Patent ID: 7118175

Claim:
A securely stacking bar stool including: a seat with a forward motion restraining system wherein said forward motion restraining system includes a plurality of cut-out portions of said seat, wherein said plurality of cut-out portions are formed as indentations along the sides of the seat that extend to the rear of the seat, wherein said plurality of cut-out portions are adapted to receive the rear legs of a second bar stool when said second bar stool is stacked on said securely stacking bar stool; a plurality of rear legs mechanically coupled to said seat; a plurality of front legs mechanically coupled to said seat a footrest extending between one of said rear legs and one of said front legs, wherein said footrest includes a bend that is adapted to receive one of said rear legs of said second bar stool when said second bar stool is stacked on said securely stacking bar stool; and a backstop restraining system wherein said backstop restraining system includes at least one of a backrest or a rear leg, wherein said backrest and rear leg are coupled to said seat and positioned relative to said cut-out portion of said seat to engage said rear legs of said second bar stool when said second bar stool is stacked on said securely stacking bar stool, wherein said forward motion restraining system and said backstop restraining system operate to engage said rear legs of said second bar stool to restrain said second bar stool from sliding off the top of said securely stacking bar stool when said second bar stool is stacked on top of said securely stacking bar stool.