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US2213471A
US2213471A US281238A US28123839A US2213471A US 2213471 A US2213471 A US 2213471A US 281238 A US281238 A US 281238A US 28123839 A US28123839 A US 28123839A US 2213471 A US2213471 A US 2213471A
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
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    • E06C7/00Component parts, supporting parts, or accessories
    • E06C7/42Ladder feet; Supports therefor
    • E06C7/44Means for mounting ladders on uneven ground
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/32Articulated members
    • Y10T403/32254Lockable at fixed position
    • Y10T403/32467Telescoping members
    • Y10T403/32475Telescoping members having detent
    • Y10T403/32491Threaded
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/70Interfitted members
    • Y10T403/7075Interfitted members including discrete retainer
    • Y10T403/7077Interfitted members including discrete retainer for telescoping members
    • Y10T403/7079Transverse pin
    • Y10T403/7084Bolt, rivet, or screw

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  • This invention relates to an improved ladder especially designed for use as an efficientY and safe unit of fire apparatus.
  • the invention is equally applica- 5 ble to a much wider field and it is not my desire to be limited to any single specialty of adaptation.
  • re ladders usually consist of two matching stiles rigidly connected by rungs.
  • the ladder is, as a consequence, caused to lean sidewise.
  • This has proven dangerous to anyone climbing the ladder as, due to its sidewise tilt, the ladder has a pronounced-tendency to slip and fall.
  • bricks, blocks or any other convenient objects are generally used beneath the lower end of the stile ⁇ at the low side to approximate leveling of the ladder. This expedient is also dangerous to use vof the ladder, however, as such chocks are not only inherently insecure but also, are so likely to be accidentally displaced during the hurry and excitement of a re.
  • a ⁇ furtherobject of the invention is to provide a ladder wherein the leveling means will be contained within the lines of the stile, so that no parts will project to be accidentally broken off while, also, ⁇ the Y ladder may be conveniently stacked with other ladders of the kind.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide a ladder wherein the adjustable foot employed will be braced and guided against possible angular canting with respect to the stile so that the foot will always have free movement for ad- 40 justment.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a ladder wherein the adjusting means for the foot will be self-locking at any position of adjustment so that once the ladder is leveled, the ladder will not slip sidewise due to any fault of said adjusting means.
  • the invention seeks, as a still further object, to provide a construction of the utmost 50 simplicity commensurate with the practical advantages attained and capable of feasible manufacture at nominal cost.
  • Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved ladder, showing how the ladder may be leveled.
  • Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section particularly showing the leveling mechanism.
  • Figure 3 is a detail perspective view showing the parts detached but in proper operative position.
  • Figure 4 is a detail perspective View showing a slight modification.
  • Figure 5 is a detail perspective view'showing a further slight modification.
  • the stile II is shortened at its lower end and tightly tting the lower end of said stile is a rectangular jacket I4, preferably of suitable sheet metal.
  • this jacket is provided with an 25 end wall I5 limiting the jacket against upward movement on the stile and formed on or otherwise fixed to said wall is a screw sleeve I6. As seen in Figure 2, this sleeve is accommodated in an axial bore I1 formed in the stile II from the 30 lower end thereof.
  • the jacket I4 is provided in its inner side wall with an opening I8 and the adjacent end of the bottom rung I3 of the ladder extends through said opening to 35 engage in a suitable socket in the stile II. Therefore, said bottom rung is utilized as a means of locking the jacket I4- fixed upon the stile.
  • Embracing the vertical end walls I9 of the 40 jacket I4 are more or less channel shaped retaining hoods 20 coextensive with the jacket.
  • the vertical margins of the side walls of these hoods are turned inwardly toward each other and are welded or otherwise rigidly xed to the side walls 45 of the jacket near the corners thereof.
  • the hoods 20 are spaced from the end walls I9 as well as from the side margins of the side walls of the jacket and cooperate with the jacket to provide U-shaped channels 2I at the edges of the 50 jacket extending throughout the length thereof.
  • I further provide a foot embodying a rectangular socket 22, preferably of suitable sheet metal.
  • This socket is provided with an upper end wall 23 and 55 tting in said socket is a shoe 24 which may be of wood and which is detachably i'ixed rigidly inthe socket by suitable screws, as shown, or otherwise.
