Combined carrying case and step stool

- Nomadic Structures, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and right side perspective view of a combined carrying case and step stool according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof showing, with broken lines, the handle in an alternate position;

FIG. 4 is a rear side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of thereof showing the step stool portion displaced from the bottom portion;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the step stool portion;

FIG. 7 is a view of the interior compartment of the step stool portion from the top showing the lid in an opened position;

FIG. 8 is a view of the interior cavity of the step stool portion from the bottom;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the invention; and,

FIG. 10 is a view of the interior of the bottom portion from the top.

The phantom lines in FIG. 10 show environmental structure and do not form a part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D382997
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 18, 1994
Date of Patent: Sep 2, 1997
Assignee: Nomadic Structures, Inc. (Springfield, VA)
Inventors: Arthur G. Carr (Washington, DC), Christopher A. Durgin (Springfield, VA)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Law Firm: Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, LLP
Application Number: 0/18,968
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3274; D3/905
International Classification: 0301;