Patent Application
20180340649
The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
The present invention relates generally to the field of mounting brackets and more specifically relates to ladder mounting brackets.
Many individuals leave their ladders leaning up against the wall. This can result in a ladder falling over. If the ladder is stored in the garage, it may be hit with a vehicle. Leaning a ladder up against a wall can also consume valuable space in a garage, shop, or shed. An effective solution is needed.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,819,873 to Ernest D. Higgins relates to a ladder bracket and lock. The described ladder bracket and lock includes a ladder bracket for supporting and suspending a ladder therefrom adjacent a side wall of a structure wherein the ladder bracket is comprised of a back member having a first and second extension arm extending horizontally outward therefrom such that a lock plate is coupled to the distal ends of the extension arms to facilitate the securing and locking of the ladder to the ladder bracket. The lock plate is coupled to the second extension arm such that it pivots in a vertical plane to thereby provide access to the ladder bracket. The lock plate further providing for the use of a padlock thereon to secure the ladder bracket.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known mounting brackets art, the present disclosure provides a novel ladder mounting system. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a modular ladder storage system for the purpose of storing ladders flat against walls in a vertical orientation. This maximizes valuable space in a home, shop, garage, or storage shed. As designed it keeps any stored ladder easily accessible when needed for quick use. Further, it utilizes a bracket that can be secured to the wall into a stud or into the sheet rock. The present invention allows users to hang the ladder flush against the wall and up off the floor.
A ladder mounting system is disclosed herein. The ladder mounting system includes a mounting bracket assembly having a bracket including; a bracket-body; a first-section; and a second-section; wherein the first-section and the second-section are parallel, the first-section and the second-section may have opposite open ends; wherein the first-section may be configured to be mounted to a surface. The second-section may be configured to receive a top-plate of a ladder and support the ladder; wherein the second-section comprises a depth suitable for receiving a back side of the top-plate of the ladder. As such the mounting bracket assembly may be configured to provide support for mounting at least one item to a surface.
A method of using the ladder mounting system is also disclosed herein. The method of using ladder mounting system may comprise the steps of: providing a ladder mounting system comprising: a mounting bracket assembly having a bracket including a bracket-body; a first-section; and a second-section; wherein the first-section and the second-section are parallel. The first-section and the second-section may have opposite open ends; wherein the first-section may be configured to be mounted to a surface. The second-section may be configured to receive a top-plate of a ladder and support the ladder; wherein the second-section comprises a depth suitable for receiving a back side of the top-plate of the ladder. The mounting bracket assembly may be configured to provide support for mounting at least one item to the surface. The next steps: installing the mounting bracket assembly to a surface; and hanging a ladder from the second-section of the mounting bracket assembly. The method may further comprise the step of: lifting the ladder from the second-section of the mounting bracket assembly.
For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a ladder mounting system known as “Ladder Mate Home”, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure.
The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.
As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to mounting brackets and more particularly to a ladder mounting system as used to improve the storage of ladders.
Generally, Ladder Mate Home provides users with a means for storing a ladder flush against a wall in a vertical orientation. The invention is preferably comprised of a simple plastic bracket. The bracket can be attached to the wall with two #5 screws if attaching directly into a wall stud. If attaching into sheet rock wall then the same two #5 screws would be used, but with the addition of two plastic all point anchors.
Referring now more specifically to the drawings by numerals of reference, there is shown in
The counter-sunk aperture 120 is shaped to receive and retrain a screw 80, while allowing the screw 80 to penetrate and extend beyond the ladder mounting system 100 and into a surface 20. The surface 20 may be a wall without or without a stud, in which case anchors may be included and screws 80 would be driven into the anchors installed into the surface 20. The ladder mounting system 100 can also be used to secure other items using a provided bungee cord.
According to one embodiment, the ladder mounting system 100 may be arranged as a kit. The kit may include a set of instructions; and wherein the ladder mounting system 100 is arranged as a kit. The instructions may detail functional relationships in relation to the structure of the ladder mounting system 100 (such that the ladder mounting system 100 can be used, maintained, or the like, in a preferred manner).
Referring now to
It should be noted that step 504 is an optional step and may not be implemented in all cases. Optional steps of method of use 500 are illustrated using dotted lines in
The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
The present application is related to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/511,936 filed May 26, 2017, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62511936 | May 2017 | US |
