Patent ID: 8459410

Claim:
A modular step stool system comprising: a plurality of stepping blocks; a first stepping block having a plurality of male connectors that extends outward from a side wall at a top surface of the first stepping block, wherein at least some of the plurality of male connectors include a raised sub-coupling stud to facilitate connecting the some of the plurality of blocks together vertically; a second stepping block having a plurality of female connectors for receiving the plurality of male connectors therein to connect the first and second stepping blocks horizontally to form a step platform and to prevent horizontal displacement of the first and second stepping blocks when connected together horizontally, wherein a surface area formed by connecting the first and second stepping blocks horizontally is configured to position and support multiple users thereon; and a ramp is provided underneath each of the plurality of male connectors and formed in the side wall, the ramp comprising a pair of spaced, opposed and upwardly extending ramp side walls, a lower edge of the ramp is located against a bottom surface of the first stepping block, an upper edge of the ramp is attached to one of the plurality of male connectors, and an inclined surface connects to each ramp side wall and extends upwardly from the lower edge to the upper edge of the ramp such that the ramp inclines upward from the bottom surface of the first stepping block towards the top surface so as to integrally connect with each of the plurality of male connectors to provide an opposing force to assist with supporting a user's body weight; corner tabs configured to be inserted into corners of the cavity at the bottom surface, wherein the corner tabs include a non-skid surface for securing the raised step platform to an underlying surface to prevent movement, the corner tabs include indentations configured having a profile based upon a shape of some of the plurality of sub-couplings to conform to and mate with the some of the plurality of sub-couplings when the first and second stepping blocks interconnect vertically in an offset position.