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US 2026/0033640 A1Published application
Kitchen helper folding step stool
OwnerJason A. Boyerinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a step stool, and particularly to a foldable step stool. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a foldable step stool that can be collapsed to save storage space when the foldable step stool is not in use.
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A foldable step stool movable from an expanded use position to a collapsed storage position, the step stool comprising
- a step unit including rear frame made up of a left rear leg, a right rear leg, a lower step that extends from the left rear leg to the right rear leg, and a rear cross member that extends from the left rear leg to the right rear leg above the lower step,
- a stabilizer unit including a front frame and a handle rail, the front frame being made up of a left front leg, a right front leg, and a front cross member that extends from the left front leg to the right front leg, and the handle rail including a left handle portion that is pivotably coupled to the left rear leg and the left front leg at spaced apart locations, a right handle portion that is pivotably coupled to the right rear leg and the right front leg at spaced apart locations, and a front handle portion that extends from the left handle portion to the right handle portion, and
- a platform unit that is supported above a ground underlying the foldable step stool by the step unit and the stabilizer unit when the foldable step stool is in the expanded use position, the platform unit including a platform step panel coupled to one of the rear frame and the front frame to provide a step when the foldable step stool is in the expanded use position,
- wherein the step unit further includes a rear crossbar having a first end pivotably coupled to one of the left rear leg and the right rear leg and a second end opposite the first end, the rear crossbar being configured to pivot about a crossbar axis at the first end from an entry position to a retention position,
- wherein, when the rear crossbar is in the entry position, the rear crossbar is in parallel alignment with the right rear leg and extends downwardly along a length of the right rear leg to allow a user to step on to or step off the platform unit and, when the rear crossbar is in the retention position, the rear crossbar extends horizontally relative to the platform step panel between the right rear leg and the left rear leg to block a user that is stood on the platform unit from falling backwards and off the foldable step stool.
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A foldable step stool movable from an expanded use position to a collapsed storage position, the step stool comprising
- a rear frame including a left rear leg, a right rear leg, and a lower step that extends from the left rear leg to the right rear leg,
- a stabilizer unit including a front frame made up of a left front leg, a right front leg, and a platform support bar that extends from the left front leg to the right front leg, and
- a platform step panel coupled to the rear frame of the step unit to pivot relative to the rear frame and configured to be supported on the platform support bar of the stabilizer unit when the foldable step stool is in the expanded use position,
- wherein the stabilizer unit further includes a handle rail including a left handle portion that is pivotably coupled to the left rear leg and the left front leg at spaced apart locations, a right handle portion that is pivotably coupled to the right rear leg and the right front leg at spaced apart locations, and a front handle portion that extends from the left handle portion to the right handle portion,
- wherein the left front leg is coupled to the left handle portion along a front pivot axis and the right front leg is coupled to the right handle portion along the front pivot axis, the handle rail pivots about the front pivot axis relative to the front frame during movement between the expanded use position and the collapsed storage position,
- wherein the left rear leg is coupled to the left handle portion along a rear pivot axis and the right rear leg is coupled to the right handle portion along the rear pivot axis, the handle rail pivots about the rear pivot axis relative to the rear frame during movement between the expanded use position and the collapsed storage position, and
- wherein the rear pivot axis is located between the front pivot axis and the platform step panel along a height of the foldable step stool when the foldable step stool is in the collapsed storage position.
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