Amusement devices: toys – Building – tower – bridge or habitation – Folding or collapsible
Patent
1996-10-17
1999-11-30
Nguyen, Kien T.
Amusement devices: toys
Building, tower, bridge or habitation
Folding or collapsible
160135, 522381, A63H 352
Patent
active
059932872
ABSTRACT:
A children's play structure includes a frame having hinging structures capable of being arranged into a free-standing structure and at least one interchangeable panel capable of removable attachment to the frame. The frame is easily assembled and is foldable into a compact structure when not in use. In another embodiment, a children's play structure comprises a unitary piece of relatively rigid, resilient plastic that has been scored in a generally vertical direction to create joints which form foldable frame sections. Interchangeable panels may be attached thereto by means of complementary pairs of hook and loop fasteners attached to the panels and to the frame sections. Alternatively, panels may be removably attached thereto by means of closed loop fasteners such as "O" rings. Such structures are stackable to form a multi-level play structure.
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Melashenko Connie R.
Melashenko Robert A.
Calapitter Creations, Inc.
Nguyen Kien T.
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