Collapsible assembly
AssigneePatent Category Corp.
InventorYu Zheng
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Abstract
A blanket or mat assembly includes a panel having a foldable frame member that has a folded and an unfolded orientation, and a sheet material substantially covering the frame member when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation, with the sheet material assuming the unfolded orientation of its associated frame member. The assembly further includes a covering having a top portion, a peripheral edge, an opening defined by the peripheral edge, and an interior, with the panel retained inside the interior and accessing the interior of the covering via the opening. The covering assumes the configuration of the panel when the panel is retained inside the interior of the covering. The covering and the panel can be twisted and folded to the folded orientation of the frame member to reduce the overall size of the covering and the panel.
Claims28
An assembly, comprising:
- a panel having a foldable frame member that has a folded and an unfolded orientation, and a sheet material substantially covering the frame member when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation, with the sheet material assuming the unfolded orientation of its associated frame member;
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- a covering having a top portion, a peripheral edge, an opening defined by the peripheral edge, and an interior, the panel retained inside the interior.
An assembly, comprising:
- a panel having a foldable frame member that has a folded and an unfolded orientation, and a sheet material substantially covering the frame member when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation, with the sheet material assuming the unfolded orientation of its associated frame member;
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- a covering having a top portion, a peripheral edge, and a plurality of attachment devices provided in spaced apart manner adjacent the peripheral edge to secure the panel to the covering, the covering further including a plurality of extensions spaced-apart along the peripheral edge, with each extension having an attachment device provided thereon.
A method for folding a blanket or mat assembly, comprising:
- (a) providing a blanket or mat assembly comprising:
- (i) a panel having a foldable frame member that has a folded and an unfolded orientation, and a sheet material substantially covering the frame member when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation, with the sheet material assuming the unfolded orientation of its associated frame member;
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- (ii) a covering having an interior in which the panel is retained;
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- (b) twisting and folding the covering, panel and frame member to form a plurality of concentric frame members to substantially reduce the size of the blanket or mat assembly.
An assembly, comprising:
- a panel having a foldable frame member that has a folded and an unfolded orientation, and a sheet material substantially covering the frame member when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation, with the sheet material assuming the unfolded orientation of its associated frame member;
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- a covering having an interior in which the panel is retained.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.