Patent ID: 8839908

Claim:
A ladder safety system comprising: a stabilizer bar for a top portion of a ladder, the stabilizer bar configured to rest on a roof top; a balance rail for the top portion of the ladder to provide substantially upright handles for a user to grasp when the ladder is positioned on the roof top; and at least one engaging rod operatively coupled with the stabilizer bar to engage an internal lumen of at least one rung of the ladder; and a sleeve on the stabilizer bar concentrically holding the at least one engaging rod in a fixed lateral position relative to the stabilizer bar while allowing the at least one engaging rod to rotate within the sleeve, wherein the at least one engaging rod includes two engaging rods configured to engage the internal lumen from opposite ends, wherein the stabilizer bar is adjustable between a shortened length wherein the engaging rods may penetrate the rung internal lumen and an extended length wherein the engaging rods may be completely external to the rung internal lumen.