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.