Patent ID: 6196353
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: E06C

Abstract:
Ladder leveling apparatus for attachment to a ladder having a pair of spaced apart legs and a plurality of steps connected between said legs, said apparatus comprising a frame including a pair of spaced apart leg connecting arms spaced apart for attachment to the legs of said ladder, a pair of angularly inclined arms extending from said leg connecting arms and tapering toward an apex disposed laterally intermediate said leg connecting arms and said inclined arms, a peg comprising a spike fastened to said apex and having a free end extending in a direction remote from said arms, said free end of said peg extending away from said ladder for penetrating a natural ground surface when said apparatus is attached to a ladder, said apparatus including a flexible mat secured to said frame above said spike for providing additional stabilization to said apparatus and a ladder when disposed on said ground surface.