Ladder with pinch flex latch, and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10435947
APP PUB NO 20180163467A1
SERIAL NO

15802949

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A ladder having a front section and a rear section. The ladder has a step attached to the front section and a cross bar attached to the rear section. The ladder has a latch attached to the cross bar and positioned on the cross bar so when the ladder is in a folded position where the front section is alongside and in parallel with the rear section, the latch latches with the step. The latch has a hook portion having a hook which engages with the step that the latch holds in place. The latch has a base portion that is fixed to the cross bar. The latch has a pinch flex portion connected to the base portion and the hook portion.

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WERNER CO61 EXECUTIVE COURT NORTH BUILDING WEST MIDDLESEX PA 16159

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lentine, Tek Cary, US 19 105
Parker, Thomas W Jamestown, US 84 892

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