Folding structure
OwnerDeborah W. Rossiinventor
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Abstract
A foldable structure having an assembled configuration and a folded configuration. The foldable structure includes a main portion, a base panel which supports the main portion and a stabilizing panel which attaches to the main portion to stabilize the structure when in the assembled configuration. The foldable structure preferably includes at least one removable intermediate section which partition the space defined by the assembled main portion. Additionally, the foldable structure is preferably provided with anti-tip members which secure the main portion to the base panel so as to prevent the main portion from tipping away from the base panel.
Claims65
A foldable doll house having an assembled configuration and a folded configuration, the foldable doll house comprising:
- a main frame portion which defines and interior of the doll house, the main frame portion including:
- a front panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side and a right side edge;
- a roof panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the roof panel being hingedly connected at its bottom edge to the top edge of the front panel;
- a first roof truss panel having a front edge and a bottom edge, the front edge being hingedly connected to the left side edge of the roof panel;
- a second roof truss panel having a front edge and a bottom edge, the front edge being hingedly connected to the right side edge of the roof panel;
- a left side panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the right side edge being hingedly connected to the left side edge of the front panel;
- a right side panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the left side edge being hingedly connected to the right side edge of the front panel;
- a base panel having positioning members located so as to engage the bottom edges of the left and right side panels when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
- an attic floor panel having engaging members located so as to secure the attic floor panel to the to edges of the left and right side panels and to the bottom edges of the first and second roof truss panels when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
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- wherein the positioning members are first positioning members, the structure further comprising second positioning members located on the base panel so as to engage bottom edges of a foldable doll house extension adapted to be added to the main frame portion.
A foldable doll house having an assembled configuration and a folded configuration, the foldable doll house comprising:
- a main frame portion which defines and interior of the doll house, the main frame portion including:
- a front panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge;
- a roof panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the roof panel being hingedly connected at its bottom edge to the top edge of the front panel;
- a first roof truss panel having a front edge and a bottom edge, the front edge being hingedly connected to the left side edge of the roof panel;
- a second roof truss panel having a front edge and a bottom edge, the front edge being hingedly connected to the right side edge of the roof panel;
- a left side panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the right side edge being hingedly connected to the left side edge of the front panel;
- a right side panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the left side edge being hingedly connected to the right side edge of the front panel;
- a base panel having positioning members located so as to engage the bottom edges of the left and right side panels when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
- an attic floor panel having engaging members located so as to secure the attic floor panel to the top edges of the left and right side panels and to the bottom edges of the first and second roof truss panels when the doll house is in the assembled configuration:
- wherein the engaging members comprise T-shaped members wherein each portion of the T is a U-shaped receiving element which receives a respective edge of each panel to be secured together.
A foldable doll house having an assembled configuration and a folded configuration, the foldable doll house comprising:
- a main frame portion which defines and interior of the doll house, the main frame portion including:
- a front panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge;
- a roof panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the roof panel being hingedly connected at its bottom edge to the top edge of the front panel;
- a first roof truss panel having a front edge and a bottom edge, the front edge being hingedly connected to the left side edge of the roof panel;
- a second roof truss panel having a front edge and a bottom edge, the front edge being hingedly connected to the right side edge of the roof panel;
- a left side panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the right side edge being hingedly connected to the left side edge of the front panel;
- a right side panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the left side edge being hingedly connected to the right side edge of the front panel;
- a base panel having positioning members located so as to engage the bottom edges of the left and right side panels when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
- an attic floor panel having engaging members located so as to secure the attic floor panel to the top edges of the left and right side panels and to the bottom edges of the first and second roof truss panels when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
- wherein the front panel includes and outer face and an inner face;
- the roof panel includes an outer face and an inner face;
- the first roof truss panel includes an outer face and an inner face;
- the second roof truss panel includes and outer face and an inner face;
- the left side panel includes an outer face and an inner face;
- and the right side panel includes an outer face and an inner face;
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- wherein, the outer face of the roof panel is displaced toward the outer face of the front panel, the inner faces of the first roof truss panel and the second roof truss panel are displaced toward the inner face of the roof panel, and the inner faces of the left side panel and the right side panel are displaced toward the inner face of the front panel when the foldable doll house is converted from the assembled configuration into the folded configuration.
