ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,359, issued on June 16.
"Stool with vertically elongated handle" was invented by Yuzuru Ito (Plymouth, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stool comprising a plurality of hinges and a plurality of supporting members connected via the plurality of hinges. The stool further comprises a handle connected to one of the plurality of supporting members with a connecting member. The plurality of supporting members including at least two top members, a front member, a back member, a pair of right-side members and a pair of left side members. The handle includes a top part, a middle part and a bottom part. The bottom part of the handle is c...