Chairs and seats – Portable bottom with occupant attacher
Reexamination Certificate
1999-07-19
2001-01-23
Cuomo, Peter M. (Department: 3624)
Chairs and seats
Portable bottom with occupant attacher
C297S195110, C297S451400, C297S451500, C248S155000, C248S155100, C135S065000, C135S066000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06176545
ABSTRACT:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not Applicable
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to stools, and more particularly to a portable stool which can be used outside.
2. Description of the Related Art
People who want to sit on a chair or stool during recreational activities outside typically have an array of chairs and stools to select from. Folding lawn chairs are useful when the outdoor activity is close to home and where compactness is not a problem. When there is a concern for compactness or portability, folding stools, e.g., folding chairs with no back thereon have been used. Also, plastic buckets of the type used to package paint or the like have been used by those in the outdoors because they are cheap and light to carry. These buckets are simply turned upside down and placed on the ground to sit on and can be moved from place to place. Neither of these solutions is particularly compact and those having activities outside sometimes have other things to carry, so the need for compactness is viewed as very important, for example for activities such as hunting, fishing and gardening where other articles also need to be carried to participate in the activity as well as the stool to be used.
Consequently, there is a need for an improved stool for use outdoors which overcomes the aforementioned problems.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a stool having an elongated post with a top and a bottom and having a generally longitudinal axis. A first threaded member is disposed at the top of the post and a second threaded member is disposed intermediate the top and bottom. The second threaded member is disposed about an axis substantially transverse to the axis of the first threaded member. A seat member having a third threaded member in or on the bottom thereof is adapted to selectively mate with the first and second threaded members, the seat member having an operative position when the third threaded is engaged with the first threaded member and a storage position wherein the third threaded member is engaged with the second threaded member.
In its preferred embodiment, there is a stop member attached to the elongated post intermediate the top and bottom thereof to allow the bottom of the elongated post to penetrate the ground but only go in as far as the stop member.
An object of the present invention is to provide an improved stool.
Another object of the invention is to provide a stool which is portable and compact for use outside.
A still further object of the invention is to provide a portable stool which has a seat member which can be attached to an elongated post either on one end when in use or to the side for storage purposes.
Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Cuomo Peter M.
Henderson & Sturm LLP
Kelli Lemke
White Rodney B.
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