Patent ID: 8297453

Claim:
A platform assembly, comprising: a frame having a first front leg, a second front leg, a first back leg and a second back leg being spaced apart from the first front leg and the second front leg, a first brace pivotally attaching to the first front leg and pivotally attaching to the first back leg, and a second brace pivotally attaching to the second front leg and pivotally attaching to the second back leg; a platform removably and pivotally fastening to the frame, the platform having a first platform side, an opposite second platform side, a platform front being located between the first platform side and the second platform side, and a platform back opposite the platform front; each of the first front leg and the second front leg having at least one aperture; pins engaging the platform and one of the apertures in each of the first front leg and the second front leg; each of the first back leg and the second back leg having at least one slot; each of the first platform side and the second platform side having a peg extending therefrom near the platform back and engaging a slot; a step assembly pivotally engaging the first front leg and the second front leg; a platform extension pivotally connecting to the platform front; and a rod extending from the first front leg through the first brace through the step assembly through the second brace and engaging the second front leg wherein the step assembly further comprises: a step; a stop; and step brackets engaging the step and the stop and the rod.