Patent ID: 7185741

Claim:
A system for providing a moving step for stairs, comprising: a) a stairway comprising a plurality of stairs from a lower level to an upper level, said stairs having a first step having a top surface above the elevation of said lower level, said stairs having a top step hang a top surface wherein said top surface of said top step is disposed contiguous with and at the same elevation of said upper level, said first step being disposed at the front of said stairway, and, a handrail disposed on first and second sides of said stairway; b) a movable step having a vertical riser and a top surface and a first and second end, said movable step having clear surfaces without any parts thereof which are separately adjustable, said movable step extending the full width of said stairway and being disposed on said lower level in a first position in front of said first step so that said top surface of said movable step is at the same elevation as said top surface of said first step, said movable step in the first position being flush with the first step for maintaining a low profile blending in with surrounding conditions and wherein said movable step is movable to a second position so that said top surface of said movable step is at the same elevation as said top surface of said top step; c) means for moving said movable step whereby the movable step is moved from said first position to said second position; d) means for controlling said movable step whereby the operation of the movable step as it moves back and forth between the first position and the second position is controlled by a user; and e) said controlling means including an auto return switch for automatically returning said movable step from said second position to said first position upon a user departing said movable step at said second position at the upper level, said movable step appearing as a stationary step of said stairway when said movable step is not in use.