ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,096, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to LITTLE GIANT LADDER SYSTEMS LLC (Springville, Utah).
"Top cap for articulating ladder" was invented by Brian B. Russell (Saratoga Springs, Utah), N. Ryan Moss (Mapleton, Utah) and Steven S. Miner (Springville, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ladders and ladder accessories for articulating ladders are mountable to an upper rung of the ladder and can remain attached to the upper rung while the ladder articulates between collapsed, straight, and step ladder configurations without binding or engaging other rungs. The accessories can be top caps configured to hold tools and parts while the user ...