ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,991, issued on April 21.
"Collapsible, single step stool" was invented by Nahpi Eastman (Colorado Springs, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collapsible step stool includes a front riser extending; a left riser connected to the left side of the front riser; a right riser connected to the right side of the front; a top step connected to the top end of the front riser; the left riser, right riser, and top step hinge relative to the front riser; a left riser stopper extending from the left riser; and a right riser stopper extending from the right riser; the left riser stopper and the right riser stopper are to engage with the top ...