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Roller assembly, table assembly, and modesty screen

  • US 6,062,147 A
  • Filed: 01/11/1999
  • Issued: 05/16/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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