Maze modular partition system

Abstract

Described herein is a convenient set-up of a play structure, similar to a maze or multi-room play house without the use of tape or external connectors outside of the structure design. The panel component-based play area structure system will allow users to reduce the set-up time required for custom play structures as it is based on a simple individual partitions or panels designed to fit together to form a multiple room, or partitioned structure. The individual panel partitions allow the user to form customizable portals thereby customizing access to the individual partitioned sections.

Description

CLAIM OF PRIORITY[0001]This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 381,396, filed Aug. 30, 2016 and entitled “MAZE MODULAR PARTITION” the application of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention generally relates to mazes for the amusement of children.[0003]The use of a maze or labyrinth as a basis for a children's game is well known and there have been many differing types of apparatus to establish the basic maze for the enjoyment of the children. Basically, the maze is set up so that the children can proceed down a particular path and are not readily visible to other children in the same maze such that each child wends a unique path and chances an encounter with another child. With a typical maze set up, there are certainly many games that can thus be played and with certain of the maze setups, the children themselves can improvise and make up their own g...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]The various embodiments of the invention relate to a play area building or construction component including a maze system for setting up and playing a children's game, and, more particularly, to a maze game and structure that can readily be set up indoors or outdoors and which is comprised of light, easy to assemble construction components. In particular, the various embodiments of this invention provide for a modular, partition-style, play structure system. There are currently no repeatable or configurable maze-like structures or systems available on the market today that allow users to construct or configure play-structures in this manner. In a related embodiment, the building panels or partitions described herein are available to build pet-oriented structures to keep pets in that is easy to assemble / disassemble for ease of portability.

[0006]In one example embodiment, a maze system is constructed that allows users to set-up a partition based structure that will be ideally used as a substitute for “cardboard box mazes” or “cardboard play-houses.” This panel partition system allows for the convenient set-up of a play structure, like a maze or multi-room play house without the use of tape or external connectors outside of the structure design. The invention will allow users to reduce the set-up time required for custom play structures. The maze system and method of forming a maze structure is based on a simple designs that fit together to form a multiple room, or partitioned structure. The individual partitions will have the ability to be opened with a simple tool allowing the set-up person to customize access to the individual partitioned sections.

Problems solved by technology

Despite the seemingly availability of the construction materials for a maze, there are no such games or kits that can conveniently be provided to a parent and which can be easily set up, stored and moved with a minimum of difficulty.

Thus, while a parent can individually purchase various equipment and materials to construct a maze, there is no convenient source of the assemblage of materials available in a form that can be used by the parent to readily set up the maze expeditiously and that is adaptable to be used indoors or outdoors.

The prior art fails to provide a maze game apparatus that is light, comprised of readily transportable components by a parent, and which is adaptable to be as easily set up indoors as well as outdoors.

There are currently no repeatable or configurable maze-like structures or systems available on the market today that allow users to construct or configure play-structures in this manner.

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