Roller assembly, table assembly, and modesty screen
First Claim
1. A roller assembly comprising:
- (a) an elongated, rigid axle having a non-linear configuration;
(b) a unitary, tubular, corrugated sleeve having an interior surface bounding a passageway longitudinally extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the axle being at least partially longitudinally disposed within the passageway, the corrugated sleeve having a configuration complementary to the non-linear configuration of the rigid axle, the corrugated sleeve being sufficiently flexible to selectively rotate about the axle while maintaining the configuration complementary to the non-linear configuration of the rigid axle;
(c) a flexible screen mounted to the corrugated sleeve, the screen being configured to selectively wrap around the corrugated sleeve; and
(d) a biasing device mounted to the axle so as to selectively bias the corrugated sleeve into rotating about the axle.
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Abstract
A roller assembly (12) for a screening assembly (10) includes a non-linear axle (30) and a flexible sleeve assembly (32) rotatable about the axle (30). A table assembly (40) includes a table surface (42) which is adjustable in height over a range of height positions and a screen (14) extendable below the table surface (42). The screen (14) is adjustable with the height adjustment of the table surface (42). A modesty screen (10) for a height adjustable table (40) has first and second relatively movable portions (44,46). The modesty screen (10) includes a screen (14) and a retraction unit (16) such that the screen (14) may be retracted and extended. The retracting unit (16) is adapted for attachment to the first portion (44) of the table (40) and the screen (14) is adapted for attachment to the second portion (46) of the table (40).
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17 Claims
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1. A roller assembly comprising:
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(a) an elongated, rigid axle having a non-linear configuration; (b) a unitary, tubular, corrugated sleeve having an interior surface bounding a passageway longitudinally extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the axle being at least partially longitudinally disposed within the passageway, the corrugated sleeve having a configuration complementary to the non-linear configuration of the rigid axle, the corrugated sleeve being sufficiently flexible to selectively rotate about the axle while maintaining the configuration complementary to the non-linear configuration of the rigid axle; (c) a flexible screen mounted to the corrugated sleeve, the screen being configured to selectively wrap around the corrugated sleeve; and (d) a biasing device mounted to the axle so as to selectively bias the corrugated sleeve into rotating about the axle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A table assembly comprising:
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(a) a table top; (b) an upper leg assembly mounted to the table top; (c) a lower leg assembly supporting the upper leg assembly on a floor surface, the upper leg assembly and lower leg assembly being adjustably movable relative to each other so as to enable selective adjustment of the table top relative to the floor; and (d) a roller assembly including; (i) an elongated axle mounted to a select one of the table top and upper leg assembly; (ii) a tubular sleeve having an interior surface bounding a passageway longitudinally extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the axle being at least partially disposed within the passageway, the sleeve being selectively rotatable about the axle; (iii) a flexible screen having a first end mounted to the sleeve and an opposing second end connected to the lower leg assembly; and (iv) biasing means for continuously biasing the sleeve into wanting to rotate about the axle such that the flexible screen automatically wraps and unwraps from around the sleeve as the upper leg assembly is selectively lowered and raised relative to the lower leg assembly. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A table assembly as recited in 9, wherein the upper leg assembly is slidably disposed within the lower leg assembly.
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