Patent ID: 9144312
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A portable collapsible stool comprising: at least three axially elongated legs having upper and lower portions including upper and lower ends, said legs connected each to another intermediate said ends for mutual pivotal movement between collapsed and set-up conditions, said legs in said collapsed condition being disposed in generally parallel side-by-side relation to each other and said legs in said set-up condition crossing each other with said lower ends in a common supporting plane; and a seat member that incorporates recesses for detachably mounting said seat member on said upper ends of said legs in said set-up condition and that, when so mounted, locks said legs in said set-up condition and defines a seating surface maintained substantially parallel to said supporting plane, at least a portion of said seating surface being pivotable about an axis substantially orthogonal to said supporting plane when said seat member is so mounted, wherein detachment of said seat member from said legs permits movement of said legs to said collapsed condition.