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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
May. 22, 2006
Richard J Gardner, Brier, WA (US);
Karl J Schaefer, Everett, WA (US);
Richard J Gardner, Brier, WA (US);
Karl J Schaefer, Everett, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Ladder support apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes positioning a ladder having first and second pairs of legs in an operating position suitable for supporting a user. A ladder support assembly clampably coupled to the ladder, the ladder support assembly including at least one elongated member extending between a respective one of the first and second pairs of legs of the ladder, the elongated member being clampably coupled to the respective one of the first and second pairs of legs of the ladder by first and second coupling assemblies positioned at spaced-apart positions on the elongated member. The ladder is supported with the ladder support assembly on, for example, a non-uniform surface.