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1. A folding stool comprising:
a support legs assembly having two parallel support legs, each support leg of said two parallel support legs respectively having a foot and an end cap disposed upon a base of each said foot respectively to prevent sliding of the support legs assembly, the folding stool further having a support frame, the support frame comprising the two parallel support legs, an upper horizontal brace and a lower horizontal brace, the upper horizontal brace disposed between and perpendicular to the two parallel support legs, the lower horizontal brace disposed between and perpendicular to the two parallel support legs and disposed below the upper horizontal brace; and a seat assembly comprising a left side brace, a right side brace, a front brace and a rear brace collectively forming a square upon which a seat base and a seat pad are disposed and secured, the seat assembly hingedly connected to a top of each of the parallel support legs with a pivotal locking hinge assembly, the folding stool moveable between a collapsed position and an extended position, wherein a major length of each of the two parallel support legs is perpendicular to a major top surface of the seat assembly when in the extended position, and wherein the major length of each of the two parallel support legs is parallel to the major top surface of the seat assembly when in the collapsed position; and said pivotal locking hinge assembly comprising a pivotal rivet passing through apertures in at least one of said two parallel legs and through a closed elongated slot in a hinge body secured in the seat assembly, the hinge body further comprising an open elongated slot and said pivotal locking hinge assembly further comprising a locking rivet passing through additional apertures of the at least one of said two parallel legs, wherein the locking rivet is configured to pass through the open elongated slot when in the extended position to lock and maintain the folding stool in the extended position during use, the locking rivet further configured to be removed from the open elongated slot as a direct result of moving the at least one of said two parallel legs to unlock and move the folding stool from the extended position to the collapsed position for transport, wherein said pivotal and locking rivets are configured to maintain the folding stool as locked in the extended position as a rear edge of the seat assembly is positioned against a generally vertical planar surface and a user is sitting on the seat base during use; and each of the two parallel support legs comprising a hollow channel configured to receive said pivotal hinge assembly secured to the seat assembly, the support legs assembly and the seat assembly respectively comprising of hollow tube aluminum, and a protective plug is respectively disposed within a cavity at open ends of the seat assembly for sealing. |
