F-Term-List

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AA00
USES

AA01

AA02

AA04

AA05

AA06

AA07

AA08

. Use only as a ladder

. . Use for evacuation

. Use as a ladder combined with other uses

. . Chairs

. . Work boards

. . Parts of a building (e.g., windows, grillwork, or handrails)

. . Fenders

BA00
CHARACTERISTIC FORMS OF LADDERS

BA01

BA03

BA04

BA05

BA06

BA08

. Ladders for resting against objects

. Ladders capable of standing by themselves

. . Opening and closing stepladders

. . . Stepladders that can be ascended and descended on both sides

. . Step platforms

. Ladders also usable as stepladders

BA11

BA12

BA14

BA15

BA17

. Ladders that can be attached to and detached from structures

. . Ladders that can be suspended

. Ladders attached permanently to other objects

. . Ladders attached so as to be immobile

. Multi-ladder assemblies

BB00
OBJECTS TO WHICH LADDERS ARE ATTACHED

BB01

BB02

BB03

BB04

BB05

BB06

BB07

BB08

BB09

BB10

. Walls

. Floors and ceilings

. Rooftops, roofs, and parapets

. Verandas and handrails

. Windows and doors

. Columns, beams, utility poles, electric wires,towers, and trees

. Manholes, vertical shafts, tanks, baths, and toilets

. Temporary objects (e.g., scaffolding)

. Vehicles

. Furniture

BC00
MEANS FOR CONTACTING, MOVING, AND ATTACHING TO OBJECTS

BC01

BC02

BC03

BC04

BC05

BC06

BC07

BC09

. Means for maintaining contact (e.g., ground anchoring)

. . Contact with vertical surfaces (e.g., spaced retention devices)

. . Contact with non-vertical surfaces (e.g., horizontal surfaces)

. . . Changeable length

. . . . Variants dependent upon changeable lengths

. . . Changeable angle

. . . Non-slip means

. Means for moving

BC11

BC12

BC13

BC14

BC15

BC16

BC17

BC18

BC19

BC20

. Means for removably attaching

. . Hooks

. . . Attachment of removal-prevention means

. . Clamping

. . Securing tightly by belts and the like

. . Bolts and screws

. Means for permanent attachment

. . Embedding or anchoring

. . Bolts and screws

. . Bonding with pivots

BC21

BC22

BC23

BC24

. Location for attaching ladders

. . Top section

. . Leg section

. . Middle section

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STRUCTURE OF VERTICAL MEMBERS

CA01

CA02

CA04

CA05

CA07

CA08

CA09

CA10

. Non-deformable members and single members

. Linking members

. Sliding extension members

. . Telescopic systems

. Folding members (i.e., other than typical ladder platforms)

. . Members foldable at each step

. . Members foldable every two or more steps

. . Members foldable width-wise

CA11

CA12

CA13

CA14

CA19

CA20

. Vertical members of the lazy-tong type

. Chains

. Ropes

. Cloth, sheets, or belts

. Variants with vertical members of more than one type

. Vertical members with additional supports (e.g., guide rails)

CB00
NUMBER OF VERTICAL MEMBERS

CB01

CB02

CB03

CB04

. Absence of vertical members (e.g., step bolts or box steps)

. One member

. Two members

. Three or more members

CC00
VERTICAL MEMBER MATERIALS

CC01

CC02

CC03

CC04

. Metals

. Wood

. Plastics

. Rubber

DA00
STRUCTURE OF FOOT CLEATS

DA01

DA02

DA03

DA04

DA05

DA07

DA09

. Rod shapes

. . Bent or indented variants

. . Variants with specialized sections

. Plate shapes

. Specialized shapes (e.g., blocks)

. Surface types (e.g., non-slip sufaces )

. Bendable or stretchable forms

DB00
FOOT CLEAT MATERIALS

DB01

DB02

DB03

DB04

. Metals

. Wood

. Plastics

. Rubber

DC00
ATTACHMENT OF FOOT CLEATS TO VERTICAL MEMBERS

DC01

DC02

DC03

DC04

DC05

DC07

DC08

DC09

. Cleats formed as part of members

. Attachment by mounting of members to another object

. Bolts and screws

. Caulking

. Welding and adhesion

. Variants that are removably attached

. Variants that movable against vertical members

. . Rotating on shafts parallel to the foot cleats

EA00
ATTACHMENT COMPONENTS FOR STEPLADDERS AND FOLDING LADDERS

EA01

EA03

EA04

EA05

EA07

. Variants without means of fixation

. Variants with fixing means

. . Variants fixable at one angle

. . Variants fixable at multiple angles

. Variants that rotate around multiple shafts

EB00
STOPPERS FOR OPENING OF STEPLADDERS

EB01

EB02

EB03

EB04

. Removable variants

. Bendable variants

. Sliding variants

. Chains

EC00
STEPS, SHELVES, AND WORK BOARDS

EC01

EC02

EC03

EC04

EC05

EC06

EC08

EC09

EC10

. Step, shelf, and work-board structures

. . Non-removable apparatuses

. . . Movable variants

. . . . Variants capable of folding with the ladder

. . . Dividing variants

. . Removable apparatuses

. Step, shelf, and work-board mounting locations

. . Ladder top

. . Step sections

ED00
MEANS FOR EXPANDING, RAISING, AND LOWERING LADDERS AND TIEBACKS

ED01

ED02

ED03

ED04

ED05

ED07

ED08

ED10

. Gravity force

. Motors

. Pressure apparatuses (e.g., oil jacks)

. Mechanical means (e.g., gears and pulleys)

. . Springs

. Wind-up devices

. Devices for slowing lowering speed

. Tiebacks

EE00
OTHER COMPONENT STRUCTURES

EE01

EE02

EE04

EE06

EE07

EE09

. Storage boxes for ladders

. . Box covers and opening and closing off covers

. Auxiliary ladders

. Display devices

. . Inclinometers and level vials

. Warning devices

EE11

EE12

EE13

EE15

EE17

EE19

. Safety devices

. . Personal safety devices (e.g., enclosures for prevention of falling)

. . . Handrails

. Raising and lowering devices mounted to the ladder

. Electrical equipment

. Devices for preventing raising and lowering

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