Folding stool

Abstract

A folding stool includes a pair of table surface sections, a pair of leg sections, and a pivot member. The pair of table surface sections is connected to each other by the pivot member, and the pair of leg sections supports the pair of table surface sections. Each leg section includes a bottom and a top, and the top resists against the table surface section. The folding stool is made of aluminum and magnesium alloy, further includes a plurality of first connecting members and a plurality of second connecting members. Each table surface section includes a first connecting hole and a second connecting hole, and each leg section includes a third connecting hole and a fourth connecting hole. The first connecting member is connected between first connecting hole and the third connecting hole, and the second connecting member is connected between second connecting hole and the fourth connecting hole.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A folding stool comprising:
 a pair of table surface sections;   a pivot member; and   a pair of leg sections configured to support the pair of table surface sections;   wherein the pair of table surface sections is connected with each other by the pivot member, each leg section comprises a bottom and a top opposite to the bottom, and the top resists against the corresponding table surface section;   wherein each table surface section comprises a first connecting hole away from the pivot member and a second connecting hole adjacent to the pivot member, the top of each leg section defines a third connecting hole, and a fourth connecting hole is positioned between the top and the bottom; and   wherein the folding stool further comprises a plurality of first connecting members and a plurality of second connecting members, two ends of each first connecting member are rotationally connected to the first connecting hole and the third connecting hole respectively, and two ends of each second connecting member are rotationally connected to second connecting hole and the fourth connecting hole respectively.   
     
     
         2 . The folding stool as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each table surface section further comprises a top plate and two sidewalls perpendicular to top plate, and two ends of each sidewall, respectively define a first connecting hole and a second connecting hole. 
     
     
         3 . The folding stool as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the bottom comprises a standing surface configured for contacting the ground and a plurality of parallel strengthening portions, and the plurality of parallel strengthening portions are perpendicularly connected to standing surface. 
     
     
         4 . The folding stool as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein each strengthening portion is substantially triangular, and a side of the strengthening portion is attached to the standing surface. 
     
     
         5 . The folding stool as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the top comprises two protuberances configured to abut the top plate. 
     
     
         6 . The folding stool as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the third connecting hole is positioned on the top adjacent to the protuberances, and engaged with the first connecting hole. 
     
     
         7 . The folding stool as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the fourth connecting hole is sandwiched between the bottom and the top, and engaged with the second connecting hole. 
     
     
         8 . The folding stool as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each leg section further comprises a handle adjacent to the top. 
     
     
         9 . The folding stool as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein a holding portion is defined on an inner surface of the handle, and the holding portion is ergonomically designed. 
     
     
         10 . The folding stool as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein an angle between the two leg sections is in correlation with relationship between the first connecting member and the second connecting member. 
     
     
         11 . The folding stool as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a length of the second connecting member is larger than that of the first connecting member. 
     
     
         12 . A folding stool comprising:
 first and second table surface sections pivotally mounted to each other;   first and second leg sections each having a top and bottom, and pivotally connected to the first and second table surface sections, respectively; and   the first and second table surface sections and the first and second leg sections being moveable relative to each other to establish at least first, second, third and fourth positions, wherein:
 the first position is a deployed position in which said first and second table surfaces are substantially parallel, the first and second leg sections abut the first and second tables surface sections, and the tops of the first and second table leg sections are closer together than the bottoms. 
 the second position is a first partially collapsed position in which the tops of the first and second leg sections are spaced from the first and second table surface sections, and the bottoms of the first and second table leg sections are closer together than the tops; 
 the third position is a second partially collapsed position in which the first and second leg sections are parallel to the first and second table surface sections, respectively, and the bottoms of the first and second table leg sections are closer together than the tops; and 
 the fourth position is a fully collapsed position, in which the first and second leg sections and the first and second table surfaces are all parallel, and the first and second table surface sections abut each other. 
   
     
     
         13 . The folding stool of  claim 12 , wherein in the third and fourth position the tops of the first and second leg sections extend beyond the table surfaces and define a grip by which the folding stool can be carried.