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US 2009/0178196 A1Published application
Portable support assemblies
AssigneePatent Category Corp.
InventorYu Zheng
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Abstract
An apparatus has a collapsible base that assumes a deployed position and a collapsed position where the base has a smaller size than in the deployed configuration. A surface is removably attached to the base. The base includes a frame system that includes a plurality of struts that are hingedly connected to each other. The surface can be used as a sleeping surface, a table top, a game surface, or for other similar purposes.
Claims10
A sleeping apparatus, comprising:
- a collapsible base that assumes a deployed position and a collapsed position where the base has a smaller size than in the deployed configuration, the base having a plurality of struts pivotably connected by a plurality of hinges, the base also having a plurality of hubs, with the struts folded about the hinges and hubs when the base is converted from the deployed position to the collapsed position;
- and
- a sleeping mat having a plurality of connectors, with each connector removably connected to a separate hub.
A game apparatus, comprising:
- a collapsible base that assumes a deployed position and a collapsed position where the base has a smaller size than in the deployed configuration, the base having a plurality of struts pivotably connected by a plurality of hinges, the base also having a plurality of hubs, with the struts folded about the hinges and hubs when the base is converted from the deployed position to the collapsed position;
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- a game surface having a plurality of connectors, with each connector removably connected to a separate hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.