Patent ID: 8556035

Claim:
A ladder module comprising: a. a spine; b. a securement structure secured to said spine; c. a flexible member affixed to said spine, wherein said flexible member is configured to be engaged with said securement structure; d. a step mounting bracket base secured to said spine; e. a step mounting bracket bolt secured to said step mounting bracket base, wherein said step mounting bracket bolt passes through an aperture formed in said spine; f. a tree bracket secured to said spine, wherein said step mounting bracket bolt passes through an aperture formed in said tree bracket, and wherein said tree bracket includes a plurality of tree engagement members; g. a nut, wherein said nut engages said step mounting bracket bolt; h. a first step, wherein said first step is pivotally mounted to said step mounting bracket base, and wherein said first step comprises: i. a step gear; ii. a step tread; and iii. a step limit adjacent said step gear; i. a second step, wherein said second step is pivotally mounted to said step mounting bracket base adjacent said first step, and wherein said second step comprises: i. a step gear, wherein said step gear of said first step directly contacts and intermeshes with said step gear of said second step such that pivoting said first step with respect to said spine causes said second step to pivot a corresponding amount in the opposite direction and vice versa; ii. a step tread; and iii. a step limit adjacent said step gear, wherein said step limit of said first step and said step limit of said second step cooperate to limit the amount said first and said second steps rotate with respect to said spine.