US 12,404,724 B2
Ladder stabilizer attachment device
Benjamin Johnson, Salem, SD (US); Chad Johnson, Salem, SD (US); and Les Slunecka, Sioux Falls, SD (US)
Filed by Bighorn Products, LLC, Salem, SD (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/565,105.
Prior Publication US 2023/0203889 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. E06C 7/00 (2006.01); E06C 7/48 (2006.01); E06C 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC E06C 7/488 (2013.01) [E06C 7/486 (2013.01); E06C 7/06 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ladder stabilizer attachment device configured to releasably engage a ladder and be abutted against a roof, the device comprising:
a sleeve including an outer wall, the outer wall having an outer face, an inner face, an upper end, and a lower end, the lower end being open;
a slot extending into the inner face from the lower end wherein the sleeve is configured to receive a top end of a ladder side rail and an uppermost rung of the ladder into the slot, a top edge of the slot defining a stop whereby the stop is configured to rest upon the uppermost rung of the ladder; and
a coupler being mounted to the sleeve, the coupler being configured to releasable engage the uppermost rung of the ladder, the coupler being pivotally mounted on the inner face of the sleeve, wherein the coupler comprises
a shaft having an attached end rotatably coupled to the sleeve and a distal end relative to the attached end;, and
a projection extending from the shaft adjacent to the distal end to define a hook configured for extending under the uppermost rung of the ladder, the projection having ends coupled to the shaft to define an opening in the coupler adjacent to the distal end of the shaft.