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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2019
Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc, Springville, UT (US);
Christian Smith, Highland, UT (US);
Benjamin Cook, Provo, UT (US);
Sean Peterson, Payson, UT (US);
Brian Russell, Saratoga Springs, UT (US);
N. Ryan Moss, Mapleton, UT (US);
Bryan Wright, Highland, UT (US);
Gary Jonas, Springville, UT (US);
LITTLE GIANT LADDER SYSTEMS, LLC, Springville, UT (US);
Abstract
Ladders and ladder components are provided including a rung assembly that provides an alert to a user of the ladder that they are standing on a particular rung or step. In one example, the lower most rung or step of a ladder includes a rung assembly having an alert mechanism. The alert mechanism may provide an audible and/or other sensory alert to a user when they step on the rung assembly so that the user recognizes their position relative to the ground or supporting surface. In one embodiment, the rung assembly is configured such that a front edge remains in a constant or fixed position relative to the rails to which it is coupled so that a user can rely on a fixed or constant position of the front edge of the assembly when climbing or descending the ladder.