Cubicle shield

• US 20030140823A1
• Filed: 09/06/2002
• Published: 07/31/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gary Dale Jr. Hoke, Paul Rony
• Original Assignee: Gary Dale Jr. Hoke, Paul Rony
• Inventors: Rony, Paul, Hoke, Gary Dale Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 7,117,802 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 108/60
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/7411 Details for fire protection
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/7418 Accessories supported on the free upper edge, e.g. auxiliary panels, noise abatement devices

Abstract

A shield for a cubicle including an at least partially opaque covering suspended over the cubicle such that the environmental parameters are attenuated, and a frame for supporting the at least partially opaque covering, thereby providing protection for the cubicle user against environmental parameters. Alternatively, a frameless shield may be provided.

Claims

1. A Cubicle shield for protecting a cubicle inhabitant from environmental parameters comprising:

an at least partially opaque covering projecting over the cubicle such that the environmental parameters are attenuated, and

a frame for supporting the at least partially opaque covering,

thereby providing protection for the cubicle inhabitant against environmental parameters.

2. A device as in claim 1 wherein the covering material is at least partially flexible.

3. A device as in claim 2 wherein the at least partially flexible covering material is a fabric.

4. A device as in claim 3 wherein the fabric is selected from the group consisting of cotton, nylon, and polyester.

5. A device as in claim 3 wherein the fabric is selected from a fire-resistant, flame retardant, or fire-proof material.

6. A device as in claim 1 wherein the frame is cubicle-mounted.

7. A device as in claim 1 wherein the frame includes at least two rigid support members.

8. A device as in claim 7 wherein the frame includes a center arm and at least two side arms.

9. A device as in claim 8 wherein the frame forms a tetrahedron when mounted on the cubicle.

10. A device as in claim 7 further including a central support extending upward from a cubicle wall intersection post and frame arms extending over one or more cubicles conjoining at post.

11. A device as in claim 10 wherein the shield is configured as a canopy.

12. A device as in claim 10 wherein the shield is configured as an inverted canopy.

13. A device as in claim 1 wherein the frame is made from at least semi-rigid material.

14. A device as in claim 13 wherein the frame material is bendable.

15. A device as in claim 13 wherein the frame is made from removably connectable segments.

16. A device as in claim 1 wherein the frame is removably attachable to a cubicle.

17. A device as in claim 1 wherein the frame is integrated with the covering to form an integral, self-supporting shield.

18. A device as in claim 17 wherein the shield is premolded.

19. A device as in claim 17 wherein the shield is formed of a rigid material.

20. A device as in claim 17 wherein the shield can be mounted directly on top of the cubicle walls without fasteners.

21. A device as in claim 1 wherein the shield is cubicle-mountable.

22. A device as in claim 21 further including fasteners for fastening the shield to the cubicle.

23. A device as in claim 21 wherein the shield is mountable on the side or top of the cubicle.

24. A device as in claim 21 wherein the shield is mounted on a cubicle post.

25. A device as in claim 21 further including an adhesive for fastening the shield to the cubicle.

26. A cubicle-framed cubicle shield for protecting a cubicle inhabitant from environmental parameters wherein the shield is mountable on a cubicle.

27. A device as in claim 26 wherein the shield is formed of at least semirigid material.

28. A device as in claim 27 wherein the material is a paperboard.

29. A device as in claim 27 wherein the material is a composite material.

30. A device as in claim 27 wherein the material is a plastic.

31. A device as in claim 30 wherein the plastic is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polystyrene, and polycarbonate.

32. A device as in claim 27 wherein the material is at least partially opaque.