Patent ID: 7992681

Claim:
A portable safety ladder assembly comprising: a frame having a walkthrough area, a base end opposite a distal end of said frame, said base end capable of engaging a base surface to provide a support area for said assembly when said assembly is placed in an operable position, parallel side rails connected by a plurality of horizontal rungs such that adjacent horizontal rungs of said plurality of rungs are vertically spaced apart by a first predetermined distance, a front section for permitting a user to engage said rungs when traversing up and down said assembly, and a rear section opposite said front section that is positioned proximate an outer peripheral surface of a structure, wherein said walkthrough area is above an uppermost of said horizontal rungs; a first safety extension member coupled to a respective one said side rail and a second safety extension member coupled to a respective other said side rail, each of said safety extension members respectively having first, second, third and fourth horizontal handgrips which are parallel to each other such that adjacent horizontal handgrips of said horizontal handgrips are vertically spaced apart by a second predetermined distance and positioned spatially above said walkthrough area, said handgrips respective of said first and second extension members being connected in an array such that said first and second horizontal handgrips are directly connected by only a first outer vertical side pole, said second and third horizontal handgrips are directly connected by only a second inner vertical side pole and said third and fourth horizontal handgrips are directly connected by only a third outer vertical side pole, wherein each said vertical side pole extends in a direction perpendicular to the horizontal handgrips, wherein respective said first and third vertical poles define one axis and respective said second vertical pole defines another axis, and wherein said fourth horizontal handgrip is spatially elevated above said walk-through area by a third predetermined distance for permitting the user to stand substantially erect at said walkthrough area when said fourth horizontal hand grip is engaged by the user; and a stabilizing device for secureably anchoring said frame to an outer peripheral surface and preventing at least one of forward and lateral displacement of said frame away from the support area.