A modular step stool system according to various embodiments can include a plurality of stepping blocks comprising a first stepping block and a second stepping block configured to support a user's body weight. A plurality of interlocking elements is interposed between the first stepping block and th
A modular step stool system according to various embodiments can include a plurality of stepping blocks comprising a first stepping block and a second stepping block configured to support a user's body weight. A plurality of interlocking elements is interposed between the first stepping block and the second stepping block for horizontally and vertically interconnecting and interlocking at least the first and second stepping blocks to form a raised step platform. Some of the plurality of interlocking elements include sub-couplings which are configured to provide simultaneous horizontal and vertical interconnections. Some embodiments of the device include raised walls configured within the side walls and corner tabs inserted within the corners of the stepping blocks and configured having a profiled selected based upon the shape of the sub-couplings to facilitate stacking and interconnections in at least one of a horizontal, a vertical, a perpendicular, and an offset configuration.
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1. A modular step stool system comprising: a plurality of stepping blocks;a first stepping block having a plurality of male connectors that extends outward from a side wall at a top surface of the first stepping block, wherein at least some of the plurality of male connectors include a raised sub-co
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A modular step stool system comprising: a plurality of stepping blocks;a first stepping block having a plurality of male connectors that extends outward from a side wall at a top surface of the first stepping block, wherein at least some of the plurality of male connectors include a raised sub-coupling stud to facilitate connecting the some of the plurality of blocks together vertically;a second stepping block having a plurality of female connectors for receiving the plurality of male connectors therein to connect the first and second stepping blocks horizontally to form a step platform and to prevent horizontal displacement of the first and second stepping blocks when connected together horizontally, wherein a surface area formed by connecting the first and second stepping blocks horizontally is configured to position and support multiple users thereon; anda ramp is provided underneath each of the plurality of male connectors and formed in the side wall, the ramp comprising a pair of spaced, opposed and upwardly extending ramp side walls, a lower edge of the ramp is located against a bottom surface of the first stepping block, an upper edge of the ramp is attached to one of the plurality of male connectors, and an inclined surface connects to each ramp side wall and extends upwardly from the lower edge to the upper edge of the ramp such that the ramp inclines upward from the bottom surface of the first stepping block towards the top surface so as to integrally connect with each of the plurality of male connectors to provide an opposing force to assist with supporting a user's body weight; corner tabs configured to be inserted into corners of the cavity at the bottom surface, wherein the corner tabs include a non-skid surface for securing the raised step platform to an underlying surface to prevent movement, the corner tabs include indentations configured having a profile based upon a shape of some of the plurality of sub-couplings to conform to and mate with the some of the plurality of sub-couplings when the first and second stepping blocks interconnect vertically in an offset position. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of female connectors include a groove to slidably receive one of the plurality of male connectors, wherein an outer wall and an inner wall of the groove are configured having different heights, and wherein each of the plurality of male connectors form an arc. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein a top surface of the second stepping block includes a plurality of male connectors having the raised sub-couplings, wherein some of the raised sub-couplings of the first and second stepping blocks include small inner configurations and some of the raised sub-couplings include small outer partial configurations such that when the first and second stepping blocks connect horizontally some of the small outer partial configurations mate to form the shape of the small inner configurations. 4. A modular step stool system comprising: a first stepping block having a plurality of male connectors that extends outward from a side wall at a top surface of a first stepping surface containing a plurality of coupling studs, wherein at least some of the plurality of coupling studs have differing configurations;a second stepping block having a second stepping surface and a plurality of side walls extending from a top surface to define a cavity within a bottom surface, wherein the cavity is partitioned into a plurality of sub-cavities that define a plurality of hypocycloids for receiving the plurality of coupling studs to vertically interconnect the second stepping block onto the first stepping block to form a raised step platform; anda ramp is provided underneath each of the plurality of male connectors and formed in the side wall, the ramp comprising a pair of spaced, opposed and upwardly