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Top cap for a ladder

Granted 22 Apr 2025 · no office action yet

Current assignee: PNC Bank, National Association · originally Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc

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Inventors: N. Ryan Moss, B. Scott Maxfield, Brian B. Russell · Examiner: Gino Colan · AU 2925 · TC 2900

Application
29/827,612
filed 21 Feb 2022
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US D1072282
granted 22 Apr 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a top cap for a ladder showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the top cap for a ladder shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the top cap for a ladder shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the top cap for a ladder shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a is right side view of the top cap for a ladder shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the top cap for a ladder shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the top cap shown in FIGS. 1 ; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the top cap for a ladder shown in FIG. 1 .

Broken lines shown immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent bounds of the claimed design. All other broken lines are shown for the purpose of illustrating environmental boundaries. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D25/68

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art unit 2925 · TC 2900
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USUS-D911555-SS123 Feb 20218 Feb 2019grantedTop cap for a ladder
USUS-D944417-SS122 Feb 202222 Feb 2021grantedTop cap for a ladder
USthis patentUS-D1072282-SS122 Apr 202521 Feb 2022grantedTop cap for a ladder
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CACA-205620-SS30 Aug 202216 Apr 2019grantedTop cap for ladder

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