Collapsible frame assemblies
AssigneePatent Category Corp.
InventorYu Zheng
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Abstract
A collapsible frame assembly has a coilable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, and a plurality of corner sleeves. Each corner sleeve has a lumen for retaining a selected portion of the frame member, with the plurality of corner sleeves positioned in spaced apart relation along the frame member to form a bend at each location of a corner sleeve. Each collapsible frame assembly can be used to form a panel for a collapsible structure, with one side of each frame assembly hingedly coupled to another side of an adjacent frame assembly to form a series or ring of two or more frame assemblies.
Claims15
A collapsible frame assembly, comprising:
- a coilable and continuous frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, wherein the frame member may be twisted and folded to form a plurality of concentric loops in the folded orientation to reduce the size of the frame assembly;
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- a plurality of corner sleeves, each corner sleeve having a lumen for retaining a selected portion of the frame member, the plurality of corner sleeves positioned in spaced apart relation along the frame member to form a bend at each location of a corner sleeve.
A collapsible structure, comprising:
- a first frame assembly and a second frame assembly, each frame assembly having:
- (a) a coilable and continuous frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, wherein the frame member may be twisted and folded to form a plurality of concentric loops in the folded orientation to reduce the size of the frame assembly;
- (b) a plurality of corner sleeves, each corner sleeve having a lumen for retaining a selected portion of the frame member, the plurality of corner sleeves positioned in spaced apart relation along the frame member to form a bend at each location of a corner sleeve;
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- (c) a left side and a right side;
- wherein the right side of the first frame assembly is hingedly coupled to the left side of the second frame assembly.
A collapsible structure, comprising:
- at least three frame assemblies, each having:
- (a) a coilable and continuous frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, wherein the frame member may be twisted and folded to form a plurality of concentric loops in the folded orientation to reduce the size of the frame assembly;
- (b) a plurality of corner sleeves, each corner sleeve having a lumen for retaining a selected portion of the frame member, the plurality of corner sleeves positioned in spaced apart relation along the frame member to form a bend at each location of a corner sleeve;
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- (c) a left side and a right side;
- wherein the left side of each frame assembly is hingedly coupled to the right side of an adjacent frame assembly to form a ring of frame assemblies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.