Patent ID: 8251181

Claim:
A ladder safety device for removable attachment to a ladder step having a first edge and an opposite second edge, and said ladder safety device comprising: a center component having a bottom clip structured and configured to engage the first edge of the ladder step; a first U-shaped leg brace connected to said center component, said first U-shaped leg brace being structured and disposed for receiving a portion of a user's first leg; a second U-shaped leg brace connected to said center component, said second U-shaped leg brace being structured and disposed for receiving a portion of a user's second leg; a retractable clamp connected to said center component and being structured for engaging the opposite second edge of the ladder step, and said retractable clamp and said bottom clip being cooperatively structured and disposed for releasably grasping the oppositely disposed first and second edges of the ladder step, and said retractable clamp being selectively positionable between an extended position relative to said bottom clip for placement and removal of said ladder safety device onto and from the ladder step, and a retracted position relative to said bottom clip for securing said ladder safety device to the ladder step with said bottom clip and said retractable clamp disposed in grasping engagement with the respective opposite first and second edges of the ladder step; and a closeable handle connected to said center component, said closeable handle being operable between an open and closed position, and said closeable handle being connected to said retractable clamp, wherein movement of said closeable handle to the open position moves said retractable clamp outwardly to the extended position and movement of said closeable handle to the closed position moves said retractable clamp inwardly to the retracted position.