Patent ID: 7740308

Claim:
A portable stool comprising: a leg; a seat made of foldable material and configured to nest within said leg during a stowed mode; said seat configured to be extracted from said leg for providing a seating surface atop said leg for supporting a person during a deployed mode; a seat support frame configured for folding, comprising: a hub configured to axially slide within said leg and to be selectively locked in a position relative to said leg; a plurality of beams pivotably attached to said hub by a first end and attached to said seat by a second end; a central rod configured to axially slide within and relative to said hub; and a plurality of braces each pivotably connected by an end to said central rod and each pivotably connected by an opposite end to one of said beams; and a cord coupling said seat to said central rod; whereby the inward folding of said beams being coupled to said central rod through said braces causes an axial movement of said central rod thereby pulling said seat through said cord into a folded configuration to permit nesting into said leg.