WERNER CO.

A ladder is disclosed which has a lockable pivot arrangement. The lockable pivot arrangement is located and connected between two elongate ladder sections. Inside each pair of end housings there are at least two receptacles. A pivot mechanism connects between the end housings and the end housings rotate in unison and also allow the pair of end housings to rotate relative to the housing. A lock mechanism within the housing has at least two lock members each with an actuator and each actuator having a free end. There is an elastomeric bias element acting to bias the two lock members and respective free ends and actuators away from each other, and the two actuators when biased apart are positioned so as to allow for one-handed actuation against the bias to unlock the rotation of the housing.

A foldable shelving unit including a shelf and at least one support unit to secure the shelf to a support beam. A bracket including a first end secured to the shelf and a second end secured to a spring, a hinge coupled to the shelf, and a pivot block. The pivot block includes a first securing portion configured to be secured to the spring, a second securing portion configured to be secured to the support beam, and a pivot point. The spring is configured to facilitate the shelf pivoting at the pivot point between a first position and a second position. The shelf is configured to rest on the pivot block when the shelf is in the first position.

A harness spacer includes a base having a first outer slot, a second outer slot, and a central slot, wherein the first outer slot, the second outer slot, and the central slot form an H-shape, a first arched member extending from the base and creating a first opening, and a second arched member extending from the base and creating a second opening, wherein the base is composed of a pliable material.

A cable grab for a fall protection system includes a channel for receiving a safety wire, a cam structured to grab the safety wire in the event of a fall, a lever structured to rotate and cause the cam to grab the safety wire in the event of a fall, and an energy absorber having a working length, a normal webbing portion, and a connection point, wherein the working length or the normal webbing portion are structured to engage the lever in the event of a fall.

A work platform includes a plank which telescopes to a desired width. The work platform includes a first leg assembly rotatably attached adjacent to a first end of the plank. The work platform includes a second leg assembly rotatably attached adjacent to a second end of the plank. The work platform includes a first linkage attached to a first leg of the first leg assembly. The first linkage may be a first hook or a first strap assembly for securing the work platform to a first support structure. A method for using a work platform. A method for producing a work platform.

A ladder having a first rail having a bottom and a web, a first flange attached to a first end of the web and a second flange attached to a second end of the web. The ladder having a second rail. The ladder having rungs attached to the first rail and second rail upon which a user steps to climb the ladder. The ladder having a foot having a plastic body with a recess which receives the end of the first rail and is positioned about and conforms to the web and the first and second flanges of the first rail. The foot has a plastic base having a top side from which the body extends. The base has an edge positioned about the body with perforations, and a rubber tread disposed along an underside of the base and extending through the perforations and along the edge on the top side of the base to form an overmolded portion of the tread that attaches the tread to the base without any mechanical or other types of fasteners. The rubber tread forms a bond with the underside of the base and the edge on the top side of the base. The foot for a bottom of a rail of a ladder. A method for placing a ladder. A method for producing a foot for a bottom of a rail of a ladder.

A ladder top having a front side flange, a rear side flange, a right side flange and a left side flange. The right side flange has a right metal plate through which right fasteners extend into a right front rail and a right rear rail. The left side flange having a left metal plate through which left fasteners extend into a left front rail and a left rear rail. A ladder top with passages for carabiners. Ladders with metal plates on the side flanges, or with passages for carabiners on the ladder top of the ladder. Methods of using a ladder. A method of producing a ladder.

A footpad for a ladder, provided herein, includes a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side defining treading, and a front side, a rear side, an inner side, and an outer side. The bottom side of the footpad is curved, defining a first curvature from the inner side to the outer side and a second curvature from the front side to the rear side. Another footpad for a ladder provided herein includes a lip extending upwardly to engage a cover component of a ladder foot. Ladder foot assemblies and ladders with the footpads are also provided.

A buckle cover keeper for a pass through buckle including a larger buckle and a smaller buckle structured to be releasably coupled together may include a cover keeper body having a shape corresponding to an outer perimeter of the larger buckle. The cover keeper body is structured to be coupled to the larger buckle. The buckle cover keeper may include at least one tab coupled to the cover keeper body and extending inwardly from the cover keeper body. The at least one tab is structured to create an area between the at least one tab and a top surface of the larger buckle when the cover keeper body is coupled to the larger buckle. The area is structured to receive an outer edge of the smaller buckle when the smaller buckle is coupled to the larger buckle.

A storage structure for a scaffold is disclosed. In one embodiment, the storage structure includes at least one back panel, at least two side panels, and at least one door. The at least one back panel and the two side panels are configured to be affixed to the frame of a scaffold, and the at least one door is rotatably affixed to one of the two side panels. When the panels and the door are secured to the frame of the scaffold, an interior is defined having sides formed by the panels and door, and a top and a bottom each formed by horizontal decks of the scaffold. The panels and door hook and clamp into place on existing scaffold structures, and do not require that the scaffold be modified.