Step stool

- Cosco Management, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a step stool according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right-side elevational view thereof, with the left-side elevational view being substantially similar thereto;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a step stool, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D444574
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 19, 1999
Date of Patent: Jul 3, 2001
Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Inventors: William R. Gibson (Kent, OH), Enrique R. Giner (Streetsboro, OH)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Barnes & Thornburg
Application Number: 29/114,188
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Step Stool Type (D25/65)
International Classification: 2504;