Portable operational privacy press on glass-cover blind for doors with glass and windows

• US 8,496,039 B1
• Filed: 01/17/2007
• Issued: 07/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Vincenza Barresi
• Original Assignee: Vincenza Barresi
• Inventors: Barresi, Vincenza
• Primary Examiner(s): Mitchell, Katherine
• Assistant Examiner(s): CAHN, DANIEL P
• Application Number:
  US11/624,118
• Time in Patent Office: 2,386 Days
• Field of Search: 49/731, 49/741, 49/871, 49/57, 494/63, 49/62, 49/63, 49/64, 49/65, 522/02, 522/03, 160 32- 34, 160/182, 160/215, 160/107
• US Class Current: 160/107
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 2009/2482 Special shape
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 2009/2488 Curved perimeter
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 7/09 mounted in movable wing, e.g. door
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/28 with horizontal lamellae, e.g. non-liftable louvre windows or gratings E06B7/08
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/38 Other details

Abstract

A portable operational privacy pressed on glass-cover blind for doors with oval shape glass and windows that can be mounted to any door or window by means of releasable fasteners mounted on the back side of the privacy screen. The blind-slats can be oriented in either a horizontal or vertical position having the operating-rod perpendicularly mounted to the blind-slats. Additionally, the present invention provides for a privacy screen having a frame with a plurality of fabric slats extending longitudinally across the privacy screen frame without the need of tools, drilling, holes, nails, etc.

Claims

1. A combination of a portable, releasable glass cover blind and one of a framed glass door or a framed glass window, the glass cover blind is a single independent unit removably installed to the one of the framed glass door or the framed glass window in order to allow a rapid and simple installation;

the combination consisting of;

a) the one of said framed door or said framed window enclosing a sheet of glass;

b) a portable oval frame enclosing and supporting a plurality of elongated slats, said slats are longitudinally parallel with and adjacent to one another in an overlapping fashion, said slats vary in length with respect to one another in order to correspond to a varying width of the portable oval frame so that each of said slats respectively extends a full width of said portable oval frame, said portable oval frame fully encompassing and surrounding each of said plurality of slats;

c) a least one releasable suction cup directly and removably secured on said portable oval frame, the at least one suction cup being directly and removably secured to the sheet of glass;

d) each of said slats respectively are directly and pivotally attached to said portable oval frame at a respective center pivot axis of each said slat;

e) said plurality of slats respectively have an attachment directly attached to a major length of an operating rod that is in transverse relation to a major length of each respective slat so that a movement of said operating rod along the major length of the operating rod controls a pivoting motion of said slats in series with one another while maintaining a uniform spacing of the slats with respect to one another;

the attachments are secured to said slats respectively between the central pivot axis and a terminal end of each respective slat.

2. The portable, releasable glass cover blind recited in claim 1, wherein said portable frame and said slats are sized and shaped to substantially conform to said sheet of glass.

3. The portable, releasable glass cover blind recited in claim 2, wherein said slats are horizontally oriented.