Patent ID: 6966404

Claim:
A step stool comprising, a step including a top surface and an underside, a first leg and a second leg, each leg pivotably coupled to the step, each leg having an upper portion, a lower portion, an inner surface and an outer surface, and the legs being arranged in end-to-end relation to one another parallel to the step in a closed storage position and arranged in a spaced apart non-parallel relation to one another upon movement of each leg to an opened use position, and a leg lock assembly for each leg, the lock assembly including a locking bracket, wherein the locking bracket includes a lower end coupled to the inner surface of each leg and an upper end to the underside of the coupled step, the locking brackets are arranged in parallel relation to one another when the legs are in the closed storage position and further configured to retain each leg in a fixed position relative to the step upon movement of each leg to the opened use position, wherein the top surface has an aperture formed therein which includes a recessed platform that covers at least a portion of the aperture and the top surface is further formed to include a visual indicator aperture that cooperates with one of the locking brackets to display a portion of the locking bracket in the visual indicator aperture when the locking bracket is in a locked position upon movement of the legs to the opened use position.