Patent ID: 7410031

Claim:
A boat trailer ladder assembly for entering or exiting the bow of a boat on a boat trailer, the ladder assembly comprising: (a) a generally trapezoidal-shaped platform portion attachable to the boat trailer between a winch assembly of the trailer and a trailer hitch assembly of the trailer; and (b) a ladder portion comprising a boarding ladder and a brace device, the boarding ladder comprising two substantially parallel, spaced apart side rails and a plurality of ladder steps extending between the ladder side rails, the ladder steps having a spaced horizontal relationship with one another, the lower ends of the boarding ladder being attached to the platform portion, the brace device having an upper end movably affixed to at least one of middle ones of the ladder steps; wherein a lower end of the brace device is detachably attachable to a post of the winch assembly of the boat trailer wherein opposed longitudinal sides of said platform portion comprises two side platform surface legs forming a V-shape with a front platform surface, the attached ends of the ladder side rails straddle one of the side platform surface leg but not the other platform surface leg, wherein the brace device is substantially rigid, the lower end of the brace device comprising a plurality of bolt apertures and being attached to the winch post by a bolt inserted through one of the bolt apertures, an upper end of the brace device comprising a brace step collar that encircles said at least one of middle ones of the ladder step.