Patent ID: 8783534
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: A45F

Abstract:
1. A ladder support device for engaging a ladder, the ladder including a first stringer and a second stringer coupled by a plurality of steps, the first stringer and the second stringer having a height, a width and a depth, the steps having a height, a width and a depth, an individual transporting the ladder over a surface, the individual having a waistband encircling a waist of the individual, the ladder supporting device, comprises: a base plate having an exterior plate surface, an interior plate surface, an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge and a second side edge; a first hanger plate extending from said exterior plate surface of said base support plate and having an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer edge, a first side edge and a second side edge; a second hanger plate extending from said exterior plate surface of said base support plate and having an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer edge, a first side edge and a second side edge; a first retainer plate extending from said outer edge of said first hanger plate and having an exterior plate surface, an interior plate surface, an upper edge, a first side edge and a second side edge; a second retainer plate extending from said outer edge of said second hanger plate and having an exterior plate surface, an interior plate surface, an upper edge, a first side edge and a second side edge; a clip plate extending from said upper edge of said base plate and having an exterior clip surface, an interior clip surface, and an lower edge; said base plate and said clip plate defining a clip groove for receiving the waistband and securing the base plate to the individual; said base plate, said first hanger plate and said first retainer plate defining a first carriage for engaging the step of the ladder; said base plate, said second hanger plate and said second retainer plate defining a second carriage for engaging the first stringer or the second stringer of the ladder; said first hanger plate has a first plate length that is generally commensurate with the width of the step of the ladder; said second hanger plate has a second plate length that is generally commensurate with the width of the first stringer and the second stringer; and said second plate length greater than said first plate length.