Privacy screen assembly
First Claim
1. A privacy screen assembly, comprising:
- a first elongated support having an enlarged support base;
a second elongated support;
a first privacy screen having a first end operably coupled with the first elongated support, and a second end operably coupled to the second elongated support;
a first support member operably received by the first privacy screen such that the first privacy screen is vertically supported by the first support member, the first support member being positionable between a retracted position, wherein the first support member is stored within an interior of a select one of the first elongated support and the second elongated support in a substantially linear configuration, and a deployed position, wherein a substantial portion of the first support member extends from the interior of the select one of the first elongated support and the second elongated support and wherein a substantial portion of the first support member exits the interior of the select one of the first elongated support and second elongated support such that less of the first support member is present in the interior of the select one of the first elongated support and second elongated support than when the first support member is in the retracted position; and
an enlarged receiving base disposed on the second elongated support, wherein the receiving base includes a base cavity for receiving a portion of the enlarged support base, and wherein the second elongated support includes a cavity configured to receive therein the first privacy screen and at least a portion of the first elongated support when the first privacy screen is in the retracted position.
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Abstract
A privacy screen assembly has a first elongated support, a second elongated support, and a privacy screen having a first end operably coupled with the first elongated support and a second end operably coupled to the second elongated support, wherein the first privacy screen is positionable between a retracted position and a deployed position. A support member vertically supports the privacy screen and is positionable between a retracted position, wherein the support member is stored within an interior of one of the first elongated support and the second elongated support in a substantially linear configuration, and a deployed position, wherein a substantial portion of the support member extends from the interior of the elongated support and wherein a substantial portion of the support member exits the interior of the elongated support such that less of the support member is present in the interior of the elongated support.
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20 Claims
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1. A privacy screen assembly, comprising:
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a first elongated support having an enlarged support base; a second elongated support; a first privacy screen having a first end operably coupled with the first elongated support, and a second end operably coupled to the second elongated support; a first support member operably received by the first privacy screen such that the first privacy screen is vertically supported by the first support member, the first support member being positionable between a retracted position, wherein the first support member is stored within an interior of a select one of the first elongated support and the second elongated support in a substantially linear configuration, and a deployed position, wherein a substantial portion of the first support member extends from the interior of the select one of the first elongated support and the second elongated support and wherein a substantial portion of the first support member exits the interior of the select one of the first elongated support and second elongated support such that less of the first support member is present in the interior of the select one of the first elongated support and second elongated support than when the first support member is in the retracted position; and an enlarged receiving base disposed on the second elongated support, wherein the receiving base includes a base cavity for receiving a portion of the enlarged support base, and wherein the second elongated support includes a cavity configured to receive therein the first privacy screen and at least a portion of the first elongated support when the first privacy screen is in the retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A privacy screen assembly, comprising:
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a first elongated support; a second elongated support; a first privacy screen having a first end operably coupled with the first elongated support, and a second end operably coupled to the second elongated support; a first support member operably received by the first privacy screen such that the first privacy screen is vertically supported by the first support member, the first support member being positionable between a retracted position, wherein the first support member is stored within an interior of a select one of the first elongated support and the second elongated support in a substantially linear configuration, and a deployed position, wherein a substantial portion of the first support member extends from the interior of the select one of the first elongated support and the second elongated support and wherein a substantial portion of the first support member exits the interior of the select one of the first elongated support and second elongated support such that less of the first support member is present in the interior of the select one of the first elongated support and second elongated support than when the first support member is in the retracted position; a third elongated support; a second privacy screen having a first end operably coupled to the first elongated support and a second end operably coupled to the third elongated support, wherein the second privacy screen is positionable between a retracted position and a deployed position, wherein the third elongated support includes a cavity configured to receive therein the second privacy screen and approximately half of the first elongated support when the second privacy screen is in the retracted position, such that the third elongated support and second elongated support fully enclose the first elongated support when the first and second privacy screens are in the retracted position.
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13. A privacy screen assembly comprising:
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a first elongated vertical support having a first enlarged base; a privacy screen having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is removably connected to the first elongated support and wherein the privacy screen is positionable between a retracted position and a deployed position; a second elongated vertical support connected to the second end of the privacy screen and having a second enlarged base, wherein one of the first enlarged base and the second enlarged base includes a base cavity for receiving the other of the first enlarged base and the second enlarged base, and wherein one of the first elongated support and the second elongated support includes a cavity configured to receive therein the privacy screen and a portion of the other of the first elongated support and the second elongated support when the privacy screen is in the retracted position; and a support member assembly comprising; a first support member slidably engaged with the privacy screen, the first support member having a substantial portion thereof stored in a vertical linear orientation when the privacy screen is in the retracted position; and a second support member slidably engaged with the privacy screen, the second support member having a substantial portion thereof stored in a vertical linear orientation when the privacy screen is in the retracted position, wherein the privacy screen is laterally supported between the first elongated vertical support and the second elongated vertical support solely by the first and second support members when the privacy screen is in the deployed position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. In a mobile screen assembly having an extendable and retractable screen extending between a first elongated vertical support and a second elongated vertical support, the improvement of a support member storage device, comprising:
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a support member slidably connected with the privacy screen and being positionable between a linear retracted position inside the second elongated vertical support and a linear deployed position outside the second elongated vertical support; a channel disposed in the first elongated vertical support adapted to removably receive an edge of the privacy screen; a first directional translator connected to the elongated vertical support that is slidingly engaged with the support member and configured to translate the support member from the linear retracted position to the linear deployed position; an enlarged support base on the first elongated support; and an enlarged receiving base disposed on the second elongated support, wherein the receiving base includes a base cavity for receiving a portion of the enlarged support base, and wherein the second elongated support includes a cavity configured to receive therein the first privacy screen and at least aportion of the first elongated support when the first privacy screen is in the retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification