Cabinet Mountable Sliding Step Stool
OwnerDebra Binegarinventor
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Abstract
A sliding step stool that can be mounted within a cabinet and extended for use. The step stool includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall that are parallel to one another and are connected by a flat panel. The flat panel provides an elevated surface on which a user can stand in order to access items stored in elevated areas, such as on or within high shelves or cabinets. The step stool includes a pair of sliding mechanisms on the sides or bottom thereof wherein the sliding mechanisms can be installed inside of a conventional cabinet. In a stored configuration, the step stool is enclosed within the cabinet, and in an extended configuration the step stool extends outward therefrom.
Claims13
A step stool slidably mountable in a cabinet, comprising:
- a first sidewall substantially parallel to a second sidewall;
- wherein said first sidewall and said second sidewall are connected by a flat panel disposed on an upper end of said first sidewall and of said second sidewall;
- a first sliding mechanism disposed on said first sidewall and a second sliding mechanism disposed on said second sidewall, wherein said first and second sliding mechanisms are adapted to be mounted in a cabinet and allow said flat panel to be extended from said cabinet in a horizontal motion.
A step stool slidably mountable in a cabinet, comprising:
- a flat plate having a front end, a back end, a first side, and a second side;
- a support pivotally secured to said flat plate by means of a hinge and movable between a folded position wherein said support is parallel to said flat plate, and an unfolded position wherein said support is perpendicular to said flat plate;
- a first sliding mechanism disposed on said first side of said flat plate, and a second sliding mechanism disposed on said second side of said flat plate, wherein said first and second sliding mechanisms are mountable within a cabinet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.