Patents
US 12523096 B2: Top cap for articulating ladder
- Granted
- 2026-01-13
- Filed
- 2022-01-31 application 17589418
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Ladders and ladder accessories for articulating ladders are mountable to an upper rung of the ladder and can remain attached to the upper rung while the ladder articulates between collapsed, straight, and step ladder configurations without binding or engaging other rungs. The accessories can be top caps configured to hold tools and parts while the user climbs and stands on the ladder. The accessories can be removed from the ladder without damage to the accessory or the ladder, thereby enabling retrofitting ladders with the accessory or moving the accessory to different rungs or positions on the same ladder. Some accessories can have more than one body portion, and a portion can therefore pivot relative to another portion to enlarge the working platform offered by the accessory and to provide additional surfaces for temporarily supporting the accessory parts on the ladder rungs.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-01-13 (ipgb20260113.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLE GIANT LADDER SYSTEMS, LLC 57 patents | US company or organization | Springville, UT | LITTLE GIANT LADDER SYSTEMS, LLC Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-01-13 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian B. Russell | Saratoga Springs, UT | 61 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-01-13 | |
| N. Ryan Moss | Mapleton, UT | PTBLXML, file of 2026-01-13 | ||
| Steven S. Miner | Springville, UT | 11 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-01-13 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E06C | Ladders | E06C7/14 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-01-13 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | LITTLE GIANT LADDER SYSTEMS, LLC signed 2020-12-28 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT PITTSBURGH, PA | 74720/778 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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