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242results about "Step stools" patented technology

Collapsible stool

A collapsible stool to provide additional height for small children undergoing toilet training, comprising: a substantially horizontal top plate of generally rectangular shape with an upper surface and a lower surface; four protrusions integral with the lower plate surface and each separately located proximal to the four corners of the top plate, wherein each protrusion is host to a hollow core to provide two pairs of female cores approximately cylindrical in shape; and two legs, each leg having two opposite facing male protrusions each adapted to fit the female cores to enable each leg to rotate through an arc between an open position and a closed position relative to the top plate, wherein at least one of each pair of female cores comprise an integral leg security mechanism adapted to maintain each leg in an open position relative to the top plate.
Owner:RAWLINGS SHELLEY +1

Folding stool

A folding stool has trapezoidal sides including front and rear nonfolding side walls and left and right folding end walls. Each end wall includes first and second nonfolding half-walls and a hinge connecting these half-walls to each other. The folding stool includes a nonfolding top wall connected to the top of the front side wall by a hinge and a strut connected proximate the middle of the top wall at one end and proximate the top of the rear side wall at the other end. The top wall extends horizontally outwardly from the left and right end walls and rear side wall when the folding stool is in its unfolded position to rest upon the left and right end walls and rear side wall to support weight placed upon the folding stool. The folding stool folds so that the top face of the top wall is coplanar with the outer face of the front side wall when in the folded position.
Owner:TRICAM IND

Shoe and foot cleaning and disinfecting system

A cleaning and disinfecting system for the cleaning and disinfecting of footwear or feet. The system provides for cleaning and disinfecting the bottom of the feet or footwear. An optional brush on a wand provides cleaning to upper foot areas as required. The system is automatically activated only when a person stands on the device, thereby minimizing the volume of fluid required to perform the process. Optionally, a venturi component allows the addition of a cleaning or disinfecting fluid with the cleaning solution or water. When the system is attached to a hot water line and fitted with heating elements, it can be used to remove snow from shoes and boots.
Owner:HUGHES RANDALL L

Retractable Step Stool/ Access Device

ActiveUS20130186709A1Quickly deployableQuickly retractableBathroom accessoriesStep stoolsStored energyEngineering
The present invention is for a step stool to be used by a child, diminutive person or an adult of average height to gain vertical reach. The retractable step stool / access device is positioned by one's foot between an elevated, retracted position or a lowered, deployed step accessible position. Internal stored energy mechanisms can be employed to ease some of the physical effort required, especially by a child or diminutive person, to complete the deployment / retraction cycle with either of their feet. In the raised, retracted position, the step stool is elevated from contact with the floor and clear of the standing area for general usage and allowing access for cleaning and maintenance of the floor.
Owner:WHITE RALPH LAYNE

Step stool

A step tool has front and rear leg tubes, a bottom and top footplate, a connection device for connecting the footplate and the leg tubes, a lock catch device of the top footplate. The front leg tubes are joined to the rear leg tubes rotatably. The foreside of the top footplate joins to the front leg tubes rotatably. A rail is fixed on the rear leg tubes. The lock catch is disposed on the top footplate and is detachedly connected to the rail. The lock catch device includes two connecting ears, a rotation axis, a lock catch and a torsion spring.
Owner:NEW TEC INTEGRATION (XIAMEN) CO LTD

Convertible step stool

An apparatus and method for a children's convertible dual mode step stool that includes both a single-step mode and a double-step mode. A moveable housing, coupled to a base housing, selectively and lockably maintains either of two different ninety degree orientations to present a desired one of either a single-step mode or a double-step mode.
Owner:FC BRANDS LTD

Cabinet Mountable Sliding Step Stool

A sliding step stool that can be mounted within a cabinet and extended for use. The step stool includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall that are parallel to one another and are connected by a flat panel. The flat panel provides an elevated surface on which a user can stand in order to access items stored in elevated areas, such as on or within high shelves or cabinets. The step stool includes a pair of sliding mechanisms on the sides or bottom thereof wherein the sliding mechanisms can be installed inside of a conventional cabinet. In a stored configuration, the step stool is enclosed within the cabinet, and in an extended configuration the step stool extends outward therefrom.
Owner:BINEGAR DEBRA

Multi-purpose children's furniture

A combination desk-step stool furniture piece may provide a portable and / or easy-to-use tool to help children reach elevated objects and have a desk and chair to foster their creative minds or however else they see fit to use it. The piece may include a support frame having a plurality of legs that define a footprint and an upper step and at least one intermediate step. One or more of the steps may lie substantially within the footprint. The upper step and / or the intermediate step may be textured to provide traction to facilitate use of the furniture piece as a step stool. The piece also may include a removable table top that may be attached to the upper step. The frame also may include a storage compartment for stowing the tabletop when the furniture is not being used as a desk. Other embodiments and features also are described.
Owner:SIMA MICHAEL

