Patent ID: 7322442
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: E06C

Abstract:
1. A walk through side extension kit for a ladder having ladder side rails with longitudinal axes, comprising at least one elongated hand rail, and a bracket for supporting the at least one hand rail at upper ends of one of the side rails of a ladder, said bracket comprising a support tube having front and rear walls and being of size to slide over upper portions of the ladder side rail, and wherein the support tube front and rear walls face front and rear walls of the ladder side rail on which the bracket is to be mounted, the at least one hand rail comprising a tube formed into a U-shape and having a base portion of spaced apart front and rear legs mounted to the front and rear walls, respectively, of the support tube along a length direction of the support tube and extending along the support tube substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the one ladder side rail and the hand rail having an upper end portion projecting above the ladder and spaced laterally outwardly from the one ladder side rail when installed thereon, and an outwardly tapered and upwardly extending portion between the base portion and the upper end portion of the hand rail to support the upper end portion.