Collapsible lattice

摘要

A lattice comprising two intersecting laths and a pivoting connector locating at the intersection between the laths that includes a male retainer and a female retainer that interlock so as to connect the laths together. The male and female retainers interlock such that the laths may pivot about the connector from an expanded framework configuration to a collapsed framework configuration of the lattice.

主权项

1. A lattice movable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, comprising:
a plurality of laths including a first lath crossing a second lath at an intersection; and a pivoting connector located at the intersection between the first lath and the second lath, the pivoting connector allowing the first and second laths to pivot relative to each other and comprising:
a male retainer comprising a body having at least one exterior perimetrical lip and a plurality of recesses in a spaced relationship; anda female retainer comprising an opening and a plurality of detents extending into the opening in a common alignment with the plurality of recesses on the male retainer; wherein, when the opening in the female retainer is positioned within the perimetrical lip on the male retainer, the female retainer is thereby pivotally mounted to the male retainer for movement of the lattice between the collapsed configuration and the expanded configuration by the relative pivoting of the first and second laths, and the positioning of the detents on the female retainer within the corresponding recesses on the male retainer corresponds to the expanded configuration of the lattice.