Patent ID: 8534621

Claim:
A ladder hanger assembly comprising: a first ladder hanger that is mounted adjacent a surface that defines a space that receives a first end of a ladder and retains the first end adjacent the surface wherein the first ladder hanger comprises a frame with a mounting bracket that is adapted to be mounted to a ceiling and two vertical members that extend outwardly from the mounting bracket and a support bracket that interconnects the vertical members distally from the mounting bracket wherein the frame defines a partially enclosed space that is sized to receive the first end of the ladder so that rails of the ladder are substantially co-planar arranged in a plane parallel to the ceiling; and a second ladder hanger that is mounted adjacent the surface that defines a storage space that receives a second end of the ladder wherein the second ladder hanger has at least one movable member that is movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration so that the ladder can be moved into or out of the storage space in the open configuration and retained in the storage space when the at least one movable member is in the closed configuration; and a lifting mechanism that allows a user to lift the second end of the ladder into and out of the storage space defined by the second ladder hanger.