Patent ID: 8322492

Claim:
A ladder system comprising: (a) a ladder having a first side panel, a second side panel, and a plurality of rungs connecting the side panels, together, the ladder has a top end and a bottom end; (b) an airbag housing disposed on the first side panel at the bottom end of the ladder, the airbag housing functions to temporarily store a first airbag, a second airbag, and a third airbag, the first airbag when deployed out of the airbag housing extends outwardly from the bottom end of the ladder around the first side panel, the second airbag when deployed out of the airbag housing extends outwardly from the bottom end of the ladder around the second side panel, and the third airbag when deployed out of the airbag housing extends outwardly from the bottom end of the ladder in front of the rungs; (c) an inflation component disposed in the airbag housing, the inflation component is operatively connected to each airbag and to a sensor, when the inflation component is activated the inflation component causes quick inflation of the airbags; (d) a plurality of latches disposed along the first side panel of the ladder from the top end of the ladder to near the bottom end of the ladder, the latches each create a slot in between the respective latch and the first side panel of the ladder; and (e) a tether extending out of the airbag housing, the tether is adapted to be threaded through the slots between the latches and the first side panel of the ladder, wherein a clip is disposed on a first end of the tether, the clip adapted to clip to a user's clothing, wherein a second end of the tether is operatively connected to the sensor in the airbag housing; wherein the sensor is adapted to detect if the tether is pulled quickly whereupon the sensor activates the inflation component causing the inflation component to quickly fill the airbags.