Locking joint for collapsible ladders and other structures

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9222307
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13584064

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A rigid structure such as a ladder is disclosed having rotating hinges that allow the ladder to fold up and/or be disassembled and assembled. The hinge or hinges can be provided between ladder sections with one ladder section having a male hinge element, and another having a female hinge element. A cam element provided with the female hinge element can be moved between an unlocked position in which the ladder sections can rotate with respect to each other, and a locked position in which the structure is rigid.

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ATLAS DEVICES LLC21 ALPHA ROAD UNIT 202 CHELMSFORD MA 01824

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ball, Nathan Somerville, US 19 96
Gallup, Benjamin Cambridge, US 11 35
Schmid, Bryan Brookline, US 7 65
Walker, Daniel Cambridge, US 44 372

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