Shoe container stool with deployable footrest
OwnerTodd Anthony Schneiderinventor
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Abstract
A shoe container stool with a deployable footrest is described herein. The shoe container is in the form of a box having a front wall, a back wall, two side walls, and a top lid. The front wall includes a vertical elongated opening bounded by two side edges and a bottom edge. An elongated board is pivotally connected to the opening by way of an axle to permit the board to be pivoted into and out of the opening. A top portion of the board above the axle may therefore be deployed from the opening to be used as a footrest to help don and doff one's shoes, while the top lid may be used as a seat. The shoe container further includes a shelf inside the box to counter the forces applied to the footrest and also permits a user to store one's shoe inside the shoe container.
Claims14
A shoe container stool with deployable footrest comprising:
- a hollow box having a front wall, a back wall, two side walls, and a top lid;
- a vertical elongated opening positioned through a middle portion of the front wall, said opening having two side edges and a bottom edge;
- an elongated board having an axle positioned transversely therethrough and at a location along the length of the board that separates the board into a top portion above the axle and a bottom portion below the axle, said axle having two opposing ends situated into respective axle caps located in the two side edges of the opening to permit the elongated board to pivot into and out of the elongated opening about the longitudinal axis of the axle, whereby a user can deploy the elongated board from the opening to use the top portion of the board as a footrest to help don and doff their shoes;
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- a horizontal shelf positioned inside the hollow box at a vertical location between the axle and the top lid, said shelf having a bottom surface, and an abutment edge facing the elongated opening, wherein the bottom surface contacts the bottom portion of the board to counter the forces applied to the top portion of the board when used as a footrest, and wherein the abutment edge abuts against the top portion of the board to stop the board from pivoting into the interior of the box;
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- wherein said top lid can be opened to store one's shoes on the shelf inside the box and closed to permit the box to be used as a stool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.