Patent ID: 8640826

Claim:
A trailer rub rail portable ladder, comprising: two rub rail mounting members, each one of said two rub rail mounting members respectively includes a rub rail slot formed in respective ends of said two rub rail mounting members and are sized to receive a rub rail of a semi-trailer, said rub rail slots respectively create first and second lock fingers, wherein a lock through opening is formed through said first and second lock fingers of said mounting members, said lock through openings are sized to receive one of a bolt of a locking device and a fastener, said one of the locking device and the fastener preventing said trailer rub rail portable ladder from being removed from the rub rail; and one end of at least one hand rail is attached to at least one of said two rub rail mounting members; and a ladder portion includes two ladder side rails and a plurality of step members, said plurality of step members are retained between said two ladder side rails, said two ladder side rails respectively have one end which is pivotally retained relative to said rub rail mounting members, said ladder portion pivotable between a use position and a retracted position when said rub rail slots receive the rub rail, wherein a portion of said ladder portion is retained behind the rub rail when in said retracted position, all of said plurality of step members are located above the rub rail when in said retracted position, and all of said plurality of step members are located below and in front of a top surface of the rub rail when in said use position.