Patent ID: 7434661

Claim:
An apparatus for climbing over a vertical barrier comprising: a body having a plurality of steps attached orthogonal to said body; said plurality of steps comprise a first set of steps attached on a first side of said body and a second set of steps attached on a second side of said body; said body having a width and a length to be disposable between two vertical bar fence elements and for positioning said steps generally perpendicular to a plane of a vertical barrier defined in part by said vertical bar fence elements; a top hook attached to a top end of said body, said top hook defining a u-shaped member that extends parallel to at least one of said plurality of steps; a horizontal bar attached at a bottom end of said body generally orthogonal to said steps and having a length for abutting said two vertical bar fence elements; a rotatable member disposed on one side of said body and rotatably attached to said body and spaced apart from said body by a pedestal wherein said rotatable member rotatable between a first position allowing insertion through said two vertical bar fence elements and a second position allowing abutment of said rotatable member against said two vertical bar fence elements; a bolt attaching said rotatable member to said body, said bolt passing through said body; and a biasing member on said bolt on an opposite side of said body opposite said one side to apply pressure to retain the rotatable member at a set orientation; said plurality of steps are attached by hinge and said plurality of steps have a step width that is equal to or less than said width of said body, said body being formed as a planar solid member.