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US 2023/0243177 A1Published application
Collapsible structure
Assigneetrac9, LLC
InventorsGreg Laue, Timothy J. Wright
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Abstract
Collapsible structures are disclosed. In one embodiment, the collapsible structure includes a plurality of hinges and a plurality of panels. The plurality of panels are swingably connected by the plurality of hinges so as to form at least one arch when the collapsible structure is in an erected state and so as to become at least one stack of the plurality of panels in a collapsed state. The panels allow for the collapsible structure to maintain its structural integrity when erected but to have a compact and transportable configuration when collapsed.
Claims1
A collapsible structure, comprising:
- a plurality of hinges;
- a plurality of panels, wherein the plurality of panels are swingably connected by the plurality of hinges so as to form at least one arch when the collapsible structure is in an erected state and so as to become at least one stack of the plurality of panels in a collapsed state, wherein the at least one arch comprises a tubular arched structure in the erected state, wherein the plurality of panels comprise a first row of panels and a second row of panels that are adjacent to the first row of panels, the first row of panels being directly connected to the second row of panels by at least one of the plurality of hinges;
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- wherein, the at least one of the plurality of hinges are configured to connect the first row of panels and the second row of panels such that a first stack of the at least one stack of panels include both the first row of panels and the second row of panels in the collapsed state and such that the first row of panels and the second row of panels are interleaved in the first stack in the collapsed state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.