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US 2014/0111072 A1Published application
Foot-operated toe kick kitchen stool and cabinet base
OwnerChristian James Camadellainventor
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Abstract
A cabinet base for supporting a cabinet, having a built-in step so that the user can reach the higher cabinets. The step is foot-operated, and no use of hands is necessary for its use. The step collapses into a drawer which is slid into the cabinet base.
Claims2
A foot-operated toe kick stool and cabinet base comprising:
- a) a cabinet base for supporting a cabinet, comprising:
- i) a frame;
- ii) a pair of slides mounted inside the frame;
- iii) leveling feet supporting the frame upon a floor;
- iv) a top panel on top of the frame for supporting the cabinet;
- b) a drawer slideably mounted in the frame, comprising:
- i) a pair of drawer slides sliding on the slides of the frame;
- ii) a toe kick drawer front on an outer side of the drawer;
- iii) a latch for holding the drawer in the frame, the latch being releasable by a push on the toe kick drawer front;
- c) a retractable step mounted in the drawer, comprising:
- i) a step;
- ii) a lift mechanism for raising the step from a lowered position to a raised position, the lowered position being such that the drawer may be slid within the frame when the step is in the lowered position;
- iii) a latch for holding the step in a raised position;
- iv) a latch release for releasing the latch, allowing the step to pushed down to the lowered position.
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