Global Patent Index - EP 2438261 B1

EP 2438261 B1 20130807 - STEPLADDER

Title (en)

STEPLADDER

Title (de)

STEHLEITER

Title (fr)

ESCABEAU

Publication

EP 2438261 B1 20130807 (DE)

Application

EP 10720449 A 20100601

Priority

  • EP 2010057648 W 20100601
  • DE 202009004879 U 20090603

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010139695A1] The invention relates to a stepladder (10) comprising front stiles (12, 14) having steps (20, 22) extending therebetween, rear stiles (16, 18) connected to the front stiles in a hinged manner, a connecting member (34) extending between the top ends of the front stiles, and a U-shaped bracket (72), which extends from the connecting member so as to be able to swivel and/or slide and which spans a plane extending transversely to the stepladder in the usage position. In order to enable the bracket to be stably fixed in the usage state, and at the same time to ensure that the bracket is undetachable in particular when the ladder is not being used, the connecting member (34) has a through-hole in the area of each front stile (12, 14), said through-hole enabling a connection to the cavity of the front stiles, each through-hole is penetrated by a respective side limb of the bracket, in a first position of the bracket the side limbs of the bracket extend within the cavities and the cross limb be accommodated by the connecting member (34), and in a second position of the bracket, said bracket extends on the plane extending transversely to the stepladder (10) and the side limbs of the bracket extend outside the cavities and are supported at the ends on the connecting member (34), wherein at least one of the side limbs of the bracket has in the free end area thereof an effective cross-section that is greater than the effective cross-section of the through-hole.

IPC 8 full level

E06C 7/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E06C 7/146 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 202009004879 U1 20101021; AU 2010255781 A1 20120322; BR PI1010778 A2 20160322; CN 102612587 A 20120725; EP 2438261 A1 20120411; EP 2438261 B1 20130807; ES 2434367 T3 20131216; PL 2438261 T3 20140131; RU 2011153602 A 20130720; RU 2494212 C2 20130927; UA 102908 C2 20130827; US 2012073903 A1 20120329; WO 2010139695 A1 20101209

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 202009004879 U 20090603; AU 2010255781 A 20100601; BR PI1010778 A 20100601; CN 201080035294 A 20100601; EP 10720449 A 20100601; EP 2010057648 W 20100601; ES 10720449 T 20100601; PL 10720449 T 20100601; RU 2011153602 A 20100601; UA A201115618 A 20100601; US 201013375942 A 20100601