1. An intermediate construction of an integrated circuit comprising:
a) a semiconductive substrate;
b) a raised mandril over the substrate, the raised mandril being raised out from the substrate and having at least one edge substantially perpendicular to the substrate and having at least one beveled edge; and
c) a layer of structural material forming an edge defined feature on the at least one perpendicular edge.
2. The construction of claim 1, wherein the bevel is less than or equal to about 45\xb0.
3. The construction of claim 1, wherein the raised mandril comprises four edges, including two edges perpendicular to the substrate and two beveled edges.
4. The construction of claim 1, wherein the structural material is conductive.
5. The construction of claim 1, further comprising a step at the at least one perpendicular edge from the substrate to the raised mandril.
6. The construction of claim 3, further comprising a step at each of the four edges from the substrate to the raised mandril.
7. The construction of claim 1, wherein the structural material layer comprises a substantially uniformly thick layer.
8. An intermediate construction of an integrated circuit comprising:
a) a semiconductive substrate;
b) a raised mandril over the substrate, the raised mandril being raised out from the substrate and having at least one edge substantially perpendicular to the substrate, at least one beveled edge, and a step parallel to the substrate; and
c) a layer of structural material forming an edge defined feature on the at least one perpendicular edge, but not on the beveled edge or the step.
9. The construction of claim 8, wherein the edge defined feature extends to a full lateral extent of the perpendicular edge.
10. The construction of claim 8, wherein the edge defined feature extends to a full vertical extent of the perpendicular edge.
11. The construction of claim 8, wherein the bevel is less than or equal to about 45\xb0.
12. The construction of claim 8, wherein the raised mandril comprises four edges, including two edges perpendicular to the substrate and two beveled edges.
13. The construction of claim 8, wherein the structural material is conductive.
14. The construction of claim 8, further comprising a step at the at least one perpendicular edge from the substrate to the raised mandril.
15. The construction of claim 12, further comprising a step at each of the four edges from the substrate to the raised mandril.
16. The construction of claim 8, wherein the edge defined feature comprises a substantially uniformly thick layer.
17. An intermediate construction of an integrated circuit comprising:
a) a semiconductive substrate;
b) a raised mandril over the substrate, the raised mandril being raised out from the substrate and having at least one edge perpendicular to the substrate and at least one beveled edge; and
c) a layer of structural material forming an edge defined feature on the at least one perpendicular edge, the edge defined feature extending to a full lateral extent of the perpendicular edge.
18. The construction of claim 17, wherein the edge defined feature extends to a full vertical extent of the perpendicular edge.
19. The construction of claim 17, wherein the bevel is less than or equal to about 45\xb0.
20. The construction of claim 17, wherein the raised mandril comprises four edges, including two edges perpendicular to the substrate and two beveled edges.
21. The construction of claim 17, wherein the structural material is conductive.
22. The construction of claim 17, further comprising a step at the at least one perpendicular edge from the substrate to the raised mandril.
23. The construction of claim 20, further comprising a step at each of the four edges from the substrate to the raised mandril.
24. The construction of claim 17, wherein the edge defined feature comprises a substantially uniformly thick layer.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A dog kennel for use with a truck cap mounted atop a pickup truck bed having a pair of opposed side rails, said dog kennel comprising:
a first floor panel connected to a second floor panel for pivotal movement relative thereto, said first and second floor panels being movable between a planar extended configuration and a folded storage configuration;
a first side support bracket attached to a free end of said first floor panel and a second side support bracket attached to a free end of said second floor panel for supporting said first and second floor panels, respectively, atop the side rails of the truck when said first and second floor panels are at said extended configuration;
a center floor panel situated intermediate said first and second floor panels for displacing said first and second floor panels from one another and defining a horizontal axis, said first and second floor panels being pivotally coupled to said center floor panel and movable about said horizontal axis;
a center front panel connected to said center floor panel and extending upwardly therefrom so as to define a vertical axis; and
first and second front panels pivotally coupled to said center front panel for separately operable movement about said vertical axis between front panel extended and storage configurations.
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4. The dog kennel as in claim 1 further comprising:
a first floor panel fastener slidably mounted to said first floor panel for releasably engaging said center floor panel when said first floor panel is at said extended configuration; and
a second floor panel fastener slidably mounted to said second floor panel for releasably engaging said center floor panel when said second floor panel is at said extended configuration, whereby said first and second floor panel fasteners selectively hold said first and second floor panels at said extended configuration.
