Patent ID: 7481741

Claim:
A ladder for playground equipment comprising: a plurality of support members; a first lateral support member and a second lateral support member spaced apart from each other, the first lateral support member and the second lateral support member each having substantially the same size and shape so as to be interchangeable, each lateral support member includes a plurality of corresponding elongated sockets spaced along the length of opposite sides of each lateral support member thereby permitting support members to be received on opposite sides of the first and second lateral support member, each socket configured to receive one end of one of the plurality of support members such that the plurality of support members are positioned therebetween to form the ladder, each socket configured to position each support member horizontally when the lateral support members are positioned at an angle other than perpendicular to the playground equipment, the support members held in place by a support member securing means, wherein a cap member is positioned at the top end of each lateral support member, the cap member includes a body portion, and an arm extending outward from an upper section and a lower section of the body portion to contact a horizontal surface of the playground equipment to secure the lateral support member to the playground equipment by a lateral support member securing means extending though an orifice in the arm, wherein each cap member includes a stop lip having a first surface and a second surface, the stop lip positioned between the lateral support member and the arm and extending outward from the body portion, the first surface of the stop lip configured to contact a generally vertical surface of the playground equipment, the second surface of first stop lip configured to position the lateral support member a distance from the playground equipment.