Patent ID: 6019191
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: E06C

Abstract:
A support system for providing a secure mooring of a ladder adjacent a roof so as to avoid destructive contact of the ladder with the roofing cover materials, comprising, in combination:support means for rigidly supporting a ladder adjacent a roof of a building;first attachment means comprising a set of threaded fasteners for attaching said support means to said roof;a second attachment means comprising a releasable strap connected to said bar for securely attaching said ladder to said bar;said support means comprising a bar having a length sufficient to support a width of said ladder;a set of frame portions structured and arranged to support said bar;said bar comprises a first end and a second end;said set of frame portions comprises a first frame portion slidably receiving said first end of said bar and a second frame portion said second end of said bar;said second frame portion being separated from said first frame portion by a distance sufficient to accommodate said width of said ladder within said distance; anda blocking means for substantially preventing lateral movement of said ladder when said ladder is supported by said support means;said blocking means comprises a semi-circular blocking structure integral with each of said frame portions, said blocking structure defining a plane being substantially normal to a longitudinal axis of said bar, each of said frame portions comprises a substantially planar bottom portion being structured and arranged to lie adjacent said roof cover materials; said planar bottom portion having a plurality of holes structured and arranged for receipt of said threaded fasteners, and a substantially planar side portion attached to a side edge of said planar bottom portion and extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom, said blocking means being integral with said side portion and extending beyond an end edge of said planar bottom portion.