Interactive Cube Furniture

Abstract

Interactive Cube Furniture, having a plurality of identical cubes each constructed of six square of poly foam pads, each having edges that taper forty-five degrees, six rigid square pan shapes that fit snuggly over each poly foam pad and eight U shaped channels that can connect the pans and attached foam pads together to construct a cube. The cubes are inserted into an upholstery housing. One panel of each cube of the upholstery housing can be opened via a zipper so that the cube assembly can be inserted into the upholstery housing. The flexible fabric of the upholstery construction acts as hinge members at certain locations thereby making the multi-cube assembly connected so that the cubes can be folded on top of each other in a variety of ways to create unique pieces of furniture.

1 . Interactive Cube Furniture comprising: 
 a square of poly foam material approximately eighteen inches on a side and approximately three inches thick having edges that taper forty-five degrees;    a rigid square pan shape having edges that taper forty-five degrees and can fit snuggly over said poly foam square;    a U shaped channel that can connect the edge of one said pan the the edge of another said pan;    said foam and pan shapes assembled by said U shaped channels to construct a cube;    said cubes capable of being inserted into an upholstery structure that can accept a plurality of said cubes;    one panel of each cube of said upholstery structure capable of being opened via a zipper or other standard closure so that said cube assembly can be inserted and said upholstered cube can be zipped closed to form an entirely upholstered cube structure; and    said upholstery structure using the flexible fabric of the upholstery construction to act as hinge members at certain locations thereby making the multi-cube assembly connected so that said cubes can be folded on top of each other in a variety of ways to create unique pieces of furniture.    
   
   
       2 . Interactive Cube Furniture as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said poly foam squares attach to said pan shapes by hook and loop fasteners or other known attachment means.  
   
   
       3 . Interactive Cube Furniture as claimed in  claim 1  wherein each said cube can contain an internal assembly such as egg crate construction corrugated fiberboard to further strengthen said cube thereby allowing it to support greater weight.  
   
   
       4 . Interactive Cube Furniture as claimed in  claim 1  wherein an alternate embodiment for attaching said cubes is to cover the outer surfaces of said cubes with a loop type fabric and to connect said cubes by squares of double sided hook type fastening plates thereby allowing the user to assemble said cubes side by side in any combination or orientation to create unique furniture pieces.  
   
   
       5 . Interactive Cube Furniture as claimed in  claim 1  wherein an alternate embodiment for the internal structure of said cubes is to employ a cube consisting totally of poly foam rather than said combination of internal rigid construction and overlay of poly foam.  
   
   
       6 . Interactive Cube Furniture as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said cube size may vary from as little as twelve inches square, for children's furniture to as much as twenty-four inch's square for very large scale furniture.  
   
   
       7 . Interactive Cube Furniture as claimed in  claim 1  wherein an alternate version of said cubes are constructed of inflatable poly vinyl material and are hinged in a similar fashion as described in  claim 1.