Step stool

- Cosco Management, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a step stool in accordance with our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof in an opened position, with the left side elevational view being substantially similar;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of a second embodiment of a step stool in accordance with our new design, with the front, rear, right side elevational, left side elevational, and top views being substantially similar to FIGS. 1-6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a step stool in accordance with our new design;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view thereof in an opened position, with the left side elevational view being substantially similar;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of a fourth embodiment of a step stool in accordance with our new design, with the front, rear, right side elevational, left side elevational, and top views being substantially similar to FIGS. 9-13.

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Patent History
Patent number: D433156
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 13, 1999
Date of Patent: Oct 31, 2000
Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Inventors: William R. Gibson (Kent, OH), Enrique R. Giner (Streetsboro, OH)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Law Firm: Barnes & Thornburg
Application Number: 0/109,363
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Ladder (D25/64); Step Stool Type (D25/65)
International Classification: 2504;