Patent ID: 8317268

Claim:
A portable footrest for elevating the feet of an individual when sitting on a toilet, said footrest comprising: an elongated carry case; two collapsible rectangular box-shaped support members and a removeable cross member for positioning and temporarily fixing said support member in a side-by-side spaced relationship; each of said rectangular shaped support members including four rectangular shaped elements pivotally connected to one another and wherein one of said sides of one of said elements releaseably connected to an opposite side of another of said elements and each of said support members positionable in a flat linear end-to-end relationship with two interior elements and two end elements for storing in said carry case and wherein each of said end elements have an outer edge; means for preventing said elements from rotating beyond about 90° when forming a rectangular box-shaped support; and means for releaseably fastening said outer edges of said end elements to form said box-shaped support.