Patent ID: 7007771
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: A47C,A47D

Abstract:
1. A collapsible stool to provide additional height for small children who require height assistance, comprising in combination, a substantially horizontal top plate of generally rectangular shape with an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surface defines a step surface, further wherein the top plate has a first and second opposite ends in contact with a first and second intervening sides to provide a first, second, third, and forth corners, the top plate having a central longitudinal axis; four female protrusions integral with the lower surface and each separately located proximal to a respective first, second, third, and forth corners and aligned approximately perpendicular to the intervening sides, each protrusion comprising a distal and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end faces away from the central longitudinal axis and towards the nearest intervening side, wherein each protrusion is host to a female hollow core to provide two pairs of female cores approximately cylindrical in shape, wherein at least one of each pair of female cores comprises an internal groove that defines an arc; and two legs of generally planar construction, each leg having a top and bottom part, wherein the top part defines two opposite facing male members, the male members are configured to fit the female cores, wherein at least one male member of each leg comprises a projection adapted to slide along the groove enabling each leg to rotate through an arc thereby defining a leg open position and a leg closed position relative to the top plate.