Foldable step stool

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a foldable step stool, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of the foldable step stool in an open state;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of the foldable step stool in a folded state; and,

FIG. 11 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 9.

The broken lines in the figures are for the purposes of illustrating portions of the foldable step stool, which form no part of the claimed design. The additional long-dash broken lines encircling a portion of the foldable step stool in FIG. 9 and illustrated in FIG. 11 depict the boundaries of the enlarged view and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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  • Guide Craft Contemporary Kitchen Helper Stool with 2 Keepers, available in guidecraft.com, earliest available date Oct. 2, 2020 Year 2020 [online], Retrieved on Feb. 22, 2023 from URL: https://guidecraft.com/guidecraft-contemporary-kitchen-helper-stool-gray/ (Year: 2020).
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Patent History
Patent number: D996840
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 14, 2022
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 2023
Inventor: Qidong Li (Kuitun)
Primary Examiner: Vy N Koenig
Assistant Examiner: Michelle M Reeves
Application Number: 29/859,774
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/349; D6/335