Patent ID: 9028016
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A collapsible closet assembly, comprising: first and second rigid walls; a plurality of generally flexible panels extending between the first and second rigid walls; the assembly having a collapsed configuration for storage wherein the plurality of generally flexible panels are in a folded position, with the first and second rigid walls generally adjacent to each other; the assembly having an expanded position wherein the plurality of generally flexible panels are in a stretched position so that the first and second rigid walls extend generally parallel to each other, and the plurality of panels and the rigid walls form a generally rectangular prism that defines a storage space therein; a plurality of support struts, each support strut comprising a first support arm and a second support arm, the first arm and second arm each having a configuration of an inner proximal end and an outer distal end, the first and second arms being pivotally connected to each other near their proximal ends and the distal ends of the first and second arms being pivotally connected to the first and second rigid walls, respectively, with the configuration allowing the arms to be capable of pivoting relative to each other generally in a plane that is perpendicular to the rigid walls when the rigid walls are positioned to be generally parallel to each other, the configuration being such to allow the support arms to have an extended expanded position wherein the support arms lie generally in alignment with one another when the assembly is in the expanded position, and the arms capable of pivoting to a collapsed position wherein the first arm is in a position folded toward the second arm at an acute angle; and a plurality of lock arms, each such lock arm being pivotally connected to one of the first or second support arms to pivot relative to the support arm to which it is connected in a plane that is parallel to a plane in which the said connecting support arm lies, the lock arm having a first section located to one side of its pivotal connection to the said connecting support arm and the lock arm having a second section located to the other side of its pivotal connection with the said support arm, the first section of the lock arm having a first locking portion configured for detachable engagement with the first support arm when the support arms are in the expanded position, and the lock arm second section having a second locking portion configured for detachable engagement with the second support arm when the support arms are in the expanded position.