Collapsible structures are provided having at least one lower panel, each panel having a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material substantially covering the frame member to form the panel when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation. The fabri
Collapsible structures are provided having at least one lower panel, each panel having a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material substantially covering the frame member to form the panel when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation. The fabric assumes the unfolded orientation of its frame member, and each panel further includes a first side, a second side, a bottom side and a top side. The first side of one panel is coupled to the second side of an adjacent panel. The collapsible structure according to the present invention further includes an upper panel having a bottom side coupled to the top side of one of the lower panels. In other embodiments, at least two upper panels are provided, with the upper panels provided above the lower panels. The respective panels can be coupled to each other using stitching and/or detachable connectors, or by crossing the frame members of the panels at adjacent left, right, top or bottom sides.
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1. A collapsible structure adapted to be supported on a surface and comprising:a module having: at least two panels, including a first panel, each panel having a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material covering portions of the frame member to form th
1. A collapsible structure adapted to be supported on a surface and comprising:a module having: at least two panels, including a first panel, each panel having a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material covering portions of the frame member to form the panel, the fabric material assuming the unfolded orientation of the frame member, each panel further including a first side, a second side and a top side, with the first side of one panel coupled to the second side of an adjacent panel; and an upper panel coupled to the module, the upper panel having a bottom side removably coupled to the top side of the first panel, the upper panel having a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material covering portions of the frame member of the upper panel to form the upper panel when the frame member of the upper panel is in the unfolded orientation, the fabric material of the upper panel assuming the unfolded orientation of the frame member of the upper panel; wherein the first and upper panels are generally vertical and co-planar with each other when the structure is deployed in use; and wherein with the frame member of the first panel is collapsible to the folded orientation by twisting and folding to form a plurality of concentric rings. 2. The structure of claim 1, wherein the module is a first module and has at least three panels, with the first side of one panel coupled to the second side of an adjacent panel, and further including a second module having:at least two panels, which includes the upper panel, each panel of the second module having a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material substantially covering the corresponding frame member to form the corresponding panel when the corresponding frame member is in the unfolded orientation, the fabric material assuming the unfolded orientation of the corresponding frame member, each panel of the second module further including a first side, a second side and a bottom side, with the first side of one panel of the second module coupled to the second side of an adjacent panel of the second module; and wherein the bottom sides of each panel of the second module are removably coupled to corresponding top sides of each panel of the first module. 3. The structure of claim 2, further including detachable connectors for coupling the bottom sides of each panel of the second module to corresponding top sides of each panel of the first module.4. The structure of claim 2, wherein the structure further includes detachable connectors for coupling the first side of each panel of the second module to the second side of adjacent panels of the second module.5. The structure of claim 1, wherein the upper panel is a first upper panel and further includes a top side, the structure further including a second upper panel having a bottom side coupled to the top side of the first upper panel.6. The structure of claim 1, wherein the frame member of the first panel is a continuous frame member.
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