Patent ID: 6425457
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: A47B,E06C

Abstract:
A collapsible step assembly for storing in a drawer of a cabinet, said assembly including:a staircase for ascending and descending from a surface, said staircase having a first end and a second end; a drawer assembly for pivotally storing said staircase under the cabinet, said drawer assembly including a drawer having an interior, said second end of said staircase being pivotally coupled to said drawer between an extended position and a retracted position, wherein said extended position is characterized said staircase extending outwardly through an opening in said drawer, wherein said retracted position is characterized by said staircase lying in said interior of said drawer; and a bracket assembly being pivotally coupled to said staircase for supporting said staircase in said extended position, said bracket assembly including a pair of elongated support rods coupled to said staircase and to a connecting rod extending between a lower end of said support rods.