Patent · US Expired

Step stool

US6443261B1 · kind B1 · utility

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24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 11, 2000
Grant dateSep 3, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE06C7/14
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A step stool includes a frame including a front leg and a rear leg movable relative to the front leg and a leg lock coupled to the frame and arranged to retain the rear leg in a fixed position relative to the front leg upon movement of the rear leg to an opened use position lying at an angle to the front leg. The leg lock includes a button receiver coupled to the front leg and a button supported for movement on the rear leg from a released position arranged to disengage the button receiver to allow relative movement of the front and rear legs and a locked position engaged to the button receiver to retain the rear leg in the fixed position.

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