US 4,212,130 AGranted

Playhouse with elements based on two modular units

OwnerJune F. Walkerinventor

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Abstract

A modular playhouse comprising a plurality of sections derived from two related modular units. The first modular unit is a right angle triangle having its hypotenuse equal to twice its base. A set of two-dimensional sections based on the triangular module having linear dimensions each of which corresponds either to the base, the hypotenuse or the height of said triangle. The second module is a rectangle having a width equal to the triangle base and a length equal to the triangle hypotenuse. A set of two-dimensional sections based on the rectangular module have linear dimensions corresponding to the length and width of the rectangular module. The box in which the sections are packaged is adapted to form a table-like structure for supporting and securing said sections, the size and proportions of said table-like structure also being derived from the two related modular units. Said sections are connected to each other and to the table-like structure by bendable or flexible strips.

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A modular playhouse comprising a plurality of sections, means for supporting said playhouse, said supporting means having a vertical portion determining its height and generally horizontal portion with sides determining its length and width, and means for connecting said sections ones to the others, the shapes and sizes of said sections regulated by two related modular units, a first of said modular units being essentially a right triangle so proportioned that the hypotenuse thereof is essentially twice as long as the base thereof, a second of said modular units being essentially a rectangle, the length and width of said second modular unit essentially corresponding in measurement to said hypotenuse and said base of said first modular unit respectively, said sections comprising at least one substantially triangular panel having its linear dimensions regulated by the linear dimensions of said first modular unit, and at least one substantially rectangular panel having its linear dimensions regulated by the linear dimensions of said second modular unit, and said supporting means having the linear dimension of its height regulated by the linear dimension of the height of said first modular unit and having the linear dimension of at least one of its sides regulated by the linear dimension of said hypotenuse of said first modular unit.

A modular playhouse comprising a plurality of sections, the shapes and sizes of said sections regulated by two related modular units, a first of said modular units being essentially a right triangle so proportioned that the hypotenuse thereof is essentially twice as long as the base thereof, a second of said modular units being essentially a rectangle, the length and width of said second modular unit essentially corresponding in measurement to said hypotenuse and said base of said first modular unit respectively, means for connecting said sections ones to the others, and means for supporting said modular playhouse, said supporting means comprising the lower portion of a substantially square box adapted for packaging said sections, said box having each side about equal in length to said hypotenuse, at least four elongate members, and means for attaching said elongate members to said lower portion of said box to form a table-like structure.

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