Collapsible stool

摘要

A collapsible stool with foldable legs as well as a foldable seat is disclosed herein. The stool collapses to greatly reduce its size thereby enabling it to fit within many common carrying articles, such as purses. The legs and support members fold flat against the seat of the stool, which itself is in two pieces and folds in half.

主权项

1. A collapsible stool comprising
two seats, two legs, and two support members, where one seat is secured to the other seat by two seat hinges, where each seat hinge rotates about the same axis, where each seat has one of the two legs secured thereto, where each leg is secured to the seat by a leg hinge, where the leg hinge rotates about an axis that is parallel to the axis of rotation of the seat hinges; where the leg hinge is located on an opposite end of the seat from the seat hinge, where each seat has one of the two support members secured thereto, where each support member is secured to the seat by a support member hinge, where the support member hinge rotates about an axis that is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the leg hinge, where each support member can rotate up to ninety degrees, where one support member cannot rotate passed the other, where one of the two support members comprises a spring and a latch, where the spring and latch are used to create a spring mounted latch, where the spring mounted latch can prevent the two support members from rotating away from each other, where the latch slides along an axis that is parallel to the axis of rotation of the support member hinge.