Patent ID: 7380640

Claim:
A ladder securing device for securing an extension ladder to a structure, comprising: a first U-shaped clamping member having a slot therein; a second U-shaped clamping member slidably coupled to the first U-shaped clamping member at the slot in the first U-shaped clamping member; a first plate member, fixedly coupled to, and near an end of the first U-shaped clamping member; a second plate member, fixedly coupled to, and near and end of the second U-shaped clamping member; a first gripping portion, pivotally coupled to the first U-shaped clamping member; a second gripping portion, pivotally coupled to the second U-shaped clamping member; a first flexible securing member coupled to a side of the first U-shaped clamping member, and configured to extend outward from the first U-shaped clamping member and be wrapped around an extension ladder; a second flexible securing member coupled to a side of the first U-shaped clamping member, opposite the first flexible securing member; and configured to extend outward from the first U-shaped clamping member and be wrapped around an extension ladder; a first fastening mechanism coupled to, and near an end of the first flexible securing member; and a second fastening mechanism coupled to, and near an end of the second flexible securing member, and removably coupleable to the first fastening mechanism.