  • a bearing plate 26 Detachably secured to the end wall 23 of the foot, as by screws or otherwise, is a bearing plate 26 preferably of suitable sheet metal and spun upwardly from theplate or otherwise suitably xed thereto is a more or less conical bearing 21.
  • Journaled at its lower end in said bearing is an adjusting screw 28 having a conical head 29 rotatably fitting freely in said bearing.
  • the screw may be removed downwardly through the bearing 21 when the plate 26 is removed and removably xed to the screw near the lower end'thereof is a nut 30 by which the screw may be manually turned.
  • the threads of the screw are preferably of steep pitch so that the adjustment will be fast and, as will be observed, said screw is received through the sleeve I6 to coact therewith and, ⁇ at its upper end, is freely accommodated in the bore I'I.
  • the screw 28 may be manually turned in either onedirection or the other for adjusting the foot of the stile II up or down so that the ladder may be readily leveled. Furthermore, endwise weight on the screw cannot serve to rotate the screw, so that the foot will remain xed in any position of adjustment while, also, the parts all lie substantially within the lines of the stile IB and will thus be pro tected.
  • the rung I3 Very low, it may prove expedient to fasten the adjacent end of said rung to the jacket I4 so as to obviateinterference by the rung-terminal with the bore I1 of the stile Il or the adjustingscrew 28.
  • the inner side wall of the jacket which jacket is indicated as a whole at 3
  • the rung will be of a length to terminate in said nipple and may be fastened by a radial pin or screw.
  • the jacket 3l may be provided in its inner side wall with openings 33to receive screws or the like for securing the jacket fixed on the stile I I. Otherwise, the construction is as rst described.
  • a ladder including a stile having a bore therein, a jacket fixed to said stile and provided with hoods for-ming channels and with a screw .sleeve receivedin said bore, a foothavingguides therein, a jacket tting the lower end of the stile s and provided with a screw sleeve accommodated in the mouth of said bore, said sleeve having end walls, hoods embracing said end Walls and fixed to the sleeve to provide channels, a foot having guides slidably received in said channels, a screw rotatable upon the foot and received through said sleeve within said bore to coact with the sleeve, said screw being rotatable for adjusting the foot relative to the Stile, and a plate removably securing the screw upon the foot and provided vvith a bearing mounting the screw.

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sept. 3,- 1940. h
c. E. MINNlcK LADDER Filed June 26, 1939 Patented Sept. 3, 1940 PATENTl oFFlcE LADDER y Charles Minnick, Union Bridge, Md.
v Application June 26, 1939, Serial No'. 281,238
3 Claims.
' This invention relates to an improved ladder especially designed for use as an efficientY and safe unit of fire apparatus. As shall presently appear, however, the invention is equally applica- 5 ble to a much wider field and it is not my desire to be limited to any single specialty of adaptation.
As is well known, re ladders usually consist of two matching stiles rigidly connected by rungs. Thus, in any instance where it is necessary to erect the ladder upon a slope or where the object against which the ladder is placed is tilted, the ladder is, as a consequence, caused to lean sidewise. This, as is well known, has proven dangerous to anyone climbing the ladder as, due to its sidewise tilt, the ladder has a pronounced-tendency to slip and fall. To correct the hazard, bricks, blocks or any other convenient objects are generally used beneath the lower end of the stile `at the low side to approximate leveling of the ladder. This expedient is also dangerous to use vof the ladder, however, as such chocks are not only inherently insecure but also, are so likely to be accidentally displaced during the hurry and excitement of a re.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a ladder embodying self-contained means upon onev of the stiles for quickly and conveniently leveling the ladder.
A `furtherobject of the invention is to provide a ladder wherein the leveling means will be contained within the lines of the stile, so that no parts will project to be accidentally broken off while, also,` the Y ladder may be conveniently stacked with other ladders of the kind.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a ladder wherein the adjustable foot employed will be braced and guided against possible angular canting with respect to the stile so that the foot will always have free movement for ad- 40 justment.
A further object of the invention is to provide a ladder wherein the adjusting means for the foot will be self-locking at any position of adjustment so that once the ladder is leveled, the ladder will not slip sidewise due to any fault of said adjusting means.
