An improved footrest

Claim 2

A footrest comprising a body portion (4) including a platform (5) having a front (12) and a rear (11) and a pair of laterally spaced legs (6 and 7) depending from the platform and having a chamfer (26) at their outer ends to support the platform from a floor surface at a downward inclination from its rear to its front, a foot member (13) detachably connected to the underside of each of said legs and when attached determining the minimum height of said platform from the floor, and spacing pieces (21) detachably connected between each of said foot members and its respective leg to achieve a selected increase in height of said platform.

Claim 3

A footrest as claimed in claim 1, further comprising individual means (18. 19, 20) for said detachable connection of said foot members and said spacing pieces. each of said individual means including a threaded stud (18) and a . nut (20) therefor with either one of said stud and nut being fixed with respect to one of said spacing pieces.

Claim 4

A footrest as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein means (18) is provided beneath the body portion to attach for storage between said legs those of said spacing pieces not in use.

Claim 5

A footrest as claimed in claim 3, wherein said attaching means is at least one mounting stud (18) embedded in and depending from the underside (9) of said platform.

Claim 6

A footrest as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of said spacing pieces has one of said threaded studs fixed thereon and a hole (16) for entry of a stud of an adjacent one of said spacing pieces, said fixed stud and hole being equally offset to opposite sides of a centre point of said spacing piece, whereby in assembling a stack of said spacing pieces alternate ones of said spacing pieces in the stack are rotated 180° about their centre points from the remainder of said spacing pieces.

Claim 7

A footrest comprising a body portion (4) composed of moulded thermoplastic material and including a platform (5) integrally formed with a pair of legs (6 and 7) depending at opposite sides from said platform and each having a chamfer (26) at its outer end to support the platform from a floor surface at a downward inclination from a rearward edge (11) to a forward edge (12) thereof, a plurality of spacing pieces (21) possessing moulded thermoplastic bodies of identical form and having a fixed projecting threaded stud (18) and a hole (16). with the stud and hole equally offset from, and at opposite sides of. a centre point of said body, thereby to permit stacking of a selected number of said spacing pieces with the projecting stud of one spacing piece passing through said hole of an adjacent spacing piece and receiving a nut (20) for fastening of said spacing pieces together, a projecting stud (18) at the outer end of each of said legs for insertion through the hole in a selected one of said spacing pieces for fastening thereto by a nut, and a foot member (13) detachably connected beneath each of said legs and any selected number of said spacing pieces.

Claim 8

A footrest comprising a body portion (4) composed of moulded thermoplastic material and including a platform (5) integrally formed with a pair of legs (6 and 7) depending at opposite sides from said platform and each having a chamfer (26) at its outer end to support the platform from a floor surface at a downward inclination from a rearward edge (11) to a forward edge (12) thereof, a plurality of spacing pieces (21) possessing moulded thermoplastic bodies of identical form and having a fixed projecting threaded stud (18) and a hole (16). with the stud and hole equally offset from, and at opposite sides of. a centre point of said body, thereby to permit stacking of a selected number of said spacing pieces with the projecting stud of one spacing piece passing through said hole of an adjacent spacing piece and receiving a nut (20) for fastening of said spacing pieces together, a projecting stud (18) at the outer end of each of said legs for insertion through the hole in a selected one of said spacing pieces for fastening thereto by a nut, and a foot member (13) detachably connected beneath each of said legs and any selected number of said spacing pieces.

Claim 9

A footrest as claimed in claim 6, wherein means (18. 19) is provided between said legs and on the underside (9) of said platform to attach thereto for storage those of said spacing pieces not selected for use.

Claim 10

A footrest as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein each of said foot members has a body with a depending skirt (23) with a chamfer (25) at its outer end, and has two holes (16) equally offset to opposite sides of the centre line of said body, whereby said foot member can be connected to increase or decrease the downward inclination of said platform.

Claim 11

A footrest as claimed in claim 8, wherein the outer end of said legs are chamfered at an angle of 12.5°, and the chamfer at the outer end of said foot member is 2.5°.

Claim 12

A footrest as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein said legs are open at their outer end, said spacing pieces have an array of apertures (22) arranged around and within their periphery, and the foot member and all of said spacing pieces have a similar array of depending lugs (17) within the confines of their periphery, whereby in assembly tight nesting of said lugs within the outer end of the legs or within said apertures occurs.