A foldable doll house having an assembled configuration and a folded configuration the foldable doll house comprising:
- a main frame portion which defines and interior of the doll house, the main frame portion including:
- a front panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge;
- a roof panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the roof panel being hingedly connected at its bottom edge to the top edge of the front panel;
- a first roof truss panel having a front edge and a bottom edge, the front edge being hingedly connected to the left side edge of the roof panel;
- a second roof truss panel having a front edge and a bottom edge, the front edge being hingedly connected to the right side edge of the roof panel;
- a left side panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the right side edge being hingedly connected to the left side edge of the front panel;
- a right side panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the left side edge being hingedly connected to the right side edge of the front panel;
- a base panel having positioning members located so as to engage the bottom edges of the left and right side panels when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
- an attic floor panel having engaging members located so as to secure the attic floor panel to the top edges of the left and right side panels and to the bottom edges of the first and second roof truss panels when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
- wherein the front panel includes an outer face and an inner face;
- the roof panel includes and outer face and an inner face;
- the first roof truss panel includes an outer face and an inner face;
- the second roof truss panel includes an outer face and an inner face;
- the left side panel includes an outer face and an inner face;
- and the right side panel includes an outer face and an inner face;
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- wherein, the outer face of the roof panel abuts the outer face of the front panel, the inner faces of the first roof truss panel and the second roof truss panel abut the inner face of the roof panel, and the inner faces of the left side panel and the right side panel abut the inner face of the front panel when the foldable doll house is in the folded configuration.
A foldable doll house having an assembled configuration and a folded configuration the foldable doll house comprising:
- a main fame portion which defines two opposed interior sections of the doll house, the main fame portion including:
- a center panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge;
- a left side panel having an outer face, an inner face, two oppositely inclined top edges, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge the inner face being hingedly connected to the left side edge of the center panel;
- a right side panel having an outer face, an inner face, two oppositely inclined top edges, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the inner face being hingedly connected to the right side edge of the center panel;
- a base panel having positioning members located so as to engage the bottom edges of the left and right side panels when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
- at least one slidably removable interior floor section adapted to extend horizontally between the left side panel and the right side panel so as to separate at least one of the two opposed interior sections of the doll house into at least a first level and a second level;
- at least one slidably removable interior first level wall section adapted to extend vertically between the interior floor section and the base panel;
- at least one slidably removable interior second level wall section adapted to extend vertically between the interior floor section and the attic floor panel;
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- further comprising:
- at least one pair of opposed supports located on the left side panel and the right side panel, respectively, and wherein the interior floor sections is supported by one of the pairs of opposed supports.
A foldable doll house having an assembled configuration and a folded configuration, the foldable doll house comprising:
- a main frame portion which defines two opposed interior sections of the doll house, the main frame portion including:
- a center panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge;
- a left side panel having an outer face, an inner face, two oppositely inclined top edges, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the inner face being hingedly connected to the left side edge of the center panel;
- a right side panel having an outer face, an inner face, two oppositely inclined top edges, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edges the inner face being hingedly connected to the right side edge of the center panel;
- a base panel having positioning members located so as to engage the bottom edges of the left and right side panels when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
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- wherein the positioning members are first positioning members, the structure further comprising second positioning members located on the base panel so as to engage bottom edges of a foldable doll house extension adapted to be added to the main frame portion.
A foldable doll house having an assembled configuration and a folded configuration, the foldable doll house comprising:
- a main frame portion which defines two opposed interior sections of the doll house, the main frame portion including:
- a center panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge;
- a left side panel having an outer face, an inner face, two oppositely inclined top edges, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the inner face being hingedly connected to the left side edge of the center panel;
- a right side panel having an outer face, an inner face, two oppositely inclined top edges, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the inner face being hingedly connected to the right side edge of the center panel;
- a base panel having positioning members located so as to engage the bottom edges of the left and right side panels when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
- wherein the center panel includes a first face and a second face;
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- wherein, the inner face of the left side panel is displaced toward the first face of the center panel, and the inner face of the right side panel is displaced toward the second face of the center panel when the foldable doll house is converted from the assembled configuration into the folded configuration.
