IP Library Granted Patent US 8,376,085
Granted Patent B2
US 8,376,085 · App. 11/347,613 · Granted Feb 19, 2013

Electrician's ladder top

Inventors: Kyle G. Astor (Conneaut Lake, PA); Marc V. Marini (Elmhurst, IL)
Assignee: Werner Co.
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Patent No.
US 8,376,085
App. No.
11/347,613
Granted
Feb 19, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention pertains to a ladder top for a stepladder. The top comprises a plane having a front and a rear. The plane has a bin with a curved front side adjacent the front of the plane for holding small electrical parts. The plane has at least one screwdriver hole for holding the screwdriver. The plane has a hammer/drill holster slot. The plane has a pliers slot. The plane has a wire strippers slot and a channel locks slots. A method for using a ladder top for a stepladder.

Claims (15)

1. A stepladder comprising:

a ladder top having a plane having a front side and a rear side and a left side and a right side and a front side flange and a rear side flange and a left side flange and a right side flange, the plane having a bin for holding small electrical parts;

a groove extending along the entire length of the top and in the first side and the second side for holding tubing, pipe and conduit;

a front section having a first front rail and a second front rail in parallel and spaced relation with the first front rail and a step attached to the first and second front rail, the first front rail and the second front rail extending from the top and permanently attached to a respective side flange; and

a rear section having a first rear rail and a second rear rail in parallel and spaced relation with the first rear rail, the first rear rail and the second rear rail extending from the top and permanently attached to a respective side flange, wherein said ladder top and the front and rear sections form the stepladder, wherein the plane has a periphery and a bungee tool holding slot having an opening in the periphery and a circular region that extends into the plane from the opening.

2. A stepladder as described in claim 1 wherein the groove is a conduit holder disposed adjacent the rear of the plane.

3. A stepladder as described in claim 2 wherein the top has at least one screwdriver hole for holding a screwdriver; and; a pliers hole.

4. A stepladder as described in claim 3 wherein the plane has graduated lines for measuring items.

5. A stepladder as described in claim 4 including a screwdriver image adjacent the screwdriver hole.

6. A stepladder as described in claim 5 including a hammer/drill holster image adjacent a hammer/drill holster hole.

7. A stepladder as described in claim 6 including a channel locks image adjacent a channel locks hole, a pliers image adjacent the pliers hole and a wire strippers image adjacent a wire strippers hole.

8. A stepladder as described in claim 1 wherein the plane has a top and a bottom, and the bungee tool holding slot is wider at the top than the bottom.

9. A stepladder as described in claim 8 wherein the graduated lines are ⅛ inch intervals apart.

10. A stepladder as described in claim 9 wherein each image is an icon part of the plane or a label.

11. A stepladder as described in claim 9 wherein the bungee slot is disposed at the rear of the plane.

Assignments (14)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2025
From: WERNER CO.
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071636/0185 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL 063958, FRAME 0740 Recorded Jun 16, 2025
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: WERNER CO.
Reel/Frame 071649/0699 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL 064126, FRAME 0396 Recorded Jun 16, 2025
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: WERNER CO.
Reel/Frame 071649/0774 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL 064205, FRAME 0636 Recorded Jun 16, 2025
From: WILLA FINCO II SARL
To: WERNER CO.
Reel/Frame 071649/0887 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2023
From: WERNER CO.
To: WILLA FINCO II SARL (FORMERLY TRITON V LUXCO 95 SARL)
Reel/Frame 064205/0636 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2023
From: WERNER CO.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 064126/0396 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT R/F 043328/0001 Recorded Jun 12, 2023
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: KNAACK LLC; WERNER CO.; WERNER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 063957/0231 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2023
From: WERNER CO.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063958/0740 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Jul 25, 2017
From: KNAACK LLC; WERNER CO.; WERNER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT IN RESPECT OF THE ABL CREDIT AGREEMENT
Reel/Frame 043327/0956 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (TERM LOAN) Recorded Jul 25, 2017
From: KNAACK LLC; WERNER CO.; WERNER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT IN RESPECT OF THE TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
Reel/Frame 043328/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL Recorded Jul 24, 2017
From: WERNER CO.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 043318/0877 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL Recorded Jul 24, 2017
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: WERNER CO.
Reel/Frame 043318/0824 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 29, 2011
From: WERNER CO.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 026200/0981 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2006
From: ASTOR, KYLE G.; MARINI, MARC V.
To: WERNER CO.
Reel/Frame 017350/0522 →
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