Patent ID: 6840583

Claim:
A chair and step stool comprising a seat, a step stool, the step stool having a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs extending downwardly from the step stool, each of the legs having feet for resting on and supporting the step stool on a support surface, and a guide unit comprising a guide track, to which the stool is coupled for movement, the guide unit configured to retain the stool in a fixed position relative to the chair upon movement of the stool between a first position under the seat, and a second position in front of the chair, the guide track allowing forward and rearward movement of the step stool from the first position to the second position and back to the first position, wherein the guide track has a shape that, when a front portion of the step stool is lifted and then pulled forward for movement from the first position to the second position or pushed rearward for movement from the second position to the first position, the rear feet of the step stool are elevated to avoid contact with the support surface during the forward or rearward movement.