Hinged structures
AssigneeKidabra Limited
InventorGeoffrey L. Wass
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Abstract
A hinge comprises two struts around which pass the two loops of a figure-of-eight of webbing material, the ends of the webbing material being secured to each other and/or to a strut by fixing means. A number of panels are secured together by such hinges to form a large structure such as a children's playhouse which can be folded when not in use. A separate roof also comprising similarly-hinged panels may be provided.
Claims3
A playhouse comprising a wall structure having a top edge and a roof structure, said roof structure being supported by at least part of said top edge, both said roof structure and said wall structure comprising a plurality of panel members, each panel member being connected to an adjacent plate member by hinge means, and each of said panel members having a plurality of edge portions;
- wherein each panel has one or more apertures through an edge portion thereof, said edge portion being adjacent an edge portion of said adjacent panel member, said edge portion of said adjacent panel having a further aperture therethrough, and said hinge means comprises a length of webbing material configured in a figure-of-eight, said length of material comprising first and second loops, said first loop passing around said edge portion and through said aperture of said panel member, and said second loop passing around said edge portion and through said aperture of said adjacent panel member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.