In-cabinet step stool

摘要

An in-cabinet step stool for use with a cabinet defining an interior area, the in-cabinet step stool including a framework having a pair of upstanding side walls, each side wall having a rear section and a front section extending forwardly and downwardly from the rear section. An upper step spans between upper edges of respective rear sections. A lower step spans between upper edges of respective lower sections. Each includes a rear foot having a rounded configuration such that the framework is pivotally movable thereon between a (1) deployed configuration in which the rear foot rests upon the bottom wall of the cabinet and the front section extends forwardly through the opening of the cabinet and a stored configuration in which the rear foot rests upon the bottom wall of the cabinet and the front section is inside the cabinet interior area.

主权项

1. An in-cabinet step stool configured to be used with a cabinet having a bottom wall displaced upwardly from a floor surface and having a front side that defines an opening giving access to a cabinet interior area, said in-cabinet step stool comprising:
a framework having a pair of upstanding side walls laterally spaced apart from one another, each side wall having a rear section and a front section displaced from and extending away from said rear section; an upper step spanning between upper edges of respective said rear sections; a lower step spanning between upper edges of respective lower sections, said upper step being stepwise displaced from said lower step; wherein each rear section includes a rear foot having a rounded configuration defining a fulcrum such that said framework is pivotally movable on said rear foot between (1) a deployed configuration in which said rear foot rests upon the bottom wall of the cabinet while a portion between said rear and front sections extends through the opening of the cabinet and a front foot of each front section bears against the floor surface and (2) a stored configuration in which said rear foot rests upon the bottom wall of the cabinet and said front section is inside the cabinet interior area; wherein each side wall, when at said deployed configuration, extends forwardly and downwardly from said rear section; wherein said framework includes:
a rear support member coupling said rear sections together;a front support member coupling said front sections together; a base member having an attachment section capable of selective mounting to the bottom wall of the cabinet and a guide section operatively coupled to said framework, said base member configured so that a bottom rounded surface of the rounded configuration of each rear foot is configured to remain in contact with the bottom wall while each rear foot rolls between the deployed and stored configurations; wherein:
said attachment section is a plate having a generally planar configuration capable of attachment to the bottom wall of the cabinet; andsaid guide section is pivotally coupled to said rear support member of said framework such that said framework is rotatably movable between said deployed configuration and said stored configuration while said rear support member remains adjacent said plate.