A collapsible step ladder (1) comprising a first and a second ladder leg (2, 3) where the legs (2, 3) are hingedly connected to each other in one end. Each of the ladder legs (2, 3) comprising comprises at least one ladder section (4a-c), and where said at least one section (4a-c) comprises two tube portions (6, 7) arranged parallel to each other and interconnected at one end by a rung (8) to form a U-shaped ladder section, wherein said at least one ladder section (4a-c) is telescopically inserted into a lower ladder section (4d), wherein the lower ladder section (4d) comprises two ladder bars (17a-b, 18a-b) arranged parallel to each other and interconnected by at least one rung (9a-b, 11a-b),The collapsible step ladder (1) further comprises a connection bracket (40; 60; 80), wherein said connection bracket (40; 60; 80) has a main body having at least a first end portion (41; 61; 81) and a second end portion (43; 63; 83), wherein said first end portion (41; 61; 81) is attached to the lower ladder section (4d) of the first ladder leg (2) and wherein said second end portion (43; 63;83) is releasably connectable to the lower ladder section (4d) of the second ladder leg (3) when the collapsible step ladder (1) is in its collapsed state..
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A DAMPING DEVICE AND AN ASYMMETRIC DAMPING BLOCK ADAPTED TO BE ARRANGED IN A DAMPING DEVICE FOR A COLLAPSIBLE LADDER, A COLLAPSIBLE LADDER AND A METHOD FOR ARRANGING A DAMPING DEVICE IN A COLLAPSIBLE LADDER
A damping device (120; 220; 320; 420) for a collapsible ladder (1) is provided. The collapsible ladder is comprising an inner ladder tube section (40a) and an outer ladder tube section (40b) having an inner side wall (44b), the inner ladder tube section (40a) being slidably arranged with the outer ladder tube section (40b). The damping device (120; 220; 320; 420) is comprising a main body (121) having a top portion adapted to be arranged at least partly in the inner ladder tube section (40a), and at least one mounting means (122; 422), and an asymmetric damping block (140; 550; 550'; 550'') adapted to be arranged in the mounting means (122; 422), wherein the asymmetric damping block (140; 550; 5501; 550'') comprises at least one surface (142) slidably abutting the inner side wall (44b) of the outer ladder tube section (40b) when arranged in the collapsible ladder.
A stabiliser system (150; 160; 170; 180) for use with at least one ladder tube (10, 12) of a collapsible ladder (1) wherein the collapsible ladder (1) comprises at least two ladder sections (6, 5a-5j) and where each ladder section comprises two ladder tubes (10, 12) arranged parallel to each other and interconnected by a rung (20) to form the respective ladder section, and where each ladder tube (10, 12) is telescopically inserted into a ladder tube (10, 12) of a lower ladder section to form the collapsible ladder (1) is provided. The stabiliser system (150; 160; 170; 180) comprises at least two bracket sections (110a-b, 112a-b; 120a-b, 122a-b ) each arranged to receive a respective ladder tube (10, 12), and two elongated portions (130a-b) being connected to at least one bracket section (110a-b, 112a-b; 120a-b, 122a-b ), wherein each elongated portion (130a-b) is configured to be arranged in a retracted position (71) and a deployed position (72), wherein in the retracted position (71) each elongated portion (130a-b) is arranged substantially parallel to the respective ladder tubes (10, 12).
A rung for use in a ladder section of a collapsible ladder (1) is provided. The collapsible ladder comprises several ladder sections (5, 5a-5j), where each ladder section comprises two ladder tubes (10, 12) arranged parallel to each other and interconnected by the rung (20) to form the respective ladder section, and where each ladder tube (10, 12) is telescopically inserted into a ladder tube (10, 12) of a lower ladder section to form the collapsible ladder (1), the rung (20) comprising a main section (22), a first bracket section (24a) and a second bracket section (24b), wherein the first and second bracket sections (24a, 24b) are arranged at each end of the rung (20) to receive the respective ladder tube (10, 12). The rung (20) is characterized in that the main section (22) and the first and second bracket sections (24a, 24b) are provided as an integrated unit.
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A ladder tube (10, 12) for use in a ladder section of a collapsible ladder (1) is provided. The collapsible ladder comprises several ladder sections (5, 5a-5j), where each ladder section comprises two ladder tubes (10, 12) arranged parallel to each other and interconnected by a rung (20) to form the respective ladder section, and where each ladder tube (10, 12) is telescopically inserted into a ladder tube (10, 12) of a lower section to form the collapsible ladder (1). The ladder tube (10, 12) is characterized in that it has a cross-sectional shape comprising at least one straight section (16) which at each end is connected at an angle larger than 90 degrees to at least one additional section (18) of the cross-sectional shape.
