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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1982
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1979
Silas J Knoke, Seymour, IN (US);
James F Stamper, Nashville, IN (US);
Lear Siegler, Inc., Seymour, IN (US);
Abstract
An improved combined chair and stool apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a U-shaped member having a pair of leg portions defining the front legs of the apparatus, a pair of spaced support members extending between the front legs and secured thereto, and a pair of folding steps comprising upper and lower steps. A pair of spaced back legs are pivotally connected to the top step adjacent to the back edge of the top step for relative pivotal movement therebetween. A pair of spaced pivot links are pivotally connected at their opposite ends to the upper support member and to the back portion of the upper step. The lower step is pivotally attached at its front portion to the lower support member. A second pair of pivot links are pivotally connected to the top step and the bottom step. The second pair of pivot links are connected to the top step at a position forward the pivotal connection between the top step and the first pair of pivot links. The back legs are pivotally connected to their respective front legs at the ends of the back legs.