Patent ID: 6505708
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: B60R,E06C

Abstract:
A ladder mounting system adapted to be mounted to a truck trailer, the ladder mounting system comprising:first and second keeper members adapted to be fixedly connected to the truck trailer and spaced horizontally from one another, each of the first and second keeper members having a generally C-shaped cross sectional configuration defining a generally horizontally extending recess; first and second elongate side rails extending in parallel spaced relation to one another, the first and second side rails being connected to one another by a plurality of transverse rungs; a first locking member connected to an upper portion of the first side rail, the first locking member having a first projection removably received within the recess of the first keeper member; a second locking member connected to an upper portion of the second side rail, the second locking member having a second projection removably received within the recess of the second keeper member; and a handrail mechanism connected to the first elongate side rail, the handrail mechanism being moveable between an up position and a down position relative to the first elongate side rail, the handrail mechanism having an elongate hand-engaging member, the hand-engaging member being generally parallel with the first elongate side rail when the handrail mechanism is in its down position, the hand-engaging member extending upwardly from the ladder when the handrail mechanism is in its up position; the first and second projections each being dimensioned to fit closely within the recesses of the first and second keeper members, respectively, in a manner so that the ladder is supported by engagement of the first and second locking members with the first and second keeper members; wherein the elongate hand-engaging member is engages against a portion of the first keeper member when the handrail mechanism is in its up position in a manner so that the first keeper member is retained between the first locking member and the hand-engaging member.