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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2014
Wing Enterprises, Incorporated, Springville, UT (US);
Jay Ballard, Mapleton, UT (US);
Sean R. Peterson, Santaquin, UT (US);
Gary M. Jonas, Springville, UT (US);
N. Ryan Moss, Mapleton, UT (US);
Ryan Crawford, Salem, UT (US);
Benjamin Cook, Provo, UT (US);
Brian B. Russell, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Wing Enterprises, Inc., Springville, UT (US);
Abstract
A ladder is provided having a securing apparatus for securing the ladder to a horizontally extending support structure (e.g., a utility cable), a vertically extending support structure (e.g., a utility pole) or both. In accordance with one embodiment, the securing apparatus includes a pair of spaced apart engagement mechanisms, wherein each engagement mechanism is pivotally coupled with an associated rail of the ladder. Each engagement mechanism includes a frame member, an engagement member pivotally coupled with the frame member and a pole grasping structure coupled with the frame member. In one embodiment, each engagement member is configured to rotate from a first position, wherein an open gate is formed between the engagement member and its associated frame member, to a closed position.