Patent ID: 7837010

Claim:
A brace rail shield combination for a rail having a web, a first flange and a second flange of a ladder having at least one rung and one rivet comprising: a first portion that has a shape that conforms with an interior cross sectional surface of the rail and an exterior cross-sectional surface of the rail, a rounded bottom, and a metal plate in the first portion, and which extends about the rail's exterior to cover the rail and protect the rail, the first portion having a slot which receives the bottom of the rail so the first portion fits around the bottom of the rail, the slot having a cross-sectional shape of essentially a C, the first portion having an outer side that has an inner surface which is essentially flat and conforms with and contacts the rail web's outer surface and the first flanges 61 outer surface and the second flange's 63 outer surface and at least one hole, and an inner side that has an inner surface which is essentially flat and conforms with and contacts the rail web's inner surface and has at least one hole which aligns with the one hole of the outer side, the metal plate having at least one hole 79 which aligns with the one hole of the inner side 73 and outer side 67 , the rivet extending through the one hole of the outer side and the inner side and the metal plate and the rail web to fix the first portion to the rail; a second portion that extends from the first portion at a first location to the rung to provide structural support to the rung, the second portion having an attachment portion at a second location spaced apart from the first location that is fixed to the rung, the first portion and the second portion being one continuous piece of plastic; and a safety shoe connected to the first portion.