Ladder extension and leveler

Claim 1

A ladder leveling and extension device for use in connection with one distal end of a ladder side rail and hollow ladder rungs, comprising a vertically slideable, elongated U-shaped channel member adapted to embrace and frictionally engage said side rail, a plurality of apertures spaced a predetermined distance apart and centrally disposed in a single vertical row along the longitudinal axis of said channel member, said predetermined distance corresponding to the distance between successive ladder rungs, removable connecting means for maintaining said channel member in a fixed vertical position relative to said side rail, said connecting means including an elongated shaft member, said shaft member having an enlarged head portion at one end, a length greater than the width of said ladder, a diameter less than the inside diameter of said rungs and removable securing means at the opposite end from said one end for enlarging said opposite end to a dimension greater than said inside diameter, said apertures having a greater diameter than said shaft member, said shaft member being adapted to pass through one of said apertures and one of said rungs and to protrude a sufficient distance from said rung to permit attachment of said removable securing means.