Freestanding portable splatter shield

A freestanding splatter shield for use in kitchens and other work areas comprising:

• a central panel having top and bottom edge portions and opposite first and second end portions, one of said first and second end portions including a 90° flange member, said 90° flange member including at least one slot extending therethrough, at least a portion of said top and bottom edge portions of said central panel associated with the other of said first and second opposite end portions each including a channel member;
• a first end panel removably engageable to the 90° flange member associated with one of said first and second end portions of said central panel, said first end panel having at least one curved member associated with one end portion thereof, said at least one curved member folding back towards said first end panel and forming a gap between said first end panel and said at least one curved member, said at least one curved member being configured so as to be received by the at least one slot associated with the 90° flange member, said first end panel being movable between a first position wherein the first end panel overlays the central panel and a second position angularly related thereto, said second position being at an angle greater than 90° from said first position, said first end panel being further movable to a position wherein the first end panel lies in the same plane as the 90° flange member whereby said first end panel can be disengaged from said one of said first and second end portions of said central panel;
• an extension member having opposite first and second end portions, one of said first and second end portions being receivable within the respective channel members associated with the top and bottom edge portions of said central panel, the other of said first and second end portions including a 90° flange member having at least one slot extending therethrough;
• a second end panel removably engageable with the 90° flange member associated with said extension panel, said second end panel having at least one curved member associated with one end portion thereof, said at least one curved member folding back towards said second end panel and forming a gap between said second end panel and said at least one curved member, said at least one curved member being configured so as to be received by the at least one slot associated with the 90° flange member of said extension panel, said second end panel being movable between a first position wherein said second end panel overlays the central panel and said extension panel and a second position angularly related thereto, said second position being at an angle greater than 90° from said first position, said second end panel being further movable to a position wherein the second end panel lies in the same plane as the 90° flange member associated with said extension panel whereby said second end panel can be disengaged from said extension panel;
• said first and second end panels being selectively positionable at a plurality of different angular orientations relative to said central panel and said extension panel to selectively accommodate different work areas;
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• wherein said extension panel is selectively movable relative to said central panel for selectively increasing and decreasing the length of said central panel, said extension panel being removable from said central panel.

A freestanding splatter shield for use in kitchens and other work areas comprising:

• a central panel having top and bottom edge portions and opposite first and second end portions, said top and bottom edge portions each including at least one channel member associated respectively with the first and second end portions of said central panel;
• a first extension panel having first and second end portions, said first end portion being configured to be received within the at least one channel member associated with the top and bottom edge portions of the first end portion of said central panel, said first extension panel being selectively movable relative to the first end portion of said central panel for selectively increasing and decreasing the length of said central panel, said first extension panel being removable from said central panel, and the second end portion of said first extension member including a 90° flange member having at least one slot extending therethrough;
• a second extension member having opposite first and second end portions, said first end portion of said second extension member being configured to be received within the at least one channel member associated with the top and bottom edge portions of the second end portion of said central panel, said second extension member being selectively movable relative to the second end portion of said central panel for selectively increasing and decreasing the length of said central panel, said second extension panel being removable from said central panel, and the second end portion of said second extension panel including a 90° flange member having at least one slot extending therethrough;
• a first end panel removably engageable with the 90° flange member associated with said first extension panel, said first end panel having at least one curved member associated with one end portion thereof, said at least one curved member folding back toward said first end panel and forming a gap between said first end panel and said at least one curved member, said at least one curved member being configured so as to be received by the at least one slot associated with the 90° flange member of said first extension panel, said first end panel being movable between a first position wherein the first end panel overlaps the central panel and the first extension panel and a second position angularly related thereto, said second position being at an angle greater than 90° from said first position, said first end panel being further movable to a position wherein the first end panel lies in the same plane as the 90° flange member of said first extension panel whereby said first end panel can be disengaged from the 90° flange member of said first extension panel;
• a second end panel removably engageable with the 90° flange member associated with the second extension panel, said second end panel having at least one curved member associated with one end portion thereof, said at least one curved member folding back towards said first end panel and forming a gap between said second end panel and said at least one curved member, said at least one curved member being configured so as to be received by the at least one slot associated with the 90° flange member of said second extension panel, said second end panel being movable between a first position whereby the second end panel overlaps the central panel and said second extension panel and a second position angularly related thereto, said said second position being at an angle greater than 90° from said first position, said second end panel being further movable to a position wherein the second end panel lies in the same plane as the 90° flange member of said second extension panel whereby said second end panel can be disengaged from the 90° flange member of said second extension panel;
• said first and second end panels being selectively positionable at a plurality of different angular orientations relative to said central panel and relative to said first and second extension panels to selectively accommodate different work areas.