ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,067, issued on April 21.
"Ladder safety device" was invented by Craig Charlton (Brisbane, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ladder safety device (100) is usable for holding and stabilizing a ladder in a safe and stable manner while being used, by way of securing a ladder relative to continuous horizontal guttering at the edge of a building. The device (100) locks to the gutter by way of locking jaws (130), (160) and is secured to the side rail of a ladder by way of an adjustable locking bar (140). Improvements to the initial design include an adjustable jaw (134) for clamping different thicknesses of gutter or other support...