Ladder, end cap and method

1. A ladder for a user to climb and which holds a rag comprising:

a base section comprising:

a first base rail having a top;

a second base rail;

base rungs attached to the first base rail and second base rail;

a fly section which engages with the base section so the fly section can move up and down the base section and stays connected to the base section, the fly section comprising:

a first fly rail having a top, the first fly rail engaged with the first base rail;

a second fly rail having a top, the second fly rail engaged with the second base rail;

fly rungs attached to the first fly rail and second fly rail;

a first end cap that is attached adjacent to the top of the first fly rail, the first end cap having an attachment portion which attaches to a web of the first fly rail with a fastener through a fastener hole of the attachment portion, and a cover portion which covers over the first fly rail, and extends from the attachment portion, the cover portion having a front and a back and a roof and a bottom and a septum that extends between the front and the back and the roof and the bottom, and a right pocket defined by the roof, bottom, front, back and the septum, the right pocket disposed on a right side of the septum, the cover portion having a rag holder comprising a first slot disposed in the front and extending into the right pocket, and a stop disposed below the cover portion against which the first base rail contacts when the fly section is in the retracted position, the rag extending into the first slot and through the right pocket to be held by the cover portion, the first slot and the right pocket defining a first rag holder, and a pad attached to the back of the cover portion which contacts a surface against which the first fly rail leans so as not to mar or scratch or damage the surface, the attachment portion conforms to a shape of the web and fits between flanges of the first fly rail; and

a second end cap that is attached adjacent to the top of the second fly rail, the second end cap is separate and apart from the first end cap.

2. The ladder of claim 1 wherein the front has a front right portion that extends from the septum to the right, the roof having a roof right portion that extends from the septum to the right, the back having a back right portion that extends from the septum to the right, and the bottom having a bottom right portion that extends from the septum to the right, the front right portion, back right portion, roof right portion and bottom right portion are one continuous piece and define the pocket.

3. The ladder of claim 2 wherein the stop extends down from the bottom at least ⅛ inch.

4. The ladder of claim 3 wherein the first slot is in the front right portion.

5. The ladder of claim 4 wherein the cover portion has a first buttressing extending between the septum and the back right portion to support the back right portion against forces applied to the back right portion.

6. The ladder of claim 5 wherein the cover portion includes second buttressing extending from the first buttressing to the bottom right portion to support the bottom portion against forces applied to the bottom right portion.

7. The ladder of claim 6 wherein the cover portion includes third buttressing extending from the bottom right portion to the attachment portion to support the cover portion against forces applied to the cover portion.

8. The ladder of claim 7 wherein the first base rail has a web with an inner flange extending from the web and an outer flange extending from the web and opposing the inner flange with the web between the inner flange and the outer flange, the inner flange in the web and the outer flange forming a C shaped cross-section, a top of the inner flange contacts the stop when the first fly rail is in the retracted position.

9. The ladder of claim 8 wherein the first buttressing, the second buttressing and the third buttressing are each in the shape of a plate.

10. The ladder of claim 9 wherein the first buttressing and the third buttressing are in the shape of a triangular plate, with the triangular plate shape of the first buttressing angling inwards from the back portion to the septum in the triangular plate shape of the third buttressing angling inwards from the bottom portion to the attachment portion.

11. The ladder of claim 10 wherein the front has a front left portion that extends from the septum to the left, the roof having a roof left portion that extends from the septum to the left, the back having a back left portion that extends from the septum to the left, and the bottom having a bottom left portion that extends from the septum to the left, the front left portion, back left portion, roof left portion and bottom left portion are one continuous piece and define a left pocket disposed on a left side of the septum, with the septum disposed between the right pocket and the left pocket, the left pocket having fourth buttressing that extends between the back left portion and the septum to support the back portion against forces applied to the back portions.

12. The ladder of claim 11 including a second slot disposed in the front left portion.

13. The ladder of claim 12 wherein the attachment portion is essentially rectangular shaped to conform with a web of the first fly rail and having at least one fastener hole through which a fastener extends to attach the attachment portion to the web.

14. A ladder for a user to climb and which holds a rag comprising:

a base section comprising:

a first base rail having a top;

a second base rail;

base rungs attached to the first base rail and second base rail;

a fly section which engages with the base section so the fly section can move up and down the base section and stays connected to the base section, the fly section comprising:

a first fly rail having a top, the first fly rail engaged with the first base rail;

a second fly rail engaged with the second base rail;

fly rungs attached to the first fly rail and second fly rail; and

an end cap that is attached adjacent to the top of the first fly rail, the end cap having an attachment portion which attaches to the first fly rail and a cover portion which covers over the first fly rail, and extends from the attachment portion, the cover portion having a front and a back and a roof and a bottom and a septum that extends between the front and the back and the roof and the bottom, and a right pocket defined by the roof, bottom, front, back and the septum, the right pocket disposed on a right side of the septum, the cover portion having a rag holder comprising a first slot disposed in the front and extending into the right pocket, and a stop disposed below the cover portion against which the first base rail contacts when the fly section is in the retracted position, the rag extending into the first slot and through the right pocket to be held by the cover portion, the first slot and the right pocket defining a first rag holder, and a pad attached to the back of the cover portion which contacts a surface against which the first fly rail leans so as not to mar or scratch or damage the surface, the front has a front right portion that extends from the septum to the right, the roof having a roof right portion that extends from the septum to the right, the back having a back right portion that extends from the septum to the right, and the bottom having a bottom right portion that extends from the septum to the right, the front right portion, back right portion, roof right portion and bottom right portion are one continuous piece and define the pocket, the stop extends down from the bottom at least VS inch, the first slot is in the front right portion, the cover portion has a first buttressing extending between the septum and the back right portion to support the back right portion against forces applied to the back right portion.