Convertible play structure
AssigneeBest Tide Mfg. Co., Ltd.
InventorsWan-sing Chu, Lai-ha Wu
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Abstract
A portable and reversible collapsible structure that contains a bottom panel and a plurality of side panels. Each of the side panels contains a fabric material attached to at least one frame with each frame foldable between an expanded position and a recoiled position. At least two side panels are hingedly connected to opposing sides of the bottom panels. At least one detachable side panel is further attached to the bottom panel and in a position that is in between the opposing side panels. The connection between the detachable side panel and the bottom panel is reversible and detachable by a user. The connection between the detachable side panel and one of the opposing side panels is also reversible according to the needs of a user.
Claims18
A portable and reversibly collapsible structure comprising:
- a) a bottom comprising a bottom panel;
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- b) a plurality of side panels, each said side panel containing a fabric material connected to at least one frame, each said frame foldable between an expanded position and a recoiled position, said plurality of side panels comprising:
- (i) at least two side panels hingedly connected to opposing sides of said bottom panel forming a hinged connection between each said side panels and said bottom panel respectively;
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- (ii) at least one detachable side panel provided with attachment means for attachment to said bottom panel and said opposing side panels, the attachment between said detachable side panel and said bottom panel being reversibly detachable by a user, the attachment between said detachable side panel and one of said opposing side panels is also reversibly detachable by said end user, whereby side panels may be conveniently recoiled together, and wherein each of said hingedly connected side panels can rotate independently around its respective hinged connection to the bottom panel when said detachable side panels are detached therefrom.
A portable and reversibly collapsible structure comprising:
- a) a bottom comprising a bottom panel;
- and
- b) a plurality of side panels, each said side panel containing a fabric material connected to at least one frame, each said frame foldable between an expanded position and a recoiled position, said plurality of side panels comprising:
- (i) at least two neighboring side panels hingedly connected to neighboring sides of said bottom panel forming a panel set with said neighboring side panels connected side by side;
- (ii) at least one detachable side panel provided with reversible attachment means for attachment to said panel set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.