Collapsible structures
AssigneePatent Category Corp.
InventorYu Zheng
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Abstract
A collapsible structure has a first panel and a second panel, each panel having a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material covering portions of the frame member to form the panel when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation. The first panel has a first side that is stitched to the fabric of the second panel by a stitching. Another collapsible structure has a first panel and a second panel, each panel having a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material covering portions of the frame member to form the panel when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation. The second panel has an opening provided in its fabric, with a first side of the first panel inserted through the opening to couple the first panel to the second panel.
Claims5
A collapsible structure, comprising:
- a first panel having a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material covering portions of the frame member to form the first panel when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation;
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- a second panel having a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material covering portions of the frame member of the second panel to form the second panel when the frame member of the second panel is in the unfolded orientation, the frame member of the second panel defining an interior space;
- each panel including a frame retaining sleeve that retains the frame member for the respective panel, with said fabric material of each said panel stitched to the respective frame retaining sleeve;
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- the first panel further including a first side, wherein the frame retaining sleeve of the first panel along said first side is stitched to the fabric material of the second panel at a location in the interior space of the frame member of the second panel by a stitching.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.