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Portable truck or trailer ladder assembly

  • US 6,003,633 A
  • Filed: 01/02/1997
  • Issued: 12/21/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A portable ladder apparatus for attachment to a truck or trailer having at least one stake pocket, the apparatus comprising:

  • a support plate;

    a ladder section having a plurality of steps affixed between a pair of ladder bars, the ladder section having a top and bottom, wherein respective ladder bars are is pivotally attached to opposite ends of the support plate for rotation of the ladder section between a use position in which the ladder section is inclined at an angle relative to vertical with the bottom of the ladder section being located below the support plate, and a stowage position in which the bottom of the ladder section is located above the support plate; and

    a connector for connecting the support plate to one of the at least one stake pocket, the connector consisting essentially of a generally rectangular post fixedly attached to the support plate, the post being sized for insertion into the stake pocket wherein the support plate is constrained from rotating about a vertical axis extending through the stake pocket.

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