Patent ID: 7108102
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: E06C

Abstract:
1. A protective device for releasably covering an upper end portion of a ladder to prevent the upper end portion of the ladder from marking or transferring paint to a surface upon which the upper end portion of the ladder rests comprising: a body formed of a flexible material and being substantially flat when not installed on a ladder, said body having a generally circular closed wall superposed on and connected to a generally annular wall, said annular wall forming a central opening and said body being sized to cover an upper end portion of a ladder; and a closure means attached to said annular wall and extending at least partially about said opening, said closure means being operative to selectively reduce a size of said opening to releasably retain said body on the upper end portion of the ladder whereby when said body is installed on the upper end portion of the ladder, said body prevents the upper end portion of the ladder from marking or transferring paint to a surface upon which the upper end portion of the ladder rests.