US 11,638,479 B2Granted

Weight supporting collapsible structures

AssigneePopin Toys Ltd.

InventorOri Mishkal

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Abstract

A collapsible structure with opposite support panels and tab panels, comprising: two structure panels; at least two support panels, each connected to the structure panels via two folding lines at opposite; and at least two tab panels, each connected to the structure panels via two folding lines at opposite sides, each contains at least two internal folding lines perpendicular to the tab folding lines; wherein when the structure is in a collapsed position, the panels are adjacent and generally parallel to each other, the structure panels are folded; and wherein when the structure is in an erected position, the support panels are perpendicular to the structure panels and the tab panels are folded by the internal folding lines, each tab panel partially adjacent to one of the support panels to shape a fixed rod supporting the internal folding lines and inserted to support a rigid distance between the structure panels.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A collapsible structure with at least one cell, the at least one cell comprising:

first and second structure panels (901, 902);
at least one outer support panel (903, 904) and an auxiliary support panel (1007, 905), each one of said outer (903, 904) and auxiliary (1007, 905) support panels is connected to said first and second structure panels (901, 902) via two support folding lines (911, 912) at its opposite sides;
at least one inner support panel (1006, 906, 907);
and
at least two foldable panels (1004, 908, 1005, 909), each one of said at least two foldable panels is connected to said auxiliary support panel (1007, 905) and connected to the at least one inner support panel (1006, 906, 907) at opposite sides of said each one of said at least two foldable panels;
wherein when said structure is in a collapsed position, the structure panels (901, 902), the auxiliary support panel (1007, 905) and the at least one outer support panel (903, 904) are adjacent and generally parallel to each other;
and
wherein when said structure is in an erected position, the auxiliary support panel (1007, 905) is perpendicular to said first and second structure panels (901, 902) and the at least one inner support panel (1006, 906, 907) is adjacent to the at least one outer support panel (903, 904).

5 more elements

A method of manipulating a collapsible structure comprising the steps of:

providing a collapsible structure comprising at least one cell, the at least one cell comprising:
first and second structure panels (901, 902);
at least one outer support panel (903, 904);
an auxiliary support panel (1007, 905);
at least one inner support panel (1006, 906, 907);
and
at least two foldable panels (1004, 908, 1005, 909);
wherein
each one of said outer (903, 904) and auxiliary (1007, 905) support panels is connected to said first and second structure panels (901, 902) via two support folding lines (911, 912) at opposite sides of said support panels;
and wherein
each one of said at least two foldable panels (1004, 908, 1005, 909) is connected to said auxiliary support panel (1007, 905) and to the at least one inner support panel (1006, 906, 907) at its opposite sides;
manipulating the collapsible structure towards a collapsed position where the structure panels (901, 902), the auxiliary support panel (1007, 905) and the at least one outer support panel (903, 904) are adjacent and generally parallel to each other;
and
manipulating the collapsible structure towards an erected position where the auxiliary support panel (1007, 905) is perpendicular to said first and second structure panels (901, 902) and the at least one inner support panel (1006, 906, 907) is adjacent to the at least one outer support panel (903, 904).

11 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/631,296Filed 2 Aug 2018 · us provisional application
Priority: 2 Aug 2017
Published: US 2020/0205562 A12 Jul 2020
Granted: 2 May 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

A47B 3/14
Folding or stowable tables: foldable table and seat units
A47B 43/00
Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features enabling folding of the
A47B 3/002
Folding or stowable tables: with foldable underframe
A47B 39/06
School forms; Benches or forms combined with desks: folding forms