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US 2026/0298025 A1Published application
Kitchen helper folding step stool with spring loaded crossbar retainer
OwnerJason A. Boyer, Kyle J. Lawrenceinventors
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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 has a crossbar adapted to help a user standing on the step stool.
Claims20
A step stool comprising
- a top platform unit,
- a u-shaped handle rail supported over the top platform unit having a free side at free ends of the u-shaped handle, and
- a crossbar that pivots from a horizontal position in which the crossbar cooperates with the u-shape handle to surround a space above the top platform unit to an entry position in which the crossbar extends downwardly so as to open the free side of the u-shape handle for a user to enter and exit the user space, and
- a crossbar latch coupled to the crossbar, the crossbar latch being reconfigurable from a locked position arranged to block movement of the crossbar away from the horizontal position to an unlocked position arranged to allow movement away from the horizontal position toward the entry position.
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A step stool comprising
- a front frame including a first front leg and a second front leg,
- a rear frame including a first rear leg, a second rear leg, and a crossbar with a proximal end coupled to the first rear leg for pivotable motion from (i) a horizontal position in which the crossbar extends from the first rear leg to the second rear leg to (ii) a entry position in which the crossbar is separated from the second rear leg and extends downwardly along the first rear leg, and
- a crossbar latch coupled to the crossbar, the crossbar latch being reconfigurable from a locked position arranged to block movement of the crossbar away from the horizontal position to an unlocked position arranged to allow movement away from the horizontal position toward the entry position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.