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.
