Step stool

- Cosco, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a step stool showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the tread surfaces of FIG. 2 thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view, of a second embodiment, the difference being in the removal of the diagonal tread strips on each step thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view, the difference being in the removal of the rib structure under each step thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspecitve view of the first embodiment of FIGS. 1-5.

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Patent History
Patent number: D335966
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 22, 1990
Date of Patent: Jun 1, 1993
Assignee: Cosco, Inc. (Columbus, IN)
Inventors: Robert A. Schwartzkopf (Columbus, IN), Roy L. Ruggles (Americus, GA)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Monica A. Hannon
Law Firm: Barnes & Thornburg
Application Number: 7/483,006
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6350; D/6349