5. The dog kennel as in claim 1 further comprising first and second front panel fasteners coupled to respective floor panels and separately movable between extended configurations engaging respective front panels and retracted configurations displaced from said respective front panels.
6. The dog kennel as in claim 1 wherein said first and second front panels each define a door opening; and
said dog kennel further comprising a pair of door coverings mounted to respective first and second front panels for covering said door openings.
7. The dog kennel as in claim 6 wherein each respective door covering is a folding-gate door movable between open and closed configurations.
8. The dog kennel as in claim 6 wherein each respective door covering is a wire grate door that is pivotally movable between open and closed configurations.
9. The dog kennel as in claim 1 further comprising a partition coupled to said center floor panel, whereby to define separate interior kennel spaces.
10. The dog kennel as in claim 1 further comprising a partition pivotally coupled to a respective floor panel and selectively movable between vertical and horizontal configurations.
11. The dog kennel as in claim 1 further comprising:
a center back panel connected to said center floor panel opposite said center front panel and extending upwardly therefrom; and
first and second back panels coupled to said center back panel, said first and second back panels having configurations substantially similar to configurations of said first and second front panels, respectively.
12. A dog kennel for use with a truck cap mounted atop a pickup truck bed having a pair of opposed side rails, said dog kennel comprising:
a frame structure having a center floor panel defining a horizontal axis and a center front panel extending upwardly from said center floor panel defining a vertical axis;
a first floor panel and a second floor panel pivotally coupled to opposed edges of said center floor panel for movement about said horizontal axis between a planar extended configuration and a folded storage configuration;
a first side support bracket connected to said first floor panel and a second side support bracket connected to said second floor panel for supporting said first and second floor panels, respectively, atop the side rails of the truck when said first and second floor panels are at said extended configuration;
a first front panel and a second front panel pivotally coupled to opposed edges of said center front panel for separately operable movement about said vertical axis between front panel planar extended and folded storage configurations.
13. The dog kennel as in claim 12 further comprising first and second floor panel fasteners mounted to first and second floor panels, respectively, said first and second floor panel fasteners being separately movable between locked configurations extending from said respective floor panels and released configurations retracted within said respective floor panels, said first and second floor panel fasteners being separately movable to said locked configurations for receipt into complementary receptacles defined by said center floor panel, whereby to releasably hold said first and second floor panels at said extended configuration.
14. The dog kennel as in claim 12 further comprising first and second front panel fasteners coupled to respective floor panels and separately movable between extended configurations engaging respective front panels and retracted configurations displaced from said respective front panels.
15. The dog kennel as in claim 12 wherein said first and second front panels each define a door opening; and
said dog kennel further comprising a pair of door coverings mounted to respective first and second front panels for covering said door openings.
16. The dog kennel as in claim 15 wherein each door covering is a folding-gate door movable between open and closed configurations.
17. The dog kennel as in claim 15 wherein said door covering is a wire grate door that is selectively movable between open and closed configurations.
18. The dog kennel as in claim 15 wherein each of said pair of door coverings is movable between open and closed configurations; and
said dog kennel further comprising means connected to said pair of door coverings for selectively moving said each of said door coverings between said open and closed configurations from a position remote from said door coverings.
19. The dog kennel as in claim 12 further comprising a partition coupled to said center floor panel, whereby to define separate interior kennel spaces.
20. The dog kennel as in claim 12 further comprising:
a center back panel connected to said center floor panel opposite said center front panel and extending upwardly therefrom; and
first and second back panels coupled to said center back panel, said first and second back panels having configurations substantially similar to configurations of said first and second front panels, respectively.
21. A dog kennel for use with a truck cap mounted atop a pickup truck bed having a pair of opposed side rails, said dog kennel comprising:
a first floor panel connected to a second floor panel for pivotal movement relative thereto, said first and second floor panels being movable between a planar extended configuration and a folded storage configuration;
a first side support bracket attached to a free end of said first floor panel and a second side support bracket attached to a free end of said second floor panel for supporting said first and second floor panels, respectively, atop the side rails of the truck when said first and second floor panels are at said extended configuration; and
a partition pivotally coupled to a respective floor panel and selectively movable between vertical and horizontal configurations;.