Ladder safety system

1 . A ladder safety system comprising:

a) a ladder comprising

i) a left rail;

ii) a right rail;

iii) base end of said ladder;

iv) a front side;

v) steps extending between the left rail and right rail, said steps including a first step and a second step, wherein the first step is most proximal to the base end of said ladder;

wherein the first step has a first step extension that extends out the front side of said ladder beyond the left rail and the right rail when in a step configuration;

b) a left-side panel comprising:

i) an interior surface;

ii) an exterior surface;

iii) a length from a top to a bottom that spans over the first and second steps of the ladder;

iv) a width from a coupled end, coupled to the ladder, to an extended end;

c) a right-side panel comprising:

i) an interior surface;

ii) an exterior surface;

iii) a length from a top to a bottom that spans over the first and second steps of the ladder;

iv) a width from a coupled end, coupled to the ladder, to an extended end;

d) a first step left extension support extending between the first step extension and said left-side panel when the left-side panel is in an open position;

e) a first step right extension support extending between the first step extension and said right-side panel when the right-side panel is in an open position;

f) a first step support coupled to the first step and configured to extend to a ground surface to support the ladder when in an open configuration; and

wherein the first step support is configured to rotate about a hinge attached to the first step extension;

wherein in an open configuration with the left-side panel and the right-side panels open and extending out from a front side of said ladder, the first step left extension support supports the first step extension in an extended position on the left-side panel, the first step right extension support supports the first step extension in an extended position on the right-side panel, and the first step support extends to said ground surface.

2 . The ladder safety system of claim 1 , further comprising a support receiver on the right-side panel to receive the first step right extension support to detachably attach the right-side panel to the first step extension.

3 . The ladder safety system of claim 1 , further comprising a support receiver on the left-side panel to receive the first step left extension support to detachably attach the left-side panel to the first step extension.

4 . The ladder safety system of claim 3 , further comprising a support receiver on the right-side panel to receive the first step right extension support to detachably attach the right-side panel to the first step extension.

5 . The ladder safety system of claim 4 , wherein each of the support receivers of the right-side panel and the left-side panel has a receiver recess with a receiver flange configured to receive a support flange of the respective first step right extension support and the first step left extension support to prevent rotation of the right-side panel and the left-side panel.

6 . The ladder safety system of claim 5 , wherein the first step right extension support and the first step left extension support are coupled together to extend from said left-side panel to said right-side panel.

7 . The ladder safety system of claim 4 , wherein the first step extension has an extension length of at least 10 cm.

8 . The ladder safety system of claim 4 , wherein the first step extension has an extension length of at least 15 cm.

9 . The ladder safety system of claim 7 , wherein as the left-side panel and right-side panel are opened the first step extension is extended to a step position, extending latterly out from the front side of the ladder, to support a person climbing said ladder.

10 . The ladder safety system of claim 1 , wherein the left-side panel comprises a first step-support guide extending along said interior surface of the left-side panel and wherein the first step left extension support moves within the first step-support guide as the left-side panel is opened; and

wherein the right-side panel comprises a first step-support guide extending along said interior surface of the right-side panel and wherein the first step right extension support moves within the first step-support guide of the right-side panel as the right-side panel is opened.

11 . The ladder safety system of claim 1 , wherein the second step has a second step extension that extends out the front side of said ladder beyond the left rail and the right rail when the second step is in a step position.

12 . The ladder safety system of claim 11 , further comprising:

a) a second step left extension support extending between the second step extension and said left-side panel when the left-side panel is in an open position; and

b) a second step right extension support extending between the second step extension and said right-side panel when the right-side panel is in an open position; and

wherein in an open configuration with the left-side panel and the right-side panels open and extending out from a front side of said ladder, the second step left extension support supports the second step extension in an extended step position on the left-side panel, and the second step right extension support supports the second step extension in an extended step position on the right-side panel.

13 . The ladder safety system of claim 12 , further comprising a second support receiver on the right-side panel to receive the second step right extension support to detachably attach the right-side panel to the second step extension.

14 . The ladder safety system of claim 13 , further comprising a second support receiver on the left-side panel configured to receive the second step left extension support to detachably attach the left-side panel to the second step extension.

15 . The ladder safety system of claim 14 , wherein each of the second support receivers of the right-side panel and the left-side panel has a receiver recess with a receiver flange configured to receive a support flange of the respective second step right extension support and the second step left extension support to prevent rotation of the right-side panel and the left-side panel.

16 . The ladder safety system of claim 15 , wherein the second step right extension support and the second step left extension support are coupled together to extend from said left-side panel to said right-side panel.

17 . The ladder safety system of claim 11 , wherein the second step extension has an extension length of at least 10 cm.

18 . The ladder safety system of claim 17 , wherein the first step extension length is greater than the second step extension length by at least 5 cm.

19 . The ladder safety system of claim 12 , wherein the left-side panel comprises a second step-support guide extending along said interior surface of the left-side panel and wherein the second step left extension support moves within the second step-support guide as the left-side panel is opened; and

wherein the right-side panel comprises a second step-support guide extending along said interior surface of the right-side panel and wherein the second step right extension support moves within the second step-support guide of the right-side panel as the right-side panel is opened.

20 . The ladder safety system of claim 11 , further comprising a second step support coupled to the second step and configured to extend from a ground surface of the second step to the first step extension when in an open configuration.