US Patent Issued to Delta Tactical Ladder on June 23 for "Modular, collapsible urban assault ladder" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,876, issued on June 23, was assigned to Delta Tactical Ladder LLC (Bradenton, Fla.).

"Modular, collapsible urban assault ladder" was invented by James Alpha Troutman (Bradenton, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collapsible urban assault ladder includes parallel ropes; rungs fastened to the ropes at evenly spaced intervals; and a hook. The ropes have a loop formed in each end. The hook has a bent shank with a base, legs extending laterally from the base and spaced at an angle, an aperture formed through the base, and an inverted L-shaped rod extending from the shank. The hook is coupled to the loop via the aperture. Each of the r...