Patent ID: 8763756

Claim:
A folding stair system for installation in a ceiling, wherein the stair system folds down from an opening in a ceiling, the system comprising: a flap configured to fit flush within a frame of the opening in the ceiling, wherein the flap is hingedly connected to the frame; at least two ladder-type stair sections hingedly connected together, wherein the ladder-type stair sections convert between a folded position and a ladder position, wherein the folded position the ladder-type sections are foldably stacked upon one another, wherein the ladder position the ladder-type sections unfolded into a linear ladder; a hook-type holder connecting a ladder-type stair section to the flap, wherein the hook-type holder includes: a body including a base and a hook, wherein the base is in contact with the flap, wherein the base includes a protrusion defining a catch seat space between the base and the flap, wherein the hook extends above the base and curves over the base, wherein the hook includes a top surface and a bottom surface, a latch extending from the top surface of the hook, wherein the latch includes an insert and a catch; and a cylindrical journal inserted into a journal seat space defined by the bottom surface of the hook, wherein the cylindrical journal is connected to a first end of a connecting member, wherein a second end of the connecting member is attached to a first end of a pull rod, wherein a second end of the pull rod is connected to the frame, wherein the hook is configured to move between an open position and a closed position, wherein, in the closed position, the insert is held in contact with a surface of the cylindrical journal when the catch is in the catch seat space and engaged with the protrusion of the base.