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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
ASC Incorporated, Southgate, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
182 96 ; 182160 ;
Abstract
Provided is a folding ladder assembly for over-the-road trucks. The folding ladder assembly includes a fixed ladder rail secured to a vertical wall portion of the cab of the over-the-road truck, and a moveable ladder rail interconnected with the fixed ladder rail and positionable between a collapsed, storage position and an extended use position. The folding ladder assembly further includes a ladder stabilizing mechanism disposed at the upper and lower portions of the moveable ladder rail assembly for stabilizing the folding ladder assembly when it is positioned in the extended, use position.