Patent ID: 7216742
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: E06C

Abstract:
1. An extension ladder stabilizer comprising: a channel, capable of being attached to a side of a ladder, said channel comprises a gear track having rectangular teeth on an outer side running the length of said channel and said channel comprises a slot running the length of said channel on two opposite sides of said channel; a self-locking slide bracket having a lever lock assembly positioned opposite said gear track of said channel and adapted to slide along said channel only when said lever lock assembly is released from said gear track and moved and locked at a preferred position; said self-locking slide bracket comprises right angled arms which protrude into said slot on two opposite sides of said channel for retaining said self-locking slide bracket on said channel a rotatable connecting plate having a first section and a second section, said first section attaches to a lower portion of said self-locking slide bracket, and said second section rotates about said first section; an extending leg having a first end attached to said second section of said rotatable connecting plate enabling said leg to rotate about said first section of said connecting plate; and a foldable arm having a first end attached to a lower end portion of said channel and a second end attached to a predetermined location on said extending leg.