Foldable chair and ladder combination

A combination chair and ladder assembly including a center leg, a rear leg and a front leg wherein the rear leg is pivotally connected to the center leg and swings outwardly away from the center leg. The assembly includes a lower step or platform assembly including a first platform having first and second portions with a hinge connecting the first and second portions. The front leg is connected to the first platform. In addition, the chair and ladder assembly may include an upper step or platform assembly having a plurality of platforms pivotally connected to the center leg and to a front support member. The lower step or platform assembly operates independently of the upper step or platform assembly.
Owner:COLE KIMBERLY J

Compact Folding Step Stool

InactiveUS20130213738A1Safer floor environmentEasy accessStep stoolsBuilding support scaffoldsEngineeringCupboard
A quick folding step stool is provided that folds compactly enough to fit in a cabinet toe-kick area while requiring no modifications to existing cabinets. The quick folding step stool can also be mounted on a track to move laterally along a bank of cabinets. The quick folding step stool or the track can also be mounted on a wall, behind a bar, in a work area, or in any other location where occasional access to higher shelves or other features is required.
Owner:SCHROEDER JOHN S

Bed step stool and method of use

ActiveUS20160374881A1Composure can be improvedBed-tablesNursing bedsEngineeringPhysical medicine and rehabilitation
A bed step stool for assisting a user into and out of bed including opposite sides, a head, and a foot. The bed step stool includes a first support to be disposed closer to the head of the bed; a second support to be disposed closer to the foot of the bed; and a step assembly supported between the first support and the second support, the step assembly to enable the user to step thereon for assisting the user into and out of the bed.
Owner:BAIERA VINCENT J

System and method for a modular step stool

A modular step stool system according to various embodiments can include a plurality of stepping blocks comprising a first stepping block and a second stepping block configured to support a user's body weight. A plurality of interlocking elements is interposed between the first stepping block and the second stepping block for horizontally and vertically interconnecting and interlocking at least the first and second stepping blocks to form a raised step platform. Some of the plurality of interlocking elements include sub-couplings which are configured to provide simultaneous horizontal and vertical interconnections. Some embodiments of the device include raised walls configured within the side walls and corner tabs inserted within the corners of the stepping blocks and configured having a profiled selected based upon the shape of the sub-couplings to facilitate stacking and interconnections in at least one of a horizontal, a vertical, a perpendicular, and an offset configuration.
Owner:KINDER PAL

Portable multifunctional folding chair

The invention discloses a portable multifunctional folding chair. The portable multifunctional folding chair is characterized by comprising a seat, a chair back and chair legs, wherein an angle adjusting device is arranged at the joint of the chair back and the seat; each chair leg is of a two-section structure connected by use of a shaft; each chair leg is connected with one end of an air spring, and the other end of the air spring is connected with a four-rod mechanism; an air spring valve is linked with a cross rod; the seat is arranged into two layers and a positioning locking mechanism is designed on the seat. According to the portable multifunctional folding chair, the angle adjusting device is arranged so as to adjust the position of the chair back; the four-rod mechanisms and the air springs are arranged so as to realize the linkage of the front and back chair legs; besides, the portable multifunctional folding chair is provided with a first plank and a second plank to realize the functions of a luggage case, a ladder and a tea table, has more functions than the existing commercial products, and is more convenient and easier to operate.
Owner:HOHAI UNIV CHANGZHOU

Folding step for use with mobility device

A device adapted to be installed on a walker is provided where two of the original adjustable feet are removed from the walker and the device is affixed to the remaining vertical tube portions. The device is affixed to the walker in a similar fashion to the adjustable feet. The device has a platform that moves between a stored position and a use position, the stored position is defined by the platform being up and located between the remaining vertical tube portions and the use position is defined by the step being down, allowing the user to sit or stand on the step. When the platform is up, it allows full access to the space around the walker. A leg is connected to the step where the leg hinges down to support the step.
Owner:HIGHLANDER INVENTIONS CORP

Sink access device for a public restroom

The present invention relates to a sink access device which is utilized to facilitate a child or a diminutive person to wash their hands at a lavatory located at a public restroom. The sink access device includes a step support mount having a base and an upwardly extending arm. The step support mount is fixedly attached to a portion of a public restroom. A step is pivotally mounted to the upwardly extending arm of the step support mount. The step has a first position wherein the step is in a vertical position and a second position wherein the step is in a horizontal position providing a platform for a diminutive person to step onto. The step is positioned either at or behind a vertical plane defined by the front profile of a sink when the step is in the first position and the step breaks the plane when in the second position.
Owner:SUMPTON PAUL +2
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