An apparatus which enables a person to comfortable work on the engine of a vehicle includes base, spine, post, knee pad, and chest pad components. The spine component is pivotally connected to the base component. A brace prevents the pivoting movement but is removably connected between the spine and the base to allow pivoting when desired. The spine component carries the tube component at a selected height, and the tube component carries the knee pad component at a selected position. The tube component carries the chest pad component.

There is described a step comprising a single foot secured to the floor for supporting a hinge system and a board onto which a user can step. The foot has an inclination with respect to the floor, wherein the inclination is fixed and lies between 45 and 80. The hinge system installed on the foot provides a hinge with respect to the foot. The board extending in a plane is fixedly secured to the hinge system and hinges between a stowed position and a working position. The board is substantially horizontal when in the working position, and inclined at the inclination when in the stowed position. The board is adjacent to surfaces of the foot and of the cap onto the hinge system, and does not define any acute angle with these adjacent surfaces. The board has a recess that, upon hinging, always conforms to the cap.

Tree-mountable climbing stick devices and methods of use are disclosed herein. A climbing stick can include a main strut having a first end, a second end, and an attachment member, a first attachment step located on the first end, the first attachment step comprising a first step and a first standoff that is configured to engage with a tree, a second attachment step located on the second end, the second attachment step comprising a second step and a second standoff that is configured to engage with the tree, and the first attachment step and the second attachment step each being configured to be rotated from a stored state to a deployed state.

The CHAR (Climb, Hook And Rip) is a multipurpose tool used by interior structural firefighters to accomplish common essential tasks such as pulling down ceilings, and breaching walls. In addition, it facilitates a quick advancement into the attic of a structure to extinguish fire extension. The innovation is that the CHAR's unique head secures the tool to dimensional 2 lumber, common to wood framed dwelling structures. The head allows an interior firefighter to hook floor and ceiling joists and climb the tool itself to reach another level of the structure. Most likely the tool is used to rip down the ceiling, hook the ceiling joist and climb up to the attic. In a worst-case scenario such as a firefighter falling through the floor, the firefighter may be able to hook a floor joist and climb up the tool to self-rescue.

A step extension assembly for a tree stand includes a ladder having rungs supported by at least one ladder rail. A bracket frame including attachment portions is attached to the at least one ladder rail. A step base is attached to the bracket frame. The step base includes a stepping surface for supporting a foot of a user. The step base is positioned laterally outboard relative to the at least one ladder rail providing an extended support for a user when entering and exiting the tree stand.

A step stool includes a step frame including a plurality of legs and a handrail coupled to the step frame. The step frame is foldable so as to assume a flat profile for storage. The handrail is mounted on the step frame and is movable relative to the step frame. The handrail provides support for a user standing on the step frame.

A safety rescue attachment for a ladder includes a foldable safety extension having a ladder engagement clamp on a terminal end thereof.

A safety rescue attachment for a ladder includes a foldable safety extension having a ladder engagement clamp on a terminal end thereof.

A stepladder assembly has a front section with a pair of side rails and a plurality of steps extending between the pair of side rails, a back section having a rail, and a frame pivotally connected or interconnected to the front section. The frame has a collar receiving an upper end of the rail of the back section therein. A ladder top is affixed to an upper end of the front section. The frame is pivotally affixed to the ladder top. The frame has a horizontal member positioned above the collar, and first and second side members extending from the collar to opposite ends of the horizontal member.

A brace locking mechanism locks the foldable braces of a folding ladder in the open position. The brace locking mechanism is used with a ladder that has a stepped unit and a support unit foldably attached to the stepped unit with a foldable brace extending between the stepped unit and the support unit. The brace locking mechanism comprises a lock block that is movable between a locked position in which the lock block prevents the foldable braces from moving out of their open position when the ladder is open, and an unlocked position in which the ladder may be folded into the storage position.