Patent ID: 7757814

Claim:
A ladder stabilizer for ladders with tubular rungs, comprising in combination: a ladder having hollow tubular rungs; a rigid stabilizer bar having a top, a bottom, a first end and a second end; a first leg extending downwardly below the bottom of the stabilizer bar at the first end and a second leg extending downwardly below the bottom of the stabilizer bar at the second end a rung attachment bar extending through one of the tubular rungs of the ladder, and the rung attachment bar having a first end and a second end; and means for securing the rung attachment bar in parallel spaced relation to the stabilizer bar, wherein the means for securing the rung attachment bar in parallel spaced relation to the stabilizer bar includes a first eye bolt securing the first end of the rung attachment bar to the stabilizer bar and a second eye bolt securing the second end of the rung attachment bar to the stabilizer bar, the rung attachment bar being extended through the first eye bolt and the second eye bolt, wherein the stabilizer bar has a ladder engaging face, and the first eye bolt and the second eye bolt have handles that are axially adjustable along each eye bolt thereby exerting a clamping force that clamps the ladder between the rung attachment bar and the stabilizer bar with the ladder engaging face abutting an outer surface of the ladder rails.