Collapsible structures are provided having at least four panels, including a bottom panel, a first panel, a second panel and a third panel. Each panel has 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 when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation. The fabric assumes the unfolded orientation of the frame member. Each panel further includes a first side and a second side, with the first side of one panel coupled to the second side of an adjacent panel, and with the bottom panel resting on the surface.
RELATED CASES
This is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 09/162,086, filed Sep. 29, 1998, now abandoned which is a division of Ser. No. 08/859,876, entitled "Collapsible Play Structures", filed May 21, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,816,279, which is a division of Ser. No. 08/627,875, entitled "Collapsible Play Structures", filed Apr. 3, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,664,596, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/281,369, entitled "Collapsible Play Structures", filed Jul. 27, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,560,385, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/024,690, entitled "Collapsible Shade Structure", filed Mar. 1, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,467,794, which is in turn a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 07/764,784, entitled "Collapsible Shade Structure", filed Sep. 24, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,301,705, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated by this reference as though set forth fully herein.
