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US 2026/0215591 A1Published application
Collapsible stool
AssigneeAdventech, LLC
InventorMatthew F. CAGLE
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Abstract
A collapsible stool can be used in an open position and collapsed to a closed position. The collapsible stool includes first and second leg members. The first and second leg members can be rotatably coupled. The leg members can include geometries to reduce or eliminate interference between structural elements when folding the stool flat.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first leg member comprising a first pair of legs extending from a first top portion, the first leg member having an inner dimension defining a minimum distance between interior edges of the first pair of legs;
- a second leg member comprising a second pair of legs extending from a second top portion, the second leg member having an outer dimension defining a maximum distance between exterior edges of the second pair of legs of the second leg member that is less than the inner dimension of the first leg member;
- a pair of pinned connections rotatably coupling the first leg member and the second leg member, wherein the pinned connection is below each deflection;
- a stop mechanism arranged around the first and second top portion, wherein at least the second top portion is configured to translate through the stop mechanism to open and close apparatus, and wherein the stop mechanism is configured to rotate about at least the first top portion, wherein an angle defined by the first pair of legs is open toward the first pair of legs when the second top portion is moved through the stop mechanism away from the first top portion;
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- a platform operatively coupled with the stop mechanism.
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A method, comprising:
- providing a first leg member comprising a first pair of legs extending from a first top portion, the first leg member having an inner dimension defining a minimum distance between interior edges of the first pair of legs;
- providing a second leg member comprising a second pair of legs extending from a second top portion, the second leg member having an outer dimension defining a maximum distance between exterior edges of the second pair of legs of the second leg member that is less than the inner dimension of the first leg member;
- rotatably coupling the first leg member and the second leg member below each of the pair of deflections;
- installing a stop mechanism to the first top portion and the second top portion;
- connecting a coupling assembly to the stop mechanism;
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- rotatably coupling a platform to the coupling assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.