Patent ID: 8215453

Claim:
A bow-shaped, collapsible, telescopic ladder, comprising: a plurality of bowed-shaped sections, telescopically connected in series, the plurality of sections including a top section and a bottom section; the plurality of sections being configured such that when extended in series and retracted for storage, the ladder forms a bowed shape that extends from the bottom section to the top section; the top section having a gripping mechanism comprised of a neo-foam material and being mounted on said top section for contacting and gripping a surface; the bottom section having a foot means comprising a foot for stabilizing the ladder; each section respectively having a locking release mechanism to secure the respective section in an extended position when desired and for releasing the respective section to permit it to be retracted when the ladder is to be stored, and each said section respectively has two legs connected by a rung; and wherein each said section has an upper end and a lower end, and wherein each said section is smaller in cross-sectional width at its upper end relative to its cross-sectional width at its lower end.