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US 1,072,282 · App. 29/827,612 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Top cap for a ladder

Inventors: B. Scott Maxfield (Mapleton, UT); N. Ryan Moss (Mapleton, UT); Brian B. Russell (Saratoga Springs, UT)
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Patent No.
US 1,072,282
App. No.
29/827,612
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a top cap for a ladder as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2026
From: LITTLE GIANT LADDER SYSTEMS, LLC
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 074720/0778 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 29771366 · Feb 22, 2021
Division 29679726 · Feb 8, 2019
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