Ladder stabilization device
View Patent ↗A convenient ladder stabilization device for holding a ladder in place on a support surface. The device may attach to a lower rung of a ladder and extend and contact the support surface behind the ladder. The device of the present invention acts to secure and stabilize the bottom of the ladder to prevent the base of the ladder from sliding, skidding, or otherwise moving while a user is on the ladder. The present invention further provides for a lightweight and easy to use device that may be removably attached to any conventional ladder. The ladder stabilization device does not require any material alteration to the ladder and thus will not void the warranty of a conventional ladder when used in combination. The present invention improves user safety and reduces the need for having a second individual support the base of the ladder.
1. A ladder stabilization device for holding a ladder in place on a support surface, said ladder stabilization device comprising:
a first loop; and
a second loop, wherein said first loop is connected to said second loop at both a first junction and a second junction;
wherein said first junction comprises a first angular bend and said second junction comprises a second angular bend, said first angular bend and said second angular bend each forming a non-straight angle between said first loop and said second loop, said non-straight angle having a vertex at said first angular bend and said second angular bend such that said first loop and said second loop of said device form a V-shape configuration;
wherein said first loop further comprises:
a first upper arm having a first end and a second end;
a first lower arm having a first end and a second end; and
a first bend, wherein said first end of said first upper arm is connected to said first end of said first lower arm at said first bend; and
wherein said second loop further comprises:
a second upper arm having a first end and a second end;
a second lower arm having a first end and a second end; and
a second bend, wherein said first end of said second upper arm is connected to said first end of said second lower arm at said second bend;
wherein said second end of said first upper arm connects with said second end of said second upper arm at said first junction, and said second end of said first lower arm connects with said second end of said second lower arm at said second junction.
2. The ladder stabilization device of claim 1 , wherein said first upper arm is parallel to said first lower arm, and said second upper arm is parallel to said second lower arm.
3. The ladder stabilization device of claim 1 , wherein said first junction further comprises at least one upper anchor element.
4. The ladder stabilization device of claim 3 , wherein said at least one upper anchor element is independently selected from the group consisting of a bend, a hook, and a ring.
5. The ladder stabilization device of claim 3 , further comprising:
at least one piercing member capable of communicating with said at least one upper anchor element for securing said device to said support surface.
6. The ladder stabilization device of claim 5 , wherein said at least one piercing member comprises a U-shaped anchor.
7. The ladder stabilization device of claim 1 , wherein said device is capable of having a rung of said ladder passed between said first junction and said second junction, whereafter said rung is capable of passing between said first upper arm and said first lower arm of said first loop and said rung is also capable of passing between said second upper arm and said second lower arm of said second loop.
8. The ladder stabilization device of claim 1 , wherein said second junction further comprises at least one lower anchor element.
9. The ladder stabilization device of claim 8 , wherein said at least one lower anchor element is independently selected from the group consisting of a bend, a hook, and a ring.
10. The ladder stabilization device of claim 8 , further comprising:
at least one piercing member capable of communicating with said at least one lower anchor element for securing said device to said support surface.
11. The ladder stabilization device of claim 10 , wherein said at least one piercing member comprises a U-shaped anchor.
12. A ladder stabilization device for holding a ladder in place on a support surface, said ladder stabilization device comprising:
a first loop, comprising;
a first upper arm having a first end and a second end;
a first lower arm having a first end and a second end; and
a first bend, wherein said first end of said first upper arm is connected to said first end of said first lower arm at said first bend; and
a second loop, wherein said first loop is connected to said second loop at both a first junction and a second junction, said second loop comprising:
a second upper arm having a first end and a second end;
a second lower arm having a first end and a second end; and
a second bend, wherein said first end of said second upper arm is connected to said first end of said second lower arm at said first bend;
wherein said second end of said first upper arm connects with said second end of said second upper arm at said first junction, and said second end of said first lower arm connects with said second end of said second lower arm at said second junction; and
wherein said first upper arm is parallel to said first lower arm, and said second upper arm is parallel to said second lower arm; and
wherein said first junction comprises a first angular bend and said second junction comprises a second angular bend, said first angular bend and said second angular bend forming a non-straight angle between said first loop and said second loop, said non-straight angle having a vertex at said first angular bend and said second angular bend such that said first loop and said second loop of said device form a V-shape configuration.
13. The ladder stabilization device of claim 12 , wherein said device is capable of having a rung of said ladder passed between said first junction and said second junction, whereafter said rung is capable of passing between said first upper arm and said first lower arm of said first loop and said rung is also capable of passing between said second upper arm and said second lower arm of said second loop.
14. The ladder stabilization device of claim 12 , further comprising:
at least one piercing member capable of communicating with said first junction for securing said device to said support surface.
15. The ladder stabilization device of claim 12 , further comprising:
at least one piercing member capable of communicating with said second junction for securing said device to said support surface.
16. The ladder stabilization device of claim 12 , further comprising:
at least one piercing member capable of communicating with said first junction and said second junction for securing said device to said support surface.