Patent ID: 6092624
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: E04D,E06C

Abstract:
A ladder, comprising:a pair of spaced apart elongate rails each having opposite first and second ends, and opposite first and second sides;a plurality of spaced apart steps being extended between said rails;a pair of hooks, each said first end of said rails having an associated hook coupled thereto;a plurality of skids being coupled to each of said first sides of said rails for resting on a surface such that resting said skids on a surface spaces said rails and said steps away from the surface to create a space for receiving a toe portion of a user's foot and thereby to permit a medial portion of a user's foot to engage said rail thereby enhancing the stability of a user standing on said step, one of said skids being mounted on each of said first and second ends of each of said rails, one of said skids being mounted on each of said rails at a middle location thereof for supporting said rail at said middle location, each of said skids comprising a spaced apart pair of arm portions and a cross portion connecting said arm portions together, said arm portions of each of said skids being coupled to said first side of the associated rail such that said arm portions space said cross portion from said rail to permit easy grasping of said rail adjacent said skid;a pair of wheels, each of said second sides of said rails being coupled to an associated wheel of said pair of wheels, said wheels being for aiding the deployment and removal of the ladder on a surface; anda plurality of elongate platform brackets being extended between said rails, said platform brackets being coupled to said second sides of said rails, each of said platform brackets consisting of an L-shaped cross section with a pair of quick release pins extending through one leg of the L-shaped cross section bracket, said platform brackets being detachably attachable to said second sides of said rails; wherein said second sides of said rails each have a plurality of spaced apart holes therethrough, said holes being arranged in a row on the respective rail extending between the associated first and second ends of the respective rail; and one of said quick release pins of each platform bracket being extended into an associated hole in one of said rails and the other of said quick release pins of each platform bracket being extended into an associated hole in the other rail to fasten the respective platform bracket to said rails.