Toy backdrop display for simulating one or more rooms of a doll house

Claim 1

An easily assembled and disassembled backdrop display for simulating one or more rooms of a house, such as a doll house, comprising, in combination: at least one pair of relatively flat simulated wall panels, means coupling said panels together about edges thereof for forming a corner, said coupling means permitting said first and second panels to be moved about said coupled edges relative to one another whereby said panels may form a large plurality of corner angles; a beam, said beam constructed of plastic material and having a U-shaped channel-like cross-section and a predetermined longitudinal axis; said beam containing; a first pair of notches, with the notches of said first pair located in opposite sides of said beam and defining a first passage axis therethrough at an angle to said beam axis; a second pair of notches, with the notches of said second pair located in opposite sides of said beam for defining a second passage axis therethrough inclined to said beam axis and intersecting said first passage axis; said second pair of notches being spaced a predetermined distance from said first pair of notches; said first pair of notches being shaped for receiving therewithin and holding said first panel at a predetermined angle and position thereon and said second pair of notches being shaped for receiving therewithin and holding said second panel at a predetermined angle and position thereon; whereby said beam holds said panels at a predetermined corner angle and increases the stability of said structure by adding weight to said panel edges at a location spaced from said corner and simulates a beamed ceiling; and third and fourth simulated wall panels, means coupling said third and fourth panels together about edges thereof for forming a corner, said latter coupling means permitting said third and fourth panels to be moved about their said coupled edges relative to one another whereby they may form a large plurality of corner angles; said beam further containing: a third pair of notches with the notches of said third pair located in opposite sides of said beam to define a third passage axis inclined to said beam axis and a fourth pair of notches, with the notches of said fourth pair located in opposite sides of said beam to define a fourth passage axis inclined to said beam axis and intersecting said third axis, and said third pair of notches being shaped for receiving within and holding said third panel at a predetermined angle and position thereon and said fourth pair of notches being shaped for receiving within and holding said fourth panel at a predetermined angle and position thereon.