Patent ID: 6945359
Filing Date: 2005-09-20
Classification: E06C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a sleeve for a single leg of a ladder, the sleeve comprising a length of generally “U”-shaped cross-sectional material, the sleeve for sliding over an end of the leg of the ladder, each rung of the ladder sliding along an open portion of the generally “U-shaped” cross-section as the sleeve is slid over and along the leg of the ladder, the sleeve comprising a front section, a back section, and a side section, the front section extending from one end of the side section and the back section extending from an opposite end of the side section to form the generally “U”-shaped cross-section of the sleeve; the sleeve further comprising a flange extending at least partially along an outer edge of the front section, the flange helping retain the sleeve alone the leg of the ladder, wherein when the ladder rests against an object, the sleeve can be longitudinally adjusted along the leg to reduce marring the object from contact by the leg of the ladder.