Patent ID: 8157054
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. An aquatic ladder, comprising: (a) a pair of sloped and substantially parallel step support members, said step support members each comprising a front support member and a rear support member, said front support member being spaced from said rear support member, wherein said front support members and said rear support members each includes upper and lower ends, the upper end of each rear support member having a bent portion which connects to the upper end of the respective one of said front support members of said step support members; (b) a pair of handrails, each said handrail having an inverted U-shape with forward and rear lower ends, each of said forward lower ends being adapted to connect to a hinge; (c) a pair of hinges pivotally connecting said upper ends of said front and rear support members to the forward lower ends of said handrails to allow said step support members to pivot about a substantially horizontal axis; (d) a plurality of relatively deep and relatively wide substantially horizontal steps being mounted to said sloped support members, said horizontal steps each having front and rear ends, wherein said front support members are attached to the front ends of said horizontal steps and said rear support members are attached to the rear ends of said horizontal steps, and wherein each lower step of said horizontal steps is displaced both vertically and horizontally further from a location where one of said horizontal steps immediately above it is attached to said step support members.