A foldable doll house having an assembled configuration and a folded configuration, the foldable doll house comprising:
- a main frame portion which defines two opposed interior sections of the doll house, the main frame portion including:
- a center panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge;
- a left side panel having an outer face, an inner face, two oppositely inclined top edges, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge the inner face being hingedly connected to the left side edge of the center panel;
- a right side panel having an outer face, an inner face, two oppositely inclined top edges, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the inner face being hingedly connected to the right side edge of the center panel;
- a base panel having positioning members located so as to engage the bottom edges of the left and right side panels when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
- wherein the center panel includes a first face and a second face;
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- wherein, the inner face of the left side panel abuts the first face of the center panel, and the inner face of the right side panel abuts the second face of the center panel when the foldable doll house is in the folded configuration.
A foldable doll house having an assembled configuration and a folded configuration, the foldable doll house comprising:
- a main frame portion which defines and interior of the doll house, the main frame portion including:
- a front panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and right side edge,
- an attic floor panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the attic floor panel being hingedly connected at its bottom edge to the top edge of the front panel;
- a left side panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the right side edge being hingedly connected to the left side edge of the front panel;
- a right side panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and right side edge, the left side edge being hingedly connected to the right side edge of the front panel;
- a pair of opposed grooves located on the left side panel and the right side panel, respectively, the pair of opposed grooves adapted to engage the left side edge and the right side edge of the attic floor panel when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
- a base panel having positioning members located so as to engage the bottom edges of the left and right side panels when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
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- wherein the positioning members are first positioning members, the structure further comprising second positioning members located on the base panel so as to engage bottom edges of a foldable doll house extension adapted to be added to the main frame portion.
A foldable doll house having an assembled configuration and a folded configuration the foldable doll house comprising:
- a main frame portion which defines and interior of the doll house, the main frame portion including:
- a front panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge,
- an attic floor panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and right side edge, the attic floor panel being hingedly connected at its bottom edge to the top edge of the front panel;
- a left side panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the right side edge being hingedly connected to the left side edge of the front panel;
- a right side panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and right side edge, the left side edge being hingedly connected to the right side edge of the front panel;
- a pair of opposed grooves located on the left side panel and the right side panel, respectively, the pair of opposed grooves adapted to engage the left side edge and the right side edge of the attic floor panel when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
- a base panel having positioning members located so as to engage the bottom edges of the left and right side panels when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
- wherein the front panel includes an outer face and an inner face;
- the attic floor panel includes an upper face and a lower face;
- the left side panel includes an outer face and an inner face;
- and the right side panel includes an outer face and an inner face;
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- wherein, the upper face of the attic floor panel is displaced toward the outer face of the front panel, and the outer faces of the left side panel and the right side panel are displaced toward the outer face of the front panel when the foldable doll house is converted from the assembled configuration into the folded configuration.
A foldable doll house having an assembled configuration and a folded configuration, the foldable doll house comprising:
- a main frame portion which defines and interior of the doll house, the main frame portion including:
- a front panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right edge,
- an attic floor panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the attic floor panel being hingedly connected at its bottom edge to the top edge of the front panel;
- a left side panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the right side edge being hingedly connected to the left side edge of the front panel;
- a right side panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and right side edge, the left side edge being hingedly connected to the right side edge of the front panel;
- a pair of opposed grooves located on the left side panel and the right side panel, respectively, the pair of opposed grooves adapted to engage the left side edge and the right side edge of the attic floor panel when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
- a base panel having positioning members located so as to engage the bottom edges of the left and right side panels when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
- wherein the front panel includes an outer face and an inner face;
- the attic floor panel includes an upper face and a lower face;
- the left side panel includes an outer face and an inner face;
- and the right side panel includes and outer face and an inner face;
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- wherein, the upper face of the attic floor panel abuts the outer face of the front panel, and the outer faces of the left side panel and the right side panel abut the lower face of the attic floor panel when the foldable doll house is in the folded configuration.
A foldable doll house having an assembled configuration and a folded configuration, the foldable doll house comprising:
- a main frame portion which defines an interior of the doll house, the main frame portion including:
- a front panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge;
- a left side panel having a tap edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the right side edge being hingedly connected to the left side edge of the front panel;
- a right side panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, the left side edge being hingedly connected to the right side edge of the front panel;
- a base panel having positioning members located so as to engage the bottom edges of the left and right side panels when the doll house is in the assembled configuration;
- wherein the positioning members are first positioning members, the structure further comprising second positioning members located on the base panel so as to engage bottom edges of a foldable doll house extension adapted to be added to the main frame portion;
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- further comprising a foldable doll house extension having bottom edges, the bottom edges being attached to the second positioning members of the base panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.