extending ramp side walls, a lower edge of the ramp is located against a bottom surface of the first stepping block, an upper edge of the ramp is attached to one of the plurality of male connectors, and an inclined surface connects to each ramp side wall and extends upwardly from the lower edge to the upper edge of the ramp such that the ramp inclines upward from the bottom surface of the first stepping block towards the top surface so as to integrally connect with each of the plurality of male connectors to provide an opposing force to assist with supporting a user's body weight; corner tabs configured to be inserted into corners of the cavity at the bottom surface, wherein the corner tabs include a non-skid surface for securing the raised step platform to an underlying surface to prevent movement, the corner tabs include indentations configured having a profile based upon a shape of some of the plurality of sub-couplings to conform to and mate with the some of the plurality of sub-couplings when the first and second stepping blocks interconnect vertically in an offset position. 5. The system of claim 4, wherein the second stepping surface of the second stepping block includes a plurality of coupling studs having differing configurations. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein the differing configurations of the plurality of coupling studs include large configurations and small configurations having a symmetrical configuration to provide modularity and permit horizontal, vertical, and perpendicular interconnections between the first and second stepping blocks. 7. The system of claim 6, further comprising channels defined between the large configurations and the small configurations to facilitate easy cleaning of the top surface of the first and second stepping blocks. 8. The system of claim 6, wherein the differing configurations of the plurality of coupling studs include a plurality of sub-couplings disposed intermediate the large configurations and wherein the plurality of the sub-couplings comprises the small configurations. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the differing configurations of the plurality of coupling studs further include small outer partial configurations and small outer half-shaped configurations disposed along a perimeter of the first and second stepping blocks. 10. The system of claim 8, wherein a shape of the symmetrical configuration is selected from at least one of a circular shape, astroid shape, diamond shape, square shape, and a triangle shape. 11. The system of claim 4, wherein the differing configurations of the plurality of coupling studs include large configurations, small inner configurations, small outer partial configurations, and small outer half-shaped configurations to provide modularity between the first and second stepping blocks. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein at least some of the large configurations, small inner configurations, small outer partial configurations, and small outer half-shaped configurations are circular. 13. The system of claim 11, wherein at least some of the large configurations are configured as hollow circles. 14. The system of claim 11, wherein at least some of the small inner configurations, the small outer partial configurations and the small outer half-shaped configurations are astroids. 15. The system of claim 4, wherein a plurality of tubular walls extend from the top surface to form the sub-cavities of the hypocycloids. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein some of the sub-cavities of the hypocycloids define a deltoid shape. 17. The system of claim 15, wherein some of the sub-cavities of the hypocycloids define an astroid shape. 18. The system of claim 15, wherein some of the plurality of tubular walls include a spoke-and-wheel configuration having a non-skid surface projecting therefrom for securing the raised step platform to an underlying surface to prevent movement. 19. The system of claim 4, wherein the plurality of side walls include a partially raised wall located at the bottom surface of the second stepping block to receive one or more sub-coupling studs to permit stacking of the second stepping blocks onto the first stepping block in at least one of a perpendicular direction, a longitudinal direction, and an offset position. 20. A modular step stool system comprising: a plurality of stepping blocks;a first stepping block configured to support a user's body weight, wherein the first stepping block comprises a first stepping surface containing a plurality of coupling studs and sub-couplings, wherein the first stepping block includes a plurality of male connectors that extends outward from a side wall at a top surface of the first stepping block, wherein at least some of the plurality of male connectors include the sub-coupling stud to facilitate connecting the plurality of blocks together vertically;a second stepping block configured to support the user's body weight;a plurality of interlocking elements interposed between the first stepping block and the second stepping block for horizontally and vertically interconnecting and interlocking at least the first and second stepping blocks to form a raised step platform;some of the plurality of interlocking elements including the sub-couplings configured to provide simultaneous horizontal and vertical interconnections; anda ramp is provided underneath each of the plurality of male connectors and formed in the side wall, the ramp comprising a pair of spaced, opposed and upwardly extending ramp side