Patent · US Expired

Step stool

US5762163A · kind A · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 22, 1996
Grant dateJun 9, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE06C1/393
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to platform step stools wherein a top step of the stool is movable from its top position to a position in alignment with the step below it to provide for a wider platform than a single step and in particular, to a particular single handle actuated locking mechanism for securing the top step both in its top and alignment height positions.

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