Patent ID: 7237649

Claim:
A ladder for climbing adjacent a generally vertical member comprising: a first stile and a laterally spaced second stile, both stiles longitudinally extended and serving as side elements, a plurality of laterally extending rungs secured at their ends to the stiles and spaced therealong, to form ladder segments, a standoff on one side of the stiles to abut with the vertical member and position the stiles and rungs a predetermined distance from the vertical member, a connector for connecting adjacent stiles vertically such that the ladder segments are added together to extend the ladder, a ring near a top and bottom of each stile, a strap with a first hook and at a first end of the strap engaging a highest ring of the first stile, the strap adapted to encircle the vertical member, a second hook at a second end of the strap engaging a lowest ring of the second stile such that the strap can secure the ladder to the vertical member, a first hook at a first end of a second strap engaging a highest ring of the second stile, a second strap adapted to encircle the vertical member, a second hook at the second end of the second strap engaging a lowest ring of the first stile such that the strap can secure the ladder to the vertical member, a strap length adjustment means, on a length of the straps near the bottom ring, for adjusting the length of the straps and tightening the straps to secure to the ladder to the vertical member, wherein the straps are connected to the highest rings then the ladder is placed against the vertical member and then to the lowest rings after the ladder is placed against the vertical member and tightened such that a user need not climb the ladder to secure the ladder to the vertical member.