Patent ID: 6782840
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: B63B,E06C

Abstract:
A compactable ladder for a boat, comprising:a) an elongated rigid I-beam support; b) ladder steps pivotally attached to said support in the I beam channels to swing generally perpendicularly outward from said channels for use and to swing to rest in said channels for storage; c) said steps spaced from one another lengthwise along said support; d) means for releasably securing said steps in the use position; e) an elongated hollow tubular ladder storage compartment in a boat hull, said compartment dimensioned to hold said compactable ladder and having an access opening at the exterior of the boat for receiving said ladder; f) a stop block slidably located in said compartment; g) stop means for preventing said stop block from exiting said compartment through said opening; h) an extension from said stop block for pivotably engaging an end of said boat ladder support such that said ladder support swings downward from said compartment opening for use and is swingable upward for storage into said compartment through said access opening.