Patent ID: 6964111
Filing Date: 2005-11-15
Classification: B25H,B43L,E04F,G01B

Abstract:
1. A square that is selectively configurable between a folded condition and an open condition, said square comprising: a straight long arm having a first section and a second section that are joined together at a second hinge, wherein said second hinge enables said first section and said second section to fold between a linearly aligned configuration, when said square is in said open condition, and a stacked configuration, when said squared is in said folded condition; a first magnet disposed on said first section of said straight long arm proximate said first hinge; a second magnet disposed on said second section of said straight long arm proximate said second hinge, wherein said first magnet and said second magnet interact and hold said first section and said second section in said linearly aligned configuration when said square is in said open condition; a straight short arm connected to said first section with a first hinge that enables said first section to fold between a perpendicular configuration, where said first section extends at a perpendicular from said straight short arm, and a parallel configuration, where said first section lays atop said straight short arm; and a third magnet disposed on said straight short arm that interacts with said first magnet on said first section and retains said first section in said parallel configuration when said square is in said folded condition.