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US 8,146,518 B2Granted
Foldable stool or table
OwnerBradley R. Evelethinventor
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Abstract
A foldable stool or table having hinges comprises a plurality of support members. In one embodiment, a foldable device comprises three legs. In another embodiment, the foldable stool or table comprises two foldable support members and two non-foldable support members. Relative to the top and bottom of the device one or more intermediately located steps or shelves, wherein the steps or shelves are located along at least one of the non-foldable support members, may be included. The one or more intermediately located steps or shelves may be forwardly-offset relative to a front surface of the non-foldable support members. A method of using the stool is also provided.
Claims17
A foldable stool, comprising:
- an upper member including a first upper portion operably interconnected to a second upper portion, said first upper portion and said second upper portion each having an outer edge;
- a first non-folding support member having an upper edge, a bottom edge, a left lateral edge and a right lateral edge wherein said upper edge is operably interconnected to said outer edge of said first upper portion, said first non-folding support member comprising at least one integrally-molded step;
- a second non-folding support member having an upper edge, a bottom edge, a left lateral edge and a right lateral edge wherein said upper edge is operably interconnected to said outer edge of said second upper portion;
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- a first folding support member and a second folding support member, each comprising a first lateral portion that is operably interconnected to a second lateral portion, wherein:
- said first lateral portion of said first folding support member is operably interconnected to said right lateral edge of said first non-folding support member;
- said first lateral portion of said second folding support member is operably interconnected to said right lateral edge of said second non-folding support member;
- said second lateral portion of said first folding support member is operably interconnected to said left lateral edge of said second non-folding support member;
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- said second lateral portion of said second folding support member is operably interconnected to said left lateral edge of said first non-folding support member.
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A collapsible stool for placement on a substantially horizontal underlying surface, comprising:
- an upper member including a first upper portion hingedly interconnected to a second upper portion, said first upper portion having an outer edge and said second upper portion having an outer edge, and wherein said first upper portion and said second upper portion form a generally horizontal surface in a first position of use;
- a first non-folding support member having an upper edge hingedly interconnected to said outer edge of said first upper portion, said first non-folding support member comprising at least one step or shelf;
- a second non-folding support member having an upper edge hingedly interconnected to said outer edge of said second upper portion;
- a first folding support member having lateral edges that are hingedly interconnected to lateral edges of said first non-folding support member and said second non-folding support member;
- a second folding support member having lateral edges that are hingedly interconnected to lateral edges of said first non-folding support member and said second non-folding support member;
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- wherein said stool is collapsible from said first position of use, where the first and second non-folding support members are positioned apart, to a second position of storage, where the first non-folding support member and the second non-folding support member are positioned adjacent to each other.
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A foldable stool that is selectively collapsible from a position of use to a position of storage, comprising:
- an upper member including a first upper portion rotatably interconnected to a second upper portion, said first upper portion and said second upper portion each having an outer edge;
- a first non-folding support member rotatably interconnected on an upper end to said outer edge of said first upper portion, said first non-folding support member having at least one step;
- a second non-folding support member rotatably interconnected on an upper end to said outer edge of said second upper portion, said second non-folding support member having at least one step;
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- a first folding support member and a second folding support member comprising rotatably interconnected first lateral and second lateral portions, wherein:
- said first lateral portion of said first folding support member is rotatably interconnected on a left side to said first non-folding support member;
- said first lateral portion of said second folding support member is rotatably interconnected on a right side to said first non-folding support member;
- said second lateral portion of said first folding support member is rotatably interconnected on a right side to said second non-folding support member;
- said second lateral portion of said second folding support member is rotatably interconnected on a left side to said second non-folding support member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.