Patent ID: 7686138

Claim:
An adjustable stepping platform used on a stairway for ease of descending and ascending, the platform comprising: an adjustable upper surface, a slider mechanism including a frame portion and a slider portion, wherein the slider portion is selectively guided relative to the frame portion to permit the slider portion to move in a first direction relative to the frame portion, the frame portion is coupled to a first portion of the upper surface, the slider portion is coupled to a second portion of the upper surface, and wherein a dimension of the upper surface is selectively altered by the slider mechanism; a lower surface positioned below the slider portion; a height adjustable body portion; and a lower gripper plate removably coupled to the lower surface of the platform, wherein the lower gripper plate includes a first side and an opposing second side, the first side includes a generally planar surface with a plurality of gripping portions extending therefrom, and wherein the gripper plate may be inverted such that either the first side or the second side contact the lower surface of the platform and the other of the first side or the second side contact a first stair tread.