Patent ID: 8579082

Claim:
A method of securing a portable ladder stand to a support structure, comprising the steps of: positioning a base member adjacent to the support structure, wherein said base member comprises a first end having an axle with a wheel attached to each axle end, a second end having a support member pivotably attached thereto, and a channel member having an elongated channel therein rotatably attached to said axle; pivoting said support member into engagement with the support structure; securing said support member to the support structure; inserting lower ends of said ladder stand into said elongated channel; fastening a strap around a lower rung of said ladder stand and said channel member to secure said lower ends of said ladder stand in said elongated channel; pivoting said ladder stand from a substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position and into engagement with the support structure, wherein said channel member pivots concurrently with said ladder stand and securely holds said lower ends of said ladder stand as said ladder stand is pivoted into engagement with the support structure, thereby allowing a single user to pivot said ladder stand from said substantially horizontal position into engagement with the support structure; and securing said ladder stand to the support structure.