Patent ID: 6883645

Claim:
A ladder, comprising: a first stile, a second stile and a plurality of rungs extending between the first stile and the second stile; the first stile comprising a first column and a second column disposed in a nested arrangement for relative lengthwise movement in a telescopic fashion; a latch mechanism for selectively locking the second column relative the first column; a button operatively coupled to the latch mechanism for actuating the latch mechanism; the button having a depression dimensioned to receive a tip portion of a thumb of a hand; the button being positioned so that the depression receives the tip portion of the thumb while the first column is grasped between a palm of the hand and at least one finger of the hand; a first ring coupled to the first column proximate a distal end thereof; the first ring including an internal guiding surface for contacting an exterior surface of the second column.