Patent ID: 7036631

Claim:
A wheeled support for transportation of a ladder having a plurality of foot supports extending between a pair of spaced apart longitudinally extending side rails, the wheeled support comprising a frame including at least one support wheel rotatably mounted on the frame, a mounting plate defining a plane securable to an outer side surface of a side rail of a ladder, and the mounting plate having a flange extending outwardly from the side rail at one end, the flange having at least one slot therein, and a retainer having an opening fixed adjacent an opposite end of the mounting plate, the frame having a top plate that has at least one tongue on an end thereof that fits into the at least one slot on the flange, a portion of the frame having an aperture aligning with the opening of the retainer on the mounting plate with the at least one tongue in the at least one slot, and a latch member passing through the aperture and into the opening to secure the frame to the mounting plate.