shoulder strap assembly to said ladder at approximately opposite end sections of the ladder, wherein said engaging members engage said fastener assemblies, said shoulder strap assembly having an intermediate section whereby the intermediate section can be positioned over a shoulder of a user such that said intermediate section distributes a load of the ladder over the shoulder of the user, and said shoulder strap assembly further including a strap length adjusting means secured to said shoulder strap assembly to accommodate the height of the user.