Cubicle screen
AssigneeCKnapp Sales, Inc.
InventorsChance Knapp, Micah Fehr
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Abstract
A cubicle screen includes a first mounting assembly, a second mounting assembly, a fabric roll, a tensioning mechanism, and a retention mechanism. The first mounting assembly has a first clamp configured to be secured to a work surface and a first mounting post secured to the first clamp. The fabric roll is positionable on the first mounting post and has an inner tube and a fabric rolled about the inner tube. The tensioning mechanism is adapted to prevent rotation of the fabric roll about the mounting post and maintain a desired tension in the fabric. The second mounting assembly includes a second clamp configured to be secured to the work surface and a second mounting post secured to the second clamp. The retention mechanism is adapted to secure an end of the fabric to the second mounting post.
Claims24
A cubicle screen, comprising:
- a first mounting assembly including a first clamp configured to be secured to a work surface and a first mounting post movably secured to the first clamp such that a first portion of the first mounting post extends above the work surface and a second portion of the first mounting post extends below the work surface and the first mounting post is allowed to be moved relative to the first clamp so that a height of the cubicle screen above the work surface is adjustable;
- a fabric roll positionable on the first mounting post, the fabric roll comprising an inner tube and a fabric rolled about the inner tube;
- a tensioning mechanism adapted to prevent rotation of the fabric roll about the first mounting post and maintain a desired tension in the fabric;
- a second mounting assembly including a second clamp configured to be secured to the work surface and a second mounting post movably secured to the second clamp such that a third portion of the second mounting post extends above the work surface and a second portion of the second mounting post extends below the work surface and the second mounting post is allowed to be moved relative to the second clamp so that a height of the cubicle screen above the work surface is adjustable;
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- a retention mechanism adapted to secure an end of the fabric to the second mounting post.
A method of installing a cubicle screen to a work surface, comprising the steps of:
- securing a first clamp of a first mounting assembly to the work surface, the first mounting assembly including a first mounting post movably secured to the first clamp such that a first portion of the first mounting post extends above the work surface and a second portion of the first mounting post extends below the work surface and the first mounting post is allowed to be moved relative to the first clamp so that a height of the cubicle screen above the work surface is adjustable;
- securing a second clamp of a second mounting assembly to the work surface, the second mounting assembly including a second mounting post movably secured to the second clamp such that a third portion of the second mounting post extends above the work surface and a second portion of the second mounting post extends below the work surface and the second mounting post is allowed to be moved relative to the second clamp so that a height of the cubicle screen above the work surface is adjustable;
- adjusting a position of the first mounting post on the first clamp and adjusting a position of the second mounting post on the second clamp to adjust a height of the cubicle screen above the work surface;
- positioning a fabric roll, comprising an inner tube and a fabric rolled about the inner tube, on the