Patent ID: 7575097

Claim:
A ladder attachment for the stiles of a lean ladder, comprising: an elongated substantially stiff elastameric member having a concave recess formed recessed into one side thereof of a configuration to be approximately matched to the outside of a rounded upright ladder support, and having integral end parts on either side of said recess; said end parts each having a hole extending crossways to the length of said member configured to receive an end of a respective stile of said ladder; and said holes spaced from each other a distance substantially corresponding to a spacing of said ladder stiles whereby said member can be readily installed onto the upper ends of said ladder stiles with said integral end parts extending outboard from a respective stile; and, a pair of arcuate slits, each slit extending into said member from a respective of said recess side adjacent a respective end of said member, each slit extending along a respective side of said recess to create a pair of opposed integral flexible gripper wing portions, each portion generally following said respective side of said recess, and a strap engaging said gripper wing portions so as to enable pulling said wing portions by tightening of said strap to enable gripping of said rounded ladder support by said gripper wing portions.