Patent ID: 7367425

Claim:
An apparatus for securing a ladder, comprising: an adjustable strap portion including a centering mark, the centering mark indicating a position on the adjustable strap portion for removably attaching the adjustable strap portion to a fixed structure, the adjustable strap portion further including a first plurality of adjustment marks and a second plurality of adjustment marks, the first plurality of adjustment marks and the second plurality of adjustment marks indicating a position for attaching the adjustable strap portion to a ladder of a first length, the adjustable strap portion further including a third plurality of adjustment marks and a fourth plurality of adjustment marks, the third plurality of adjustment marks and the fourth plurality of adjustment marks indicating a position for attaching the adjustable strap portion to a ladder of a second length, wherein the ladder of the first length and the ladder of a second length are different lengths; a first adjustment component coupled to the adjustable strap portion, the first adjustment component adjustably aligns with the first plurality of adjustment marks when used with the ladder of a first length, the first adjustment component adjustably aligns with the third plurality of adjustment marks when used with the ladder of a second length; and a second adjustment component coupled to the adjustable strap portion, the second adjustment component adjustably aligns with the second plurality of adjustment marks, when used with the ladder of a first length, the second adjustment component adjustably aligns with the fourth plurality of adjustment marks when used with the ladder of a second length, wherein the adjustable strap portion includes a first end and a second end, the first end and second end adjustably attaching the adjustable strap portion to the respective ladder.