APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING AN X-RAY DEVICE ON A LADDER

摘要

An apparatus for mounting an X-ray device or other electronic device, or a PAN disrupter or other mechanical device onto a ladder, the apparatus broadly comprising a horizontally extending mounting plate, a horizontally extending engagement bracket, a vertically extending mounting plate, and a hinge. The horizontally extending mounting bracket and the horizontally extending engagement bracket each include a rung engagement tab. The horizontally extending engagement bracket is slidable in relation to the horizontally extending mounting bracket for securing the apparatus to a ladder rung via the rung engagement tabs. The horizontally extending mounting plate stabilizes the electronic or mechanical device via the ladder rung and the vertically extending mounting plate supports the weight of the electronic or mechanical device on a lower ladder rung. The hinge pivotably connects the horizontally extending mounting plate and the vertically extending mounting plate.

主权项

1. An apparatus for mounting an electronic or mechanical device on a ladder, the apparatus comprising:
a horizontally extending mounting plate comprising:
a first mounting point for mounting the electronic or mechanical device thereto;one or more engagement bracket fastener slots extending longitudinally along the horizontally extending mounting plate; anda first rung engagement tab for engaging a front side of a rung of the ladder, the first rung engagement tab including a laterally extending engagement bracket slot; a horizontally extending engagement bracket including a horizontally extending portion and a second rung engagement tab, the horizontally extending portion including one or more engagement bracket fasteners and being configured to be inserted into the laterally extending engagement bracket slot, the second rung engagement tab being configured to engage a back side of the ladder rung when the horizontally extending engagement bracket is secured to the horizontally extending mounting plate, the one or more engagement bracket fasteners being configured to be inserted through the one or more engagement bracket fastener slots of the horizontally extending mounting plate for securing the horizontally extending engagement bracket to the horizontally extending mounting plate; a vertically extending mounting plate comprising:
a second mounting point for mounting the electronic or mechanical device thereto;one or more ladder engagement protrusions for engaging a lower rung of the ladder; and a hinge attached to the horizontally extending mounting plate and the vertically extending mounting plate such that the horizontally extending mounting plate and the vertically extending mounting plate may be pivoted with respect to each other so that the apparatus may be shifted between a deployed configuration and a folded configuration, the horizontally extending mounting plate being oriented approximately 90 degrees in relation to the horizontally extending mounting plate and the apparatus being configured to be secured to the ladder in the deployed configuration such that the first engagement tab of the horizontally extending mounting plate engages the front surface of the ladder rung, the second engagement tab of the horizontally extending engagement bracket engages the rear surface of the ladder rung, and the ladder engagement protrusions of the vertically extending engagement plate engage the lower ladder rung, the vertically extending mounting plate and the horizontally extending mounting plate being oriented substantially parallel to each other in the folded configuration for compactly transporting or storing the apparatus.