Patent ID: 8186480

Claim:
A multifunctional ladder for assisting a user to travel along a substantially vertical plane as well as a substantially horizontal plane respectively, said multifunctional ladder comprising: a telescopically adjustable walkway having a planar surface defining a travel path along the substantially horizontal plane; a plurality of telescopically adjustable support legs directly connected to said walkway and extending downwardly therefrom, said support legs being registered parallel to a vertical plane; a plurality of U-shaped brackets affixed directly to axially opposed ends of said walkway respectively; and a plurality of ladders pivotally coupled to said brackets respectively; wherein each of said ladders is freely articulated about a corresponding fulcrum pivot axis independently of telescopic movement of said support legs and said walkway respectively; wherein each said fulcrum axis and said walkway are coplanar; and wherein each of said support legs is independently detachable from said walkway for permitting adjustment of a longitudinal length of said walkway; and wherein said walkway comprises a male member and a female member slidably engaged therewith, each of said male and female members having a planar top surface oriented along the substantially horizontal plane; and wherein each of said brackets respectively comprise: a first U-shaped rail directly coupled to said walkway and a second U-shaped rail directly coupled to said first U-shaped rail, said second U-shaped rail registered parallel to said support legs and said first U-shaped rail being registered parallel to said walkway, wherein said second U-shaped rail is registered orthogonal to said first U-shaped rail.