Patent ID: 6422341
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: E06C

Abstract:
A rail extension assembly for mounting onto an existing ladder, the existing ladder having a first rail and an opposite second rail, wherein said first and second rails are connected by at least one step, the rail extension assembly comprising:a first rail extension movably mountable to the first rail of the existing ladder; a second rail extension movably mountable to the second rail of the existing ladder and movable separately from the first rail extension; a first means for latching said first rail extension onto said first rail, wherein said first means for latching is pivotally mounted on the first rail extension; a second means for latching said second rail extension onto said second rail, wherein said second means for latching is pivotally mounted on the second rail extension; and said first and second means for latching each having an unlatched position and a latched position, wherein said first and second means for latching each have a weighted portion so that when the respective rail extension is extended in a first direction, a weight of the weighted portion moves the means for latching to said latched position.