Attic Door and Access Ladder Hand Tool

Abstract

The present invention relates to a handheld tool for opening or actuating attic doors and pulling down extendable attic access ladders therefrom. The tool features a handle/pole that includes a grip at one end, and a hook at the opposite end. The hook is configured to couple with an eyehook of an attic door, thereby enabling a user to pull the handle to open the door. The hook can be coupled to a side hook of the ladder to pull down the access ladder. The handle is extended towards the attic to couple or engage the hook with the eyehook and the side hook, and thereby enables a user to stand on the floor while opening the door and pulling the ladder. The aforementioned obviates the use of a stool, step ladder or any other makeshift elevation mechanism for accessing attic doors.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An attic door and ladder access device kit comprising:
 an elongated pole having a first end and a second end;   wherein said first end includes an ergonomic grip;   wherein said second end includes a wing nut and an eye hook;   wherein said elongated pole includes a plurality of telescoping sections for varying a length of said elongated pole;   a first hook for connecting to an attic door;   a second hook for connecting to an extendable attic ladder;   wherein said eye hook engageable to said first hook for opening said attic door; and   wherein said eye hook engageable to said second hook for extending said attic ladder.   
     
     
         2 . The attic door and ladder access device kit of  claim 1 , wherein said grip includes a strap for securing around a hand of a user. 
     
     
         3 . The attic door and ladder access device kit of  claim 2 , wherein said wing nut integrally connected to said eye hook. 
     
     
         4 . The attic door and ladder access device kit of  claim 3 , wherein said wing nut and said eye hook are replaceable. 
     
     
         5 . The attic door and ladder access device kit of  claim 4 , wherein said plurality of telescoping sections includes three telescoping sections and three telescoping slots. 
     
     
         6 . An attic door and ladder access device kit comprising:
 a telescoping pole having a first end and a second end;   wherein said first end includes an ergonomic grip;   wherein said second end includes an eye hook;   wherein said telescoping pole includes a plurality of telescoping sections for varying a length of said telescoping pole;   wherein said plurality of telescoping sections includes three telescoping sections and three telescoping slots;   a first hook for connecting to an attic door;   a second hook for connecting to an extendable attic ladder;   wherein said eye hook engageable to said first hook for opening said attic door; and   wherein said eye hook engageable to said second hook for extending said attic ladder.   
     
     
         7 . The attic door and ladder access device kit of  claim 6 , wherein said grip includes a strap for securing around a hand of a user. 
     
     
         8 . The attic door and ladder access device kit of  claim 7 , wherein said second end further includes a wing nut integrally connected to said eye hook. 
     
     
         9 . The attic door and ladder access device kit of  claim 8 , wherein said wing nut and said eye hook are replaceable. 
     
     
         10 . A method for actuating an attic door and extending and retracting a ladder therefrom, the method comprising the steps of:
 connecting a first hook to an attic door;   connecting a second hook to an extendable attic ladder;   extending a telescoping pole having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end includes an ergonomic grip and said second end includes an eye hook;   engaging said eye hook to said first hook;   pulling downward on said telescoping pole for opening said attic door;   disengaging said eye hook from said first hook;   engaging said eye hook to said second hook; and   pulling downward on said telescoping pole for extending said attic ladder.   
     
     
         11 . The method for actuating an attic door and extending and retracting a ladder of  claim 10 , wherein said telescoping pole includes a plurality of telescoping sections for varying a length of said telescoping pole. 
     
     
         12 . The method for actuating an attic door and extending and retracting a ladder of  claim 11 , wherein said plurality of telescoping sections includes three telescoping sections and three telescoping slots. 
     
     
         13 . The method for actuating an attic door and extending and retracting a ladder of  claim 12 , wherein said grip includes a strap for securing around a hand of a user. 
     
     
         14 . The method for actuating an attic door and extending and retracting a ladder of  claim 13 , wherein said second end further includes a wing nut integrally connected to said eye hook. 
     
     
         15 . The method for actuating an attic door and extending and retracting a ladder of  claim 14 , wherein said wing nut and said eye hook are replaceable. 
     
     
         16 . The method for actuating an attic door and extending and retracting a ladder of  claim 10  further comprising a step of pushing upward on said telescoping pole for retracting said attic ladder. 
     
     
         17 . The method for actuating an attic door and extending and retracting a ladder of  claim 16  further comprising a step of disengaging said eye hook from said second hook. 
     
     
         18 . The method for actuating an attic door and extending and retracting a ladder of  claim 17  further comprising a step of engaging said eye hook to said first hook. 
     
     
         19 . The method for actuating an attic door and extending and retracting a ladder of  claim 18  further comprising a step of pushing upward on said telescoping pole for closing said attic door. 
     
     
         20 . The method for actuating an attic door and extending and retracting a ladder of  claim 18 , wherein said telescoping pole telescopes from a length from about three feet to about seven feet.