And the invention seeks, as a still further object, to provide a construction of the utmost 50 simplicity commensurate with the practical advantages attained and capable of feasible manufacture at nominal cost.
Other and incidental objects of the invention will appear during the course of the following description and in the drawing:
(ci. 22S- 63) Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved ladder, showing how the ladder may be leveled. f
Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section particularly showing the leveling mechanism.
Figure 3 is a detail perspective view showing the parts detached but in proper operative position.
Figure 4 is a detail perspective View showing a slight modification.
Figure 5 is a detail perspective view'showing a further slight modification.
Referring now more particularly to the drawing, I have shown a ladder embodying stilesIIl and I I rigidly connected by rungs I2, all of wood, 15 the bottom rung being specifically indicated at I3. Except as shall be pointed out, the ladder may be otherwise of any approved construction and, therefore, to dwell upon exact detail in this connection is unnecessary.
In accordance with the present invention, the stile II is shortened at its lower end and tightly tting the lower end of said stile is a rectangular jacket I4, preferably of suitable sheet metal.
At its lower end, this jacket is provided with an 25 end wall I5 limiting the jacket against upward movement on the stile and formed on or otherwise fixed to said wall is a screw sleeve I6. As seen in Figure 2, this sleeve is accommodated in an axial bore I1 formed in the stile II from the 30 lower end thereof.
At this point, it is to be noted that the jacket I4 is provided in its inner side wall with an opening I8 and the adjacent end of the bottom rung I3 of the ladder extends through said opening to 35 engage in a suitable socket in the stile II. Therefore, said bottom rung is utilized as a means of locking the jacket I4- fixed upon the stile.
Embracing the vertical end walls I9 of the 40 jacket I4 are more or less channel shaped retaining hoods 20 coextensive with the jacket. The vertical margins of the side walls of these hoods are turned inwardly toward each other and are welded or otherwise rigidly xed to the side walls 45 of the jacket near the corners thereof. Thus, the hoods 20 are spaced from the end walls I9 as well as from the side margins of the side walls of the jacket and cooperate with the jacket to provide U-shaped channels 2I at the edges of the 50 jacket extending throughout the length thereof.
In conjunction with the jacket I4, I further provide a foot embodying a rectangular socket 22, preferably of suitable sheet metal. This socket is provided with an upper end wall 23 and 55 tting in said socket is a shoe 24 which may be of wood and which is detachably i'ixed rigidly inthe socket by suitable screws, as shown, or otherwise.
Rising from the vertical edges of the socket are parallel channel shaped guides 25 facing each other. These guides may be integral with the socket or suitably fixed thereto and are also preferably of suitable sheet metal. The guides 25 slidably but more or less snugly t in the channels 2I A embracing thevertical end walls of the jacket I4 and are retained for vertical sliding movement by the hoods 20. Thus, a metal to metal Contact is provided between the guides and the jacket and due to the length of the parts and the presence of the hoods, a straight line rectilinear relation between the parts will be maintained so that the foot may always slide freely and canting or binding between the parts will be prevented.
Detachably secured to the end wall 23 of the foot, as by screws or otherwise, is a bearing plate 26 preferably of suitable sheet metal and spun upwardly from theplate or otherwise suitably xed thereto is a more or less conical bearing 21. Journaled at its lower end in said bearing is an adjusting screw 28 having a conical head 29 rotatably fitting freely in said bearing. As will be perceived, the screw may be removed downwardly through the bearing 21 when the plate 26 is removed and removably xed to the screw near the lower end'thereof is a nut 30 by which the screw may be manually turned. The threads of the screw are preferably of steep pitch so that the adjustment will be fast and, as will be observed, said screw is received through the sleeve I6 to coact therewith and,`at its upper end, is freely accommodated in the bore I'I.
As will now be perceived, the screw 28 may be manually turned in either onedirection or the other for adjusting the foot of the stile II up or down so that the ladder may be readily leveled. Furthermore, endwise weight on the screw cannot serve to rotate the screw, so that the foot will remain xed in any position of adjustment while, also, the parts all lie substantially within the lines of the stile IB and will thus be pro tected.
