Patent ID: 7210559

Claim:
A ladder lock for securing two horizontally spaced apart rungs of a ladder laying horizontally on a ladder rack mounted on a vehicle, said ladder rack having one cross member mounted adjacent the front of the vehicle and a second cross member mounted adjacent the rear of the vehicle, the ladder lock comprising a first portion secured to one cross member of the ladder rack and a second portion secured to the second cross member of the ladder rack, said first portion having a first extension extending one of away from or toward the second portion for engaging one of said two horizontally spaced apart rungs of the ladder, said second portion having a second extension extending one of away from or toward the first portion for engaging the other of said two horizontally spaced apart rungs of the ladder, at least one of said first and second extensions being slidably relatively movable to the others of said first and second extensions for causing said first and second extensions to grip the two horizontally spaced apart rungs of the ladder to hold said ladder to said ladder rack on said vehicle, said at least one of said first and second extensions being relatively movable being securable in position to hold said first and second extensions in position to grip said two horizontally spaced apart rungs of the ladder to hold said ladder onto said ladder rack on said vehicle.