ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,107, issued on July 8, was assigned to LITTLE GIANT LADDER SYSTEMS LLC (Springville, Utah).
"Ladders, ladder components and related methods" was invented by N Ryan Moss (Mapleton, Utah), Ryan Crawford (Salem, Utah) and Keith Emmel (Orem, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ladders, ladder components and related methods are provided. In some embodiments, adjustable stepladders are provided which include locking mechanisms that enable height adjustment of the ladder through application of a force towards the rails of the ladder. In other embodiments, spreader mechanisms are provided with cross bracing located and configured to provide a...