Patent ID: 6986405
Filing Date: 2006-01-17
Classification: E06C

Abstract:
1. A ladder comprising a foldable frame including a first leg unit and a second leg unit, the first and second leg units being arranged to move relative to one another between folded and unfolded positions, a leg spreader coupled to the leg units and arranged to spread the leg units away from one another to the unfolded position, and a leg brace comprising a first cable having each of its ends coupled to a different one of the legs of the first leg unit and a second cable having each of its ends coupled to one of the legs of the second leg unit with an apex of each cable coupled to one another by a cable connector so that they become taut and bias the leg units toward one another to stiffen the frame in response to spreading of the leg units away from one another to the unfolded position by the leg spreader wherein the cable connector comprises a sleeve and both apexes of the cables extend through the sleeve and are fixed therein.