ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,098, issued on Jan. 13.
"Ladder top for a straight or extension ladder" was invented by Ryan S. Ballweg (Sun Prairie, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ladder top can be releasably attached to various straight ladders or the fly parts of extension ladders. The ladder top is configured to engage against a flat wall on one side, and against exterior corners or other structures on the opposite side. The ladder top has a top wall with two spaced shells which have downwardly opening pockets which receive the rails of the ladder. One or more keeper pins extend through holes in the shells to reduce the effective dimensions of the pocket...