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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2022
Grady F. Smith & Co., Inc., Greenville, NC (US);
Grady F Smith, Greenville, NC (US);
GRADY F. SMITH & CO., INC., Greenville, NC (US);
Abstract
A scaffold includes first and second ladder frames. Each ladder frame includes first and second vertical supports, and first and second horizontal supports mounted to the vertical supports. The first horizontal support is formed of tubular material, and has a base or central section and an asymmetric flattened end section. The end section is mounted to the first vertical support. The central section has a top centerline and a bottom centerline. The end section has a vertically elongated cross section compared to the central section. A top of the end section aligns with the top centerline of the central section; and a bottom of the end section is disposed below the bottom centerline of the central section. Related methods and tools are also disclosed.