Patent ID: 9010491
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: E06C

Abstract:
1. A ladder safety accessory kit for a ladder having a front surface, a rear surface, an upper portion, a lower portion, sides and a plurality of rungs in-between the sides, said ladder safety accessory kit comprising: an upper stabilizer assembly having a first upper vertical adjustment bar and a second upper vertical adjustment bar; said first upper vertical adjustment bar and said second upper vertical adjustment bar each respectively having a vertical slot located thereon; a first stabilizer bar having a proximal end and a distal end; said proximal end of the first stabilizer bar extends into the vertical slot located on the first upper vertical adjustment bar and is held in a substantially perpendicular position in relation to the first upper vertical adjustment bar; a second stabilizer bar having a proximal end and a distal end; said proximal end of the second stabilizer bar extends into the vertical slot located on the second upper vertical adjustment bar and is held in a substantially perpendicular position in relation to the second upper vertical adjustment bar; said first upper vertical adjustment bar having at least two substantially tubular-shaped members extending from a first side surface of a first side of the first upper vertical adjustment bar so that each of the at least two substantially tubular-shaped members extending from the first upper vertical adjustment bar are perpendicular to the first upper vertical adjustment bar, said at least two substantially tubular-shaped members extending from the first upper vertical adjustment bar are configured to allow a user to attach the first upper vertical adjustment bar to a first one of the sides of the ladder by inserting the at least two substantially tubular-shaped members extending from the first upper vertical adjustment bar into at least two of the plurality of rungs located on the ladder; and said second upper vertical adjustment bar having at least two substantially tubular-shaped members extending from a first side surface of a first side of the second upper vertical adjustment bar so that each of the at least two substantially tubular-shaped members extending from the second upper vertical adjustment bar are perpendicular to the second upper vertical adjustment bar, said at least two substantially tubular-shaped members extending from the second upper vertical adjustment bar are configured to allow a user to attach the second upper vertical adjustment bar to a second one of the sides of the ladder by inserting the substantially tubular-shaped members extending from the second upper vertical adjustment bar into the at least two of the plurality of rungs located on the ladder; and a first plurality of apertures located on a second side of the first upper vertical adjustment bar, wherein the vertical slot of the first upper vertical adjustment bar is located on a third side of the first upper vertical adjustment bar which is opposite from the second side of the first upper vertical adjustment bar; and a second plurality of apertures located on a second side of the second upper vertical adjustment bar, wherein the vertical slot of the second upper vertical adjustment bar is located on a third side of the second upper vertical adjustment bar which is opposite from the second side of the second upper vertical adjustment bar; and a first lower lever and a first upper lever located at the proximal end of the first stabilizer bar, said first lower lever and said first upper lever each respectively configured to engage one of the first plurality of apertures located on the first upper vertical adjustment bar to lock the first stabilizer bar with respect to the first upper vertical adjustment bar; and a second lower lever and a second upper lever located at the proximal end of the first stabilizer bar, said second lower lever and said second upper lever each respectively configured to engage one of the second plurality of apertures located on the second upper vertical adjustment bar to lock the second stabilizer bar with respect to the second upper vertical adjustment bar; and the lower levers respectively having a trigger, wherein the first lower lever and the first upper lever are respectively pivotally attached to the proximal end of the first stabilizer bar, the second lower lever and the second upper lever are respectively pivotally attached to the proximal end of the second stabilizer bar, the trigger of the first lower lever is configured to be lifted against a bias of a spring to directly cause the first lower lever and the first upper lever to respectively pivot out of engagement with each respective said one of the first plurality of apertures to unlock the first stabilizer bar with respect to the first upper vertical adjustment bar to allow the first stabilizer bar to slide within said first upper vertical adjustment bar while extending substantially perpendicularly away from said first upper vertical adjustment bar, the trigger of the second lower lever is configured to be lifted against a bias of a spring to directly cause the second lower lever and the second upper lever to respectively pivot out of engagement with each respective said one of the second plurality of apertures to unlock the second stabilizer bar with respect to the second upper vertical adjustment bar to allow the second stabilizer bar to slide within said second upper vertical adjustment bar while extending substantially perpendicularly away from said second upper vertical adjustment bar.