Patent ID: 7832170

Claim:
An expandable and collapsible scissor assembly for an expandable and collapsible structure, comprising: a first strut having a first end and a second end; a second strut upper portion having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second strut upper portion being pivotably connected to the first strut at an upper strut connection point; and a second strut lower portion having a first end and a second end, the second end of the second strut lower portion being pivotably connected to the first strut at a lower strut connection point, wherein the lower strut connection point is between the upper strut connection point and the first end of the first strut and the scissor assembly is movable between a folded position and an expanded position, wherein, when the scissor assembly is in the folded position, the first end of the first strut and the second end of the second strut upper portion are substantially adjacent and the second end of the first strut and the first end of the second strut lower portion are substantially adjacent.