Patent ID: 8678329

Claim:
A device for transporting a ladder having a plurality of equally spaced parallel rungs, said device comprising a first frame having an upper end and a lower end, a second frame having an upper end and a lower end, an axle extending through apertures in said lower ends of said first and second frame wherein said upper end of said first and second frame are only moveable through an arc with respect to said axle, a wheel on said axle for moving said device across ground, a first hook on said upper end of said first frame for removably receiving a first rung of said ladder, a second hook on said upper end of said second frame for removably receiving a second rung of said ladder, a connector having a first end and a second end, said first end of said connector attached to said first frame at a location spaced from said lower end of said first frame, said second end of said connector attached to said second frame at a location spaced from said lower end of said second frame, said connector having a fixed length for preventing movement of said upper end of said first frame beyond a fixed distance from said upper end of said second frame, and said connector being collapsible wherein said first frame member is pivotable about said axle until said upper ends of said first and second frame members are adjacent each other.