ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,248, issued on Oct. 14.
"Ladder safety system" was invented by Frank Lytle (The Villages, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ladder safety system is configured to prevent falls from prematurely stepping off the ladder by providing a left-side panel and right-side panel that extends from the sides of the ladder out from a front side of the ladder. Also, the ladder safety system has step extensions from at least the first step and preferably from the first and second step that create a larger step extending out from the front side of the ladder to catch a person's foot when they step back prematurely thinking they are lower on the l...