Patent ID: 7743886

Claim:
A system for stabilizing a ladder comprising: a ladder stabilizing assembly having a mount, a frame and a spike assembly; the mount being elongate and having an opening along a length thereof to facilitate attachment to a rung of a ladder, the mount being operative to attach to a rung of a ladder such that the rung is inserted through the opening and the mount is rotatable about the rung; the frame having arms extending outwardly from the mount together forming a Y-shaped configuration, the frame being movable between a stowed position, in which the frame is located adjacent the ladder, and an un-stowed position, in which the frame extends outwardly from the rung of the ladder to which the mount is attached; the spike assembly having a pair of spikes spaced from and arranged parallel to each other, the spike assembly being attached to the frame and being movable between a retracted position, in which the spikes are located between and parallel to the arms of the frame, and an extended position, in which the spikes extend outwardly from the arms of the frame, the spikes being operative to be driven into the ground such that, when the frame is in the un-stowed position and the spikes are driven at least partially into the ground, the ladder stabilizing assembly provides support to the ladder; and a top keeper and a bottom keeper, each of which extends between the arms of the frame, the top keeper and the bottom keeper being operative to prevent rotation of the spikes from the retracted position.