Patent ID: 9648958
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A47C

Claim:
1. A foldable stool, comprising: a) a first pair of legs spaced-apart from one another; b) a second pair of legs spaced-apart from one another; c) the first and second pairs of legs pivotally coupled together and pivoting with respect to one another about a leg pivot axis located at intermediate points along lengths of the first and second pairs of legs; d) a seat pivotally coupled to and carried by the first and second pairs of legs; e) the seat being split into a pair of seat portions, the pair of seat portions being pivotally coupled together and pivoting with respect to one another about a seat axis; f) a non-linear part between the pair of seat portions extending non-linearly between the pair of seat portions when the pair of seat portions are in a seat orientation; g) a protrusion in a first seat portion extending into an indentation in a second seat portion when the pair of seat portions are in the seat orientation; h) an aperture formed in the protrusion defining a handle when the pair of seat portions are in a folded orientation; i) a tab extending from the handle; j) a tooth extending from the tab intermediate a length of the tab, the tooth engaging the second seat portion in the seat orientation to lock the pair of seat portions from pivoting when the pair of seat portions are in the seat orientation; k) the tab being displaceable to displace the tooth away from the second seat portion under an applied force, and the tab being biased to return the tooth into engagement with the second seat portion upon removal of the applied force when the pair of seat portions are in the seat orientation; and l) a distal end of the tab extending beyond the tooth to form a finger engagement configured to receive the applied force.