Patent ID: 6902036

Claim:
A folding ladder having front and rear legs and a stabilizing device, said device having first and second frames, a first transversely extending hinge hinging said first and second frames together, a second and a third hinge parallel the first hinge, said second hinge transversely hinging said first frame to a first transverse member attached to and between the front legs of the ladder, said first transverse member resisting lateral movement of the front legs in response to forces applied to the ladder and said third hinge transversely hinging said second frame to a second transverse member attached to and between the rear legs of the ladder, said second transverse member resisting lateral movement of the rear legs in response to forces applied to the ladder, said first and second frames interconnecting the front and rear legs for resisting longitudinal movement of the legs in response to forces applied to the ladder, said first and second frames having a length that fits between the front and rear legs whereby the frames can be folded between the front and rear legs.