Assemblable structures

A furniture item having a plurality of generally parallel first panels and one panel abutting each opposite end of the first panels and lying in planes generally perpendicular to the planes of the first panels, each of said panels of said furniture item having a plurality of corners, and said panels being connected together to form the furniture item by a support system comprising essentially non-stretchable collars mounted on said panel corners and elastic members connecting at least some of the collars together such that groups of adjacent collars on juxtaposed panels are connected together at their proximate ends by a said elastic member, and at least some of the said groups of collars are connected to other groups of collars which are spaced from the first group by tensioned elastic members stretched between the said groups of collars, such that the collars are capable of being releasably held in place on their respective panel corners to releasably hold all of the panels under the tension of the elastic members in the predetermined shape of the furniture item.

A furniture item having a plurality of generally parallel first panels and one end panel abutting each opposite end of the first panels and lying in planes generally perpendicular to the planes of the first panels, and including a back panel lying in a plane generally perpendicular to the planes of the first panels and the end panels, each of said panels of said furniture item having a plurality of corners, and said panels being connected together to form the furniture item by a support system comprising essentially non-stretchable collars mounted on said panel corners and elastic members connecting at least some of the collars together such that groups of adjacent collars on juxtaposed panels are connected together at their proximate ends by a said elastic member, and at least some of the said groups of collars are connected to other groups of collars which are spaced from the first group by tensioned elastic members stretched between the said groups of collars, such that the collars are capable of being releasably held in place on their respective panel corners to releasably hold all of the panels under the tension of the elastic members in the predetermined shape of the furniture item.

A furniture item having a plurality of general parallel first panels and a generally co-planar panel set at each of the first panels, each panel set abutting its respective ends of the first panels and lying in a plane generally perpendicular to the first panels, all of said panels having a plurality of corners, said panels connected together to form the furniture item by a support system comprising essentially non-stretchable collars mounted on said panel corners and elastic members connecting at least some of the collars together such that group of adjacent collars on juxtaposed panels are connected together at their proximate ends by a said elastic member, and at least some of the said groups of collars are connected to other groups of collars which are spaced from the first group by tensioned elastic members stretched between the said groups of collars, such that the collars are capable of being releasably held in place on their respective panel corners to releasably hold all of the panels under the tension of the elastic members in the predetermined shape of the furniture item.

A furniture item having a plurality of generally parallel first panels, and a generally co-planar panel set at each of the first panels, each panel set abutting its respective ends of the first panels and lying in a plane generally perpendicular to the plane of the first panels, and at least one back panel lying in a plane perpendicular to both the first panels and the said sets of panels, all of said panels having a plurality of corners, and said panels being connected together to form the furniture item by a support system comprising essentially non-stretchable collars mounted on said panel corners and elastic members connecting at least some of the collars together such that groups of adjacent collars on juxtaposed panels are connected together at their proximate ends by a said elastic member, and at least some of the said groups of collars are connected to other groups of collars which are spaced from the first group by tensioned elastic members stretched between the said groups of collars, such that the collars are capable of being releasably held in place on their respective panel corners to releasably hold all of the panels under the tension of the elastic members in the predetermined shape of the furniture item.

A partition structure for dividing off a large area into smaller areas comprising a plurality of vertical panels arranged in a predetermined configuration, each of said panels having a plurality of corners, and said panels connected together by a support system which comprises essentially non-stretchable collars mounted on said panel corners and elastic members connecting at least some of the collars together such that groups of adjacent collars on juxtaposed panels are connected together at their proximate ends by a said elastic member, and at least some of the said groups of collars are connected to other groups of collars which are spaced from the first group by tensioned elastic members stretched between the said groups of collars, such that the collars are capable of being releasably held in place on their respective panel corners to releasably hold all of the panels under the tension of the elastic members in the predetermined shape of the partitioned structure.

A toy comprising a set of panels having corners, elongated essentially non-stretchable collars shaped to fit onto the corners of the panels, and elastic cords shaped to be connected to two collars and stretched therebetween, the panels, collars and cords being such that groups of adjacent collars on juxtaposed panels are connected together at their proximate ends by a said elastic member, and at least some of the said groups of collars are connected to other groups of collars which are spaced from the first group by tensioned elastic members stretched between the said groups of collars, such that the collars are capable of being releasably held in place on their respective panel corners to releasably hold all of the panels under the tension of the elastic members in the predetermined shape of a toy.