# US 8,465,100 B2 · Portable footrest

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- Number: US 8,465,100 B2
- Document ID: US8465100B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/005,513
- Filed: 2011-01-12
- Published: 2011-07-28
- Granted: 2013-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2010-01-28
- Applicants: Jung Eung Kim
- Inventors: Jung Eung Kim
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8465100B2

## CPC

- A47C 16/025: {adjustable, swivelling, rocking}
- A47C: CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable footrest including a top plate, a leg which supports the top plate and which is foldable, a support for maintaining the leg at an upright state, and a slider which has a square C-shaped sliding portion formed at a portion of both sides thereof and ended at an end thereof, and which has protrusions formed at a lower surface thereof. The slider is arranged at both sides of the top plate, and the sliding portion of the slider moves along an edge of the top plate.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A portable footrest comprising
a top plate;
a leg which supports the top plate and which is foldable;
a support for maintaining the leg at an upright state; and
a slider which has a square C-shaped sliding portion formed at a portion of both sides thereof that has an end, and which has protrusions formed at a lower surface thereof,
said protrusions of the slider are inserted into a plurality of holes formed at the top plate, and the end of the slider is brought into contact with a round portion of the leg to prevent the slider from further sliding;
wherein said slider is arranged at both sides of the top plate, and
wherein said sliding portion of the slider moves along an edge of the top plate.

### Claim 2

A portable footrest comprising:
a top plate;
a leg which supports the top plate and which is foldable;
a support for maintaining the leg at an upright state; and
a slider which has a square C-shaped sliding portion formed at a portion of both sides thereof that has an end, and which has protrusions formed at a lower surface thereof,
wherein said slider is arranged at both sides of the top plate, and
wherein said sliding portion of the slider moves along an edge of the top plate;
said top plate has a plurality of ribs formed in a lengthwise direction thereof,
each of the ribs has both ends with respective holes,
an innermost rib has a receiving portion,
the leg has ribs to be inserted among the ribs of the top plate,
each of the ribs of the leg has an end with a hole corresponding to the hole of the rib of the top plate, and
a pin is inserted into the hole of the rib of the top plate and into the hole of the rib of the leg such that the leg is inwardly rotatable.

### Claim 3

A portable footrest comprising:
a top plate;
a leg which supports the top plate and which is foldable;
a support for maintaining the leg at an upright state; and
a slider which has a square C-shaped sliding portion formed at a portion of both sides thereof that has an end, and which has protrusions formed at a lower surface thereof,
said protrusions of the slider are inserted into a plurality of holes formed at the top plate, and the end of the slider is brought into contact with a round portion of the leg to prevent the slider from further sliding;
wherein said slider is arranged at both sides of the top plate, and
wherein said sliding portion of the slider moves along an edge of the top plate
said top plate has a plurality of ribs formed in a lengthwise direction thereof,
each of the ribs has both ends with respective holes,
an innermost rib has a receiving portion,
the leg has ribs to be inserted among the ribs of the top plate,
each of the ribs of the leg has an end with a hole corresponding to the hole of the rib of the top plate, and
a pin is inserted into the hole of the rib of the top plate and into the hole of the rib of the leg such that the leg is inwardly rotatable.