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US 7,018,267 B2Granted
Transportable play assembly
AssigneeHomegrown Kids, Inc.
InventorsThomas J. Delaney, Jennifer L. Delaney
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Abstract
A transportable play design assembly with an open operative position, an alternative closed position and which may be folded to enclose play items therebetween when play time is concluded. The open operative position is utilized as a play surface. The alternative closed position is utilized as a transporting and storage device for play items. The alternative closed position further has a closing mechanism to prevent the play items from falling out of the assembly during transportation.
Claims31
A foldable play assembly, comprising:
- at least two non-continuous reinforcing flexible frame members, each shaped in a substantially semi-circular configuration and diametrically disposed to each other such that the frame members form a substantially circular configuration;
- a flexible sheet substantially covering the area of the substantially circular configuration and folded over each reinforcing frame member such that the reinforcing members are not exposed;
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- a hinge disposed at the median of the substantially circular configuration spanning the width of the substantially circular configuration and dividing the substantially circular configuration into two substantially semi-circular panels.
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A foldable play assembly, comprising:
- at least two non-continuous reinforcing flexible frame members, each shaped in a substantially semi-circular configuration and diametrically disposed to one another such that the frame members form a substantially circular configuration and such that when overlaid on top of each other, they form a substantially semi-circular configuration with diametrically opposed corners which are adapted to be used to collapse the flexible frame members to a smaller size by rolling the corners inward toward each other to form a substantially rounded configuration;
- a flexible sheet substantially covering the area of the substantially circular configuration and folded over each reinforcing frame member such that the reinforcing members are not exposed;
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- a hinge disposed at the median of the substantially circular configuration spanning the width of the substantially circular configuration and dividing the substantially circular configuration into two substantially semi-circular panels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.