In some instances where it is desired to place the rung I3 Very low, it may prove expedient to fasten the adjacent end of said rung to the jacket I4 so as to obviateinterference by the rung-terminal with the bore I1 of the stile Il or the adjustingscrew 28. In Figure 4, I have shown a slight modification intended to meet the contingency. As will be observed, the inner side wall of the jacket, which jacket is indicated as a whole at 3|, is provided with a nipple 32 to accommodate the adjacent end of the lower rung. As will be understood, the rung will be of a length to terminate in said nipple and may be fastened by a radial pin or screw. Alsothe jacket 3l may be provided in its inner side wall with openings 33to receive screws or the like for securing the jacket fixed on the stile I I. Otherwise, the construction is as rst described.
In Figure 5 of the drawing, I haveshown another modication pertaining more particularly to the foot employed. In this modicatiorr, the foot is indicated as a whole at 34. Instead of the socket 22 and shoe 24, the lower part of the foot 34 is made solid of metal and is preferably hollowed out at its lower edge, as shown, to provide extremities to rest upon the ground. Otherwise, the construction is as first described.
Having thus 4described my invention', I claim:
1. A ladder including a stile having a bore therein, a jacket fixed to said stile and provided with hoods for-ming channels and with a screw .sleeve receivedin said bore, a foothavingguides therein, a jacket tting the lower end of the stile s and provided with a screw sleeve accommodated in the mouth of said bore, said sleeve having end walls, hoods embracing said end Walls and fixed to the sleeve to provide channels, a foot having guides slidably received in said channels, a screw rotatable upon the foot and received through said sleeve within said bore to coact with the sleeve, said screw being rotatable for adjusting the foot relative to the Stile, and a plate removably securing the screw upon the foot and provided vvith a bearing mounting the screw.
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US2867562A (en) * 1956-06-26 1959-01-06 American Cyanamid Co Dodecylguanidine salts as fruit tree fungicides
US4021968A (en) * 1976-05-14 1977-05-10 Kendall Willard E Counterbalancing hinge for range oven doors or the like
US4029174A (en) * 1976-04-06 1977-06-14 Planck James L Adjustable legs for ladder
US4209078A (en) * 1978-07-31 1980-06-24 Werner Gerber Adjustable ladder leveling device
US4484636A (en) * 1981-08-28 1984-11-27 Dynamics Corporation Of America Levee plow with extensible linkage
US4995474A (en) * 1990-01-22 1991-02-26 Edward Gauthier Safety ladder
US5588624A (en) * 1995-04-05 1996-12-31 Woodham; Annie R. Table leg extension
GB2315801A (en) * 1996-08-02 1998-02-11 Susan Jessiman Ladder with adjustable feet
US20140231171A1 (en) * 2013-02-18 2014-08-21 Material Control, Inc. Leveling leg for a ladder
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US2867562A (en) * 1956-06-26 1959-01-06 American Cyanamid Co Dodecylguanidine salts as fruit tree fungicides
US4029174A (en) * 1976-04-06 1977-06-14 Planck James L Adjustable legs for ladder
US4021968A (en) * 1976-05-14 1977-05-10 Kendall Willard E Counterbalancing hinge for range oven doors or the like
US4209078A (en) * 1978-07-31 1980-06-24 Werner Gerber Adjustable ladder leveling device
US4484636A (en) * 1981-08-28 1984-11-27 Dynamics Corporation Of America Levee plow with extensible linkage
US4995474A (en) * 1990-01-22 1991-02-26 Edward Gauthier Safety ladder
US5588624A (en) * 1995-04-05 1996-12-31 Woodham; Annie R. Table leg extension
GB2315801A (en) * 1996-08-02 1998-02-11 Susan Jessiman Ladder with adjustable feet
GB2315801B (en) * 1996-08-02 2000-05-24 Susan Jessiman Unilateral extensible ladder
US20140231171A1 (en) * 2013-02-18 2014-08-21 Material Control, Inc. Leveling leg for a ladder
US9206643B2 (en) * 2013-02-18 2015-12-08 Material Control, Inc. Leveling leg for a ladder
US9592703B1 (en) * 2015-09-14 2017-03-14 Heinzen Llc Height adjustable support for food processing equipment
US10183527B2 (en) * 2015-09-14 2019-01-22 Heinzen Llc. Height adjustable support for food processing equipment

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