Improvements in and relating to safety stools
OwnerCara GULLICKinventor
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Abstract
A safety stool/learning tower and method of assembling same, the safety stool having a first wall, at least two side walls, a second wall, and a platform, wherein the at least two side walls are configured to locate one on each side of the first wall, and wherein the second wall is configured to engage with the first and second walls, characterised in that, when engaged, the second wall interlocks the first and second walls with the first wall, and wherein the platform is configured to engage with at least two opposing walls of the interlocked first wall, at least two side walls and second wall.
Claims23
A safety stool including:
- a first wall;
- at least two side walls;
- a second wall, and
- a platform,
- wherein the at least two side walls are configured to locate one on each side of the first wall, and
- wherein the second wall is configured to engage with the first and second walls, characterised in that, when engaged, the second wall interlocks the first and second walls with the first wall, and
- wherein the platform is configured to engage with at least two opposing walls of the interlocked first wall, at least two side walls and second wall.
A safety stool including:
- an adjustable platform;
- a first wall unit, and
- a second wall unit,
- wherein the first wall unit includes a plurality of supports configured to receive and support the adjustable platform, and
- wherein the second wall unit is configured to removably attach to the first wall unit, characterised in that:
- a) when the second wall unit is attached to the first wall unit a wall is formed above a surface of the adjustable platform which substantially surrounds the periphery of the platform;
- b) when the second wall unit is not attached to the first wall unit at least a portion of the periphery of the platform is not enclosed by a wall, thereby providing access to the surface of the platform.
A method of assembling a safety stool, the method of assembly including the steps of:
- a) positioning a first wall in a vertical orientation;
- b) locating a first side wall on a first side of the first wall such that a series of locating protrusions on the first side of the first wall extend through a corresponding series of locating apertures in the first side wall;
- c) locating a second side wall on a second side of the first wall such that a series of locating protrusions on the second side of the first wall extend through a corresponding series of locating apertures in the second side wall;
- d) sliding a platform horizontally through a first platform holding aperture in the first side wall and through a second platform holding aperture in the second side wall;
- e) engaging a platform engaging portion of the first and second platform holding apertures with a first and a second wall engaging portion of the platform, and
- f) engaging a second wall with sides of the first and second side walls that are distal to the first wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.