Patent ID: 6347687
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: E06C

Abstract:
A compact collapsible step ladder operable between an open and a closed position comprising:a first ladder support comprising a first front leg and a first rear leg, the first front and first rear legs each having a predetermined thickness; a second ladder support comprising a second front let and a second rear leg, the second front and second rear legs each having a predetermined thickness; a step adapted for pivotal movement with respect to the first and second front legs and disposed between said first ladder support and said second ladder support; said step further comprises at first rear peg and an opposing second rear peg; a front step portion; a step brace extending between the front legs and cooperatively engaging the front step portion for pivotal movement of the step with respect to the first and second front legs; said first rear leg further comprises a first channel guide and a first channel guide stopper such that the first rear peg, the first channel guide and the first guide stopper cooperate to maintain the step in a substantially horizontal orientation in the ladder open position, said second rear leg further comprises a second channel guide and a second channel guide stopper such that the second rear peg, the second channel guide and the second guide stopper cooperate to maintain the step in a substantially horizontal orientation in the ladder open position; at least one rung adapted for pivotal movement with respect to the first and second front legs and disposed between said first ladder support and said second ladder support; said at least one rung further comprises a front rung portion; a rung brace extending between the front legs and cooperatively engaging the front rung portion for pivotal movement of the rung with respect to the first and second front legs; and at least one connecting member wherein the at least one connecting member, the step and the at least one rung are adapted to cooperate such that there is synchronous movement of the step and the at least one rung as the compact collapsible step ladder assumes the open and closed positions; whereby the compact collapsible step ladder in the closed position has a collapsed ladder thickness that does not exceed the combined thickness of the first front and first rear legs.