Mechanic's seat and step stool

Abstract

A combination step stool and mechanic's seat in the form of a molded plastic, generally parallelepiped configuration includes a seat on one side supported on casters on the opposite side with a step stool surface adjacent the backside of the seat and spaced from a front side surface of the seat which includes a recess tray for tools and other items.

1 . A combination step stool and seat comprising: 
 a six sided, unitary, hollow, single molded plastic, generally rectangular parallelepiped assembly of walls including a first side wall, an opposed second side wall with a molded seat, said seat including a back support section with a hand grip passage, a transverse third side wall between the first side wall and second side walls, said third side wall comprising a generally flat, planar step surface with said back support section along one side thereof, a transverse fourth side wall spaced from and generally parallel to the third wall for support of said combination assembly as a step stool, said first wall being positionable over the floor to define a creeper with a molded seat supported on the molded second side wall, said fourth wall being positionable at the floor in an alternative orientation of said assembly to define said step stool, said fourth wall comprising an upper wall section, a spaced lower wall section with an opening through the fourth wall to the interior of the assembly of wall, and opposed fifth and sixth generally planar spaced walls joined to the first, second, third and fourth walls;    a separate molded recess shelf section in the form of a five sided bucket, said recess shelf wall section mounted to the fourth wall and comprising a bucket shaped insert with an open side open outwardly from the fourth wall, the open side including a rim fitted into the opening in the fourth wall and generally aligned with the upper and lower wall sections of the fourth wall; and    casters mounted to the assembly of walls for maintaining the first wall elevated above a floor.    
     
     
         2 . The combination of  claim 1  wherein the second wall includes arm support sections on each side of the molded seat extending from the back support section along the edge of the seat.  
     
     
         3 . The combination of  claim 1  wherein the first wall includes a molded step.  
     
     
         4 . The combination of  claim 1  including first and second separate leg support members attached respectively to the fifth and sixth walls, said leg support members including said casters.  
     
     
         5 . The combination of  claim 4  wherein said leg support members comprise a first U-shaped bar member attached to the outside face of the fifth wall and a second U-shaped bar member to the outside face of the sixth wall, said U-shaped bar members generally congruent each including elongate sections positioned along outer margins of the fifth and sixth walls.  
     
     
         6 . The combination of  claim 5  wherein the front and second leg support members are attached by fasteners respectively to the fifth and sixth walls.  
     
     
         7 . A combination step stool and seat comprising: 
 a six sided, unitary, hollow, single molded plastic, generally rectangular parallelepiped assembly of walls including a first side wall, an opposed second side wall with a molded seat, said seat including a back support section with a hand grip passage, a transverse third side wall between the first side wall and second side walls, said third side wall comprising a generally flat, planar step surface with said back support section along one side thereof, a transverse fourth side wall spaced from and generally parallel to the third wall for support of said combination assembly as a step stool, said first wall being positionable over the floor to define a creeper with a molded seat supported on the molded second side wall, said fourth wall being positionable at the floor in an alternative orientation of said assembly to define said step stool, said fourth wall comprising an upper wall section, a spaced lower wall section with an opening through the fourth wall to the interior of the assembly of wall, and opposed fifth and sixth generally planar walls joined to the first, second, third and fourth walls;    a separate molded recess shelf section in the form of a five sided bucket, said recess shelf wall section mounted to the fourth wall and comprising a bucket shaped insert with an open side open outwardly from the fourth wall, the open side including a rim fitted into the opening in the fourth wall and generally aligned with the upper and lower wall sections of the fourth wall; and first and second separate leg support members attached respectively to the fifth and sixth walls said leg support members including casters, said leg support members each comprising a U-shaped bar member attached to the outside face of the fifth wall and a second U-shaped bar member attached to the outside face of the sixth wall, said U-shaped bar members generally congruent including elongate sections positioned along outer margins of the fifth and sixth walls.    
     
     
         8 . The stool and seat of  claim 7  wherein said first and second bar members are substantially identical and each comprise connected runs positioned along the outer margins of the fifth and sixth side walls, respectively.