Patent ID: 7849967
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: E06C

Abstract:
1. A stepladder comprising an inclined frame including a left leg, a right leg, a utility platform extending between the left and right legs, and a top step configured to hold the weight of a human and extending between the left and right legs below the utility platform, a stabilizer frame including first and second vertical members coupled to the inclined frame for pivotable movement about a frame pivot axis, and a top-step lock including an extension rod extending upwardly along the stabilizer frame to the top step, a rod locker configured to lock the extension rod to the stabilizer frame to lock the top step in a fixed position relative to the inclined frame and the stabilizer frame, and a horizontal anchor rung extending between and directly connected to the first and second vertical members, and wherein the rod locker includes a pivotable latch that can directly connect and disconnect from the horizontal anchor rung and is formed to include a grip and first and second latch hooks, the grip arranged to extend between the first latch hook and the second latch hook, and a latch mount block coupled to the extension rod and configured to mount the pivotable latch.