Patent attributes
A ladder stabilizer comprises a pair of stabilizer brackets attached to the ladder side rails at the bottom on either side. Each bracket has a C-shaped clamping mechanism that utilizes a toothed gear rack which engages/disengages with mating teeth of a corresponding gear rack on the ladder rail. The gear-like engagement of the teeth provides a positive locking of the attachment member to the ladder. A spring and locking screw allow ease of adjustment and a positive lock at the desired location along the ladder side rail. The rack is attached longitudinally along the length of each rail to provide a range of length adjustment to the feet. This permits one side to be longer than the other to accommodate a laterally sloping terrain. The brackets have rotatable, laterally extending A-frames with ground-engaging feet which self-adjust to a terrain which is sloping from front-to-back or vice versa.