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Ladders of metal and aluminium. Scaffolding, hunting towers and hunting turrets. Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; ladders not of metal; ladders of wood, plastics or fibreglass; shelf-systems, display stands, tables, exhibition display equipment; tables.
A collapsible ladder (100), comprises a number of tube portions (210, 220, 310, 320) having various diameters and being telescopically insertable into one another. The upper end of a first tube portion (210, 310) is connected to one end of a ladder step (230, 330) and the other end of the ladder step (230, 330) is fastened to an upper end of a second tube portion (220, 320) having the same diameter as the first tube portion (210, 310). The first (210, 310) and second tube portions (220, 320) and the ladder step (230, 330) form a ladder section (200, 300), the tube sections of which being insertable into an adjacent ladder section comprising tube portions having a larger diameter, wherein the ladder sections may be mutually interlocked by interaction between pins (280) located in the ladder steps (230, 330) and openings provided in the tube portions of a neighboring ladder section. The pin (280) of a lowest ladder section (200) may be withdrawn from interaction with its respective opening in the tube portions (310, 320) of the neighboring ladder section (300) by manipulating a foot control (250) located below a low ladder step (240) of the lowest ladder section (200) and being arranged to be maneuvered by a foot of a user of the ladder (100).
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A collapsible ladder (100) comprises a number of stile sections (130a, 130b, 150a, 150b) interconnected by ladder steps (110c, 110d, 110e) to form U-shaped ladder sections. Adjacent stile sections have inner and outer diameters arranged to allow telescopic insertion into one another, and the stile sections have a length at least equaling twice the distance between two adjacent ladder steps when the ladder is in an extended position.
A ladder accessory (100) comprises a bent component (110, 120, 130) connected to a fastening beam (170) extending in an angle close to perpendicular to a plane of the bent component. An outer diameter of the fastening beam is such that it fits within a ladder bar (310, 320) of a ladder (300).
A locking mechanism for a collapsible ladder (1) comprising several ladder sections, each ladder section comprising two ladder bars (2, 3) arranged parallelly to each other and interconnected at one end by a rung to form a ladder section, and where the locking mechanism comprises retaining mechanisms (41) provided on each ladder bar (2, 3), adjacent the upper end of the ladder bar (2, 3) and a first locking hole (34) adjacent the lower end of the ladder bar (2, 3), and where each retaining mechanism (41) comprises a locking pin (24) being spring biased towards an extended position in order to engage the first locking hole (34) provided in the ladder bar (2, 3) of a ladder section positioned thereabove, each ladder bar (2, 3) being provided with a second locking hole (34b) adjacent the lower end of the ladder bar (2, 3), below the first locking hole (34).
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A collapsible stepladder (1) comprising a first and a second ladder leg (2, 3), where the legs (2, 3) are hingedly connected to each other in one end, and where each of the ladder legs (2, 3) comprises several ladder sections (4a-4e), and where each section (4b-4e) comprises two ladder bars (6, 7) arranged parallelly to each other and interconnected at one end by a rung (8) to form a U-shaped ladder section, furthermore each ladder section (4b-4e) being telescopically inserted into a lower ladder section to form a collapsible ladder comprising at least three ladder sections, where the stepladder is provided with release mechanisms (20, 30) on each of the ladder leg (2, 3) that can be operated from the same side of the stepladder (1).
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A collapsible working platform (1) comprising a working platform (4) and a first and a second telescopically collapsible ladder leg (2, 3), where the legs (2, 3) are hingedly connected in one end to the working platform, each in one end of the working platform, and where each of the ladder legs (2, 3) comprises several ladder sections (5a-5c), whereby furthermore each ladder section (5a-5b) is telescopically inserted into a lower ladder section to form a collapsible ladder comprising at least two ladder sections, where the working platform (4) comprise two platform parts (40, 41), the platform parts (40, 41) being hingedly connected to each other in one end and connected to the ladder legs (2, 3) in the other end, respectively, and where two platform parts (40, 41) are foldable so that the platform parts (40, 41) are parallelly arranged in the folded position.
A loft ladder assembly 10 is described which comprises a telescopically collapsible ladder 12 in combination with a frame 14 for mounting the ladder 12 within a hatch opening. The frame 14 comprises a mounting bracket 14a to be secured in use to the hatch opening, to which bracket 14a the uppermost section of the ladder 12 is pivotably connected, and a carriage 14b pivotably connected to the mounting bracket 14a for supporting the weight of the ladder 12 in its stowage position and preventing the ladder 12 from extending unintentionally.
