Collapsible panel assembly

1. An assembly comprising:

a first panel and a second panel, each panel having a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material covering selected portions of the respective frame member to form the respective panel when the respective frame member is in the unfolded orientation, with a first opening provided in the fabric material of the first panel and a second opening provided in the fabric material of the second panel;

a first supporting piece fixedly attached to the first panel; and

a flexible connector;

wherein the connector and the first supporting piece are made of a different material than the fabric material; and

wherein the connector and the first supporting piece are made of the same material;

wherein the first supporting piece has an opening that is aligned with the first opening of the first panel, and with the connector extended through the first and second openings in the first and second panels and the first supporting piece to connect the first and second panels; and

wherein the connector has a shaft and a deformable section extending from a portion of the shaft, the deformable section being deformed to insert the connector through the openings in the first supporting piece and the panels.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the deformable section has a width that is greater than the width of the openings in the first supporting piece and the panels.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the connector connects the first and second panels in a manner where the first and second panels are perpendicular to each other.

4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein each frame member is twisted and folded to form a plurality of concentric frame members when in the folded orientation.