Footrest

Claim 1

A FOOTREST COMPRISING A FRAME ASSEMBLY, A SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING TOP AND BOTTOM FACES POSITIONED WITHIN SAID FRAME ASSEMBLY, SAID SUPPORT MEMBER BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME ASSEMBLY BY CONNECTING MEANS SO THAT EITHER FACE OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER MAY BE POSITIONED TO SUPPORT THE FEET OF THE USER, SAID FRAME ASSEMBLY COMPRISING TWO INVERTED V-SHAPED END MEMBERS EACH HAVING AN APEX APERTURE NEAR THE APEX THEREOF, SAID END MEMBERS BEING CONNECTED TOGETHER BY A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING MEMBER, SAID CONNECTING MEANS INCLUDING PIN MEANS TO PIVOTALLY CONNECT THE SUPPORT MEMBER TO SAID V-SHAPED MEMBERS BY EXTENDING INTO SAID APEX APERTURES THEREIN, BOTH OF SAID END MEMBERS BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF APERTURES THERETHROUGH BELOW SAID APEX APERTURES, SAID SUPPORT MEMBER INCLUDING A CENTRAL BORE IN ONE LONGITUDINAL END THEREOF, A SPRING POSITIONED WITHIN SAID CENTRAL BORE, SAID PIN MEANS INCLUDING A PIN ASSEMBLY SLIDABLY POSITIONED AND RETAINED IN AND PROJECTING FROM SAID CENTRAL BORE, AND SAID PIN ASSEMBLY BEING URGED TO A POSITION PROJECTING FROM SAID CENTRAL BORE BY SAID SPRING WHEREBY SAID SUPPORT MEMBER MAY BE AXIALLY DISPLACED RELATIVE TO SAID FRAME ASSEMBLY TO PERMIT DISCONNECTION THEREFROM AND REPOSITIONING THEREON AT ANOTHER ELEVATION.