ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,480, issued on Nov. 4.
"One-piece tripe-hook support device for ladder side rails" was invented by Jerry Fox (Waxahachie, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hook support device having a longitudinal plate with a top surface, a front side, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end. The first end has a first hook, the second end has a second hook, and the front side has a third hook. The top surface of the longitudinal plate is constructed to contact an outer surface of a side rail of a ladder. The first hook and second hook are mounted on the outer surface of the side rail. The third hook is constructed to simultaneously...