Patent ID: 6962237

Claim:
A ladder stand-off for use with a ladder having a pair of laterally spaced side rails defining a ladder width, said ladder stand-off comprising: a beam having first and second ends; a first arm fixedly connected at a first end thereof to said beam at a first point located between said first and second beam ends; a second arm fixedly connected at a first end thereof to said beam at a second point located between said first and second beam ends, said second point being spaced from said first point a predetermined distance, wherein said first and second arms extend outward from said beam so as to be angularly divergent with respect to each other and define an unobstructed space therebetween; a contact element pivotally connected to a second end of each of said first and second arms, wherein each contact element pivots substantially horizontally; whereby said ladder stand-off can be used with a variety of surfaces including outside corners defining an angle of about 90 degrees; and means for detachably securing said beam to said ladder.