Patent ID: 8191685
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: E06C

Abstract:
1. A folding ladder comprising: a. a pair of front support members, wherein each front support member has a top end and a bottom end, wherein the front support members are parallel to one another, and wherein each front support member comprises: b. a plurality of front fastener holes disposed in the front side aligned with a plurality of back fastener holes in the back side; c. a pair of non-parallel back support members, wherein each back support member has a back top end and a back bottom end, and wherein the pair of non-parallel back support members are spaced apart in an increasing distance along the length of the back support member, and wherein each back support member comprises: d. a plurality of pivot means, wherein each pivot means is disposed centrally through each back top end and extending from each back top end to an off center position in each front support top end; e. a plurality of rungs, wherein each rung is rotatably supported between the front support members with a pair of fasteners, with each fastener positioned in a front aligned fastener hole with a back aligned fastener hole, and wherein each rung pivotably connects the groove bottom end of one of the first support member grooves with a groove top of each of the second front support member grooves, and when the folding ladder is in the folded position, the rungs fold into the sequentially positioned grooves of at least one of the front support members; f. a pair of locking spreader bars, wherein each locking spreader bar foldably engages a front support member to a back support member; g. a pair of pivotable cross braces, wherein each pivotable cross brace has a first brace end secured to the back support member outer side proximate to the back top end, and a second brace end secured to the back support member towards the back bottom end, forming an X proximate to a midpoint between the back support members; and h. a plurality of recessed magnets for supporting the pivoting cross braces and for allowing portions of the folding ladder to compactly and securely engage each other.