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US 12,655,624 B2Granted
Collapsible structure complexing systems and methods
Assigneetrac9, LLC
InventorsGreg B. Laue, Timothy J. Wright, John David Madagan, Kevin Nelson Overton
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Abstract
A collapsible structure system can have a plurality of collapsible shelters connected via one or more cross tunnels. The cross tunnel may allow users to move between the first shelter and second shelter without going outside of the collapsible structure system.
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A system, comprising:
- a first arch of a first collapsible shelter comprising a first plurality of hinges coupled to a first plurality of panels and a second plurality of panels, wherein each hinge of the first plurality of hinges is coupled to a panel of each of the first plurality of panels and the second plurality of panels, and wherein the first arch is formed when the first collapsible shelter is in an erected state;
- a second arch of a second collapsible shelter comprising a second plurality of hinges coupled to a third plurality of panels and a fourth plurality of panels, wherein each hinge of the second plurality of hinges is coupled to a respective panel of each of the third plurality of panels and the fourth plurality of panels, and wherein the second arch is formed when the second collapsible shelter is in an erected state;
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- a cross-tunnel positioned between the first arch and the second arch, wherein the cross-tunnel comprises a first side-entry element, a cross tunnel arch, and a second side-entry element
- wherein each of a first panel and a second panel of first plurality of panels has a breakout boundary;
- wherein each of a first panel and a second panel of the second plurality of panels has a breakout boundary;
- wherein each of a first panel and a second panel of third plurality of panels has a breakout boundary;
- and wherein each of a first panel and a second panel of fourth plurality of panels has a breakout boundary,
- wherein a portion of each panel having the breakout boundary is configured to be removed from the rest of the panel along its respective breakout boundary without removal of adjacent panels and while the first and second arches remain erected to defines an access region to the cross-tunnel,
- wherein the breakout boundary includes a structure configured to facilitate removal of the portion of each panel having the breakout boundary.
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A system, comprising:
- an arch of a collapsible shelter comprising a first plurality of hinges coupled to a first plurality of panels and a second plurality of panels, wherein each hinge of the first plurality of hinges is coupled to a panel of each of the first plurality of panels and the second plurality of panels, and wherein the arch is formed when the collapsible shelter is in an erected state;
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- a side-entry element coupled to the arch, wherein the side-entry element comprises first and second side connector panels and a panel top positioned on a top side of each of the first and second side connector panels,
- wherein each of a first panel and a second panel of first plurality of panels has a breakout boundary, wherein each of a first panel and second panel of the second plurality of panels has a breakout boundary,
- wherein a portion of each panel having the breakout boundary is configured to be removed from the rest of the panel along its respective breakout boundary without removal of adjacent panels and while the arch remains erected to define an access region to the side-entry element,
- wherein the breakout boundary includes a structure configured to facilitate removal of the portion of each panel having the breakout boundary.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.