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US 1,141,168 · App. 29/989,818 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Ladder step bracket

Inventor: Francis Xavier Rathgeber (Waxhaw, NC)
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Patent No.
US 1,141,168
App. No.
29/989,818
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a ladder step bracket, as shown and described.

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