Portable safety ladder assembly for a truck trailer

• US 6,578,666 B1
• Filed: 02/25/2002
• Issued: 06/17/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ronald K. Miller
• Original Assignee: Ronald K. Miller
• Inventors: Miller, Ronald K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin-Shue, Alvin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Thompson, Hugh B.
• Application Number:
  US10/080,966
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• Field of Search: 182/127, 182/106, 182/206, 182/91, 182/92, 182/150, 182/88, 182/228--22, 280/163, 280/165, 280/166, 296/62
• US Class Current: 182/127
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 3/007 Removable steps or ladders, e.g. foldable as access means for vehicle tops B60R3/005
• CPC Class Codes: E06C 1/36 Ladders suspendable by hooks or the like ladderhooks E06C7/505
• CPC Class Codes: E06C 5/02 with rigid longitudinal members
• CPC Class Codes: E06C 7/08 Special construction of longitudinal members, or rungs or other treads
• CPC Class Codes: E06C 7/182 situated at the top of the ladder

Abstract

A portable ladder assembly for a truck trailer for users to climb on and off truck trailers. The portable ladder assembly for a truck trailer includes a support assembly including bracket members being adapted to mount upon side rails of a truck trailer; and also includes a ladder assembly being attached to the bracket members and including elongate side members being spaced apart, and also including rung members interconnecting the elongate side members and being spaced along the elongate side members; and further includes railing members being attached to the support assembly for aiding a user moving upon the ladder assembly.

Claims

1. A portable ladder assembly for a truck trailer comprising:

a support assembly including bracket members being adapted to mount upon side rails of a truck trailer, each of said bracket members including a first support member, and also including a second support member being perpendicularly attached at a first end of said first support member, and further including a brace member being attached to said second support member, each of said first and second support members including a first longitudinal portion and a second longitudinal portion being angled generally perpendicular to said first longitudinal portion, each of said first longitudinal portions of said second support members having a hole extending therethrough, said support assembly further including elongate fastening members being extendable through said holes of said second support members and having bores extending laterally therethrough near ends thereof, and also includes retainer members being removably and securely extended through said bores of said elongate fastening members;

a ladder assembly being attached to said bracket members and including elongate side members being spaced apart, and also including rung members interconnecting said elongate side members and being spaced along said elongate side members; and

railing members being attached to said support assembly for aiding a user moving upon said ladder assembly.

2. A portable ladder assembly for a truck trailer comprising:

a support assembly including bracket members being adapted to mount upon side rails of a truck trailer, each of said bracket members including a first support member, and also including a second support member being perpendicularly attached at a first end of said first support member, and further including a brace member being attached to said second support member, each of said first and second support members including a first longitudinal portion and a second longitudinal portion being angled generally perpendicular to said first longitudinal portion, each of said first longitudinal portions of said second support members having a hole extending therethrough;

a ladder assembly being attached to said bracket members and including elongate side members being spaced apart, and also including rung members interconnecting said elongate side members and being spaced along said elongate side members; and

railing members being attached to said support assembly for aiding a user moving upon said ladder assembly, said railing members being generally poles each having a bottom portion which is securely disposed through said first support members and extending upwardly therefrom.