Securely stacking bar stools
AssigneeVendor Development Group, Inc.
InventorDean Crue
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Abstract
Securely stacking and height adjustable bar stools are provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, the seat of a bar stool includes an upper leg restraining system that accommodates a pair of legs from another bar stool that is to be securely stacked on top. In conjunction with the upper leg restraining system, a leg bracing system is provided to accommodate and restrain the pair of legs from another bar stool. In addition, the seat height of a bar stool may be incrementally increased by attaching a plurality of leg extenders to previously added leg extenders until a desired bar stool seat height has been attained.
Claims23
A securely stacking bar stool including:
- a seat with a forward motion restraining system wherein said forward motion restraining system includes a cut-out portion of said seat;
- and
- a backstop restraining system wherein said backstop restraining system includes at least one of a backrest or a rear leg,
- wherein said forward motion restraining system and said backstop restraining system operate to restrain an additional bar stool from sliding off the top of said securely stacking bar stool when said additional bar stool is stacked on top of said securely stacking bar stool.
A method of securely stacking bar stools comprising:
- providing a securely stacking bar stool with a forward motion restraining system and a backstop restraining system,
- wherein said forward motion restraining system includes a cut-out portion of a seat of said securely stacking bar stool and said backstop restraining system includes at least one of a backrest or a rear leg;
- and
- securely stacking an additional bar stool on top of said securely stacking bar stool wherein said forward motion restraining system and said backstop restraining system operate to restrain said additional bar stool from sliding off said securely stacking bar stool.
A bar stool height adjusting system including:
- a seat attached to a bar stool;
- a leg attached to said bar stool;
- a first leg extender, wherein said first leg extender engages said leg to increase the height of said seat from a first seat height to a second seat height;
- and
- a second leg extender, wherein said second leg extender engages said first leg extender to increase the height of said seat from said second seat height to a third seat height.
A method of increasing the height of a bar stool comprising:
- engaging a first leg extender to a bar stool leg,
- wherein the engagement of said first leg extender to said bar stool leg increases a height of a seat attached to said bar stool from a first seat height to a second seat height;
- and
- engaging a second leg extender to said first leg extender, wherein the engagement of said second leg extender to said first leg extender increases the height of said seat from said second seat height to a third seat height.
A bar stool height adjusting system including:
- a seat attached to a bar stool wherein said seat is positioned at a first seat height from a floor surface;
- at least one leg attached to said bar stool wherein each of said at least one leg includes a bottom surface;
- and
- at least one leg extender engaging said bottom surface of each said at least one leg to raise said seat from said first seat height to a second said seat height,
- wherein said at least one leg extender includes a fixed stopping point to maintain the seat at said second seat height.
A method of increasing the height of a bar stool comprising:
- engaging at least one leg extender to a bottom surface of at least one bar stool leg,
- wherein said at least one bar stool leg is attached to a bar stool with a seat positioned at a first seat height;
- and
- increasing the height of said seat from said first seat height to a second seat height,
- wherein said at least one leg extender includes a fixed stopping point to maintain the seat at said second seat height.
A method for reducing bar stool inventory:
- providing a plurality of base unit bar stools of a predetermined height wherein said base unit bar stools may be reconfigured by adding leg extenders;
- providing a first set of leg extenders of a first length;
- providing a second set of leg extenders of a second length;
- using at least a portion of said first set of leg extenders and one of said base unit bar stools to produce a first bar stool of a first height;
- and
- using at least a portion of said second set of leg extenders and one of said base unit bar stools to produce a second bar stool of a second height,
- wherein use of said base unit bar stools allows for a reduction in bar stool inventory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.