Modular stool
OwnerBashir Zivariinventor
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Abstract
A modular stool capable of functioning in a kindergarten or similar facility as an individual seat or as a desk unit for a small child. When interlinked with like stools, one can then create a large ring of stools or a series of staggered stools for group seating, or just a pair of stools forming a love seat. The modular stool is formed from a single blank of plywood or other material that is cut and contoured to define a wedge-shaped seat section and left and right side sections outwardly inclined with respect to the seat section to form an arch. The side sections of each stool are adapted to be interlinked with the side sections of adjacent stools.
Claims14
A modular stool capable of functioning in a kindergarten or similar facility as an individual seat for a child, which stool when interlinked with like stools can be used for group seating, said stool comprising:
- (a) a wedge-shaped seat section whose rear end is broader than its front end;
- (b) left and right side sections integral with the seat section and outwardly inclined with respect thereto to form an arch, said left side section being defined by a broad panel whose lower edge is notched to define a pair of spaced short legs, said right side section being defined by fore and aft narrow legs joined to the front and rear ends of the seat section;
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- (c) a cross beam bridging the narrow legs below the seat section to define a transverse slot whose width is substantially equal to that of the panel, whereby two stools may be interlinked by inserting the panel of one into the slot of the other, said transverse slot having an upper edge which is notched to define a safety space for the fingers of an operator when inserting the panel into the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.