walls, a lower edge of the ramp is located against a bottom surface of the first stepping block, an upper edge of the ramp is attached to one of the plurality of male connectors, and an inclined surface connects to each ramp side wall and extends upwardly from the lower edge to the upper edge of the ramp such that the ramp inclines upward from the bottom surface of the first stepping block towards the top surface so as to integrally connect with each of the plurality of male connectors to provide an opposing force to assist with supporting the user's body weight; corner tabs configured to be inserted into corners of the cavity at the bottom surface, wherein the corner tabs include a non-skid surface for securing the raised step platform to an underlying surface to prevent movement, the corner tabs include indentations configured having a profile based upon a shape of some of the plurality of sub-couplings to conform to and mate with the some of the plurality of sub-couplings when the first and second stepping blocks interconnect vertically in an offset position. 21. The system of claim 20, wherein at least some of the plurality of coupling studs and the sub-couplings have differing configurations; and the second stepping block comprises a second stepping surface having a plurality of female connectors for receiving the plurality of male connectors therein to prevent horizontal displacement of the first and second stepping blocks when connected together horizontally and wherein a plurality of side walls extending from a top surface of the second stepping block to define a cavity within a bottom surface, wherein the cavity is partitioned into a plurality of sub-cavities that define a plurality of hypocycloids for receiving the plurality of coupling studs and some of the plurality of the sub-couplings to vertically interconnect the first and second stepping blocks. 22. A method of converting a modular step stool system to another article of furniture, the method comprising: providing a plurality of stepping blocks comprising a first stepping block, a second stepping block, and a third stepping block; wherein each of the plurality of stepping blocks includes a modular construction;interconnecting the first, the second and the third stepping blocks using a plurality of interlocking elements interposed between the plurality of stepping blocks to form a raised step platform;horizontally interconnecting the first and second stepping blocks, wherein the first stepping block includes a plurality of male connectors and the second stepping block includes a plurality of female connectors for receiving the plurality of male connectors, wherein a surface area formed by connecting the first and second stepping blocks horizontally is configured to position and support multiple users thereon;vertically interconnecting the third stepping blocks with the first and second stepping blocks, wherein at least one of the first and second stepping blocks include a plurality of male connectors that extend from a side wall at a top surface containing a plurality of coupling studs to facilitate connecting the plurality of blocks together vertically and wherein the third stepping block includes a plurality of side walls extending from a top surface of the third stepping block to define a cavity within a bottom surface, wherein the cavity is partitioned into a plurality of sub-cavities that define a plurality of hypocycloids for receiving the plurality of coupling studs to vertically connect with at least one of the first and second stepping blocks;providing some of the plurality of interlocking elements including a plurality of sub-couplings configured to provide simultaneous horizontal and vertical interconnections;providing a ramp underneath each of the plurality of male connectors and formed in the side wall of at least one of the first and second stepping blocks, the ramp comprising a pair of spaced, opposed and upwardly extending ramp side walls, a lower edge of the ramp is located against a bottom surface of at least one of the first and second stepping blocks, an upper edge of the ramp is attached to one of the plurality of male connectors, and an inclined surface connects to each rampside wall and extends upwardly from the lower edge to the upper edge of the ramp such that the ramp inclines upward from the bottom surface of at least one of the first and second stepping blocks towards the top surface so as to integrally connect with each of the plurality of male connectors to provide an opposing force to assist with supporting a user's body weight; inserting a corner tab into corners of the cavity at the bottom surface, wherein the corner tabs include a non-skid surface securing the raised step platform to an underlying surface to prevent movemer wherein the corner tabs include indentations having a profile based upon a shape of some of the plurality of sub-couplings conforming to and mating with some of the plurality of sub-couplings when the first and second stepping blocks interconnect vertically in an offset position; andconverting the plurality of stepping blocks of the raised step platform to form at least one other article of furniture. 23. The method according to claim 22, further comprising the step of converting the raised step platform into the at least one other article of furniture is selected from the group consisting of a bench, a table, a desk, a pet ramp, a chair, a storage chest, a bookcase, cubbies, a gate, and a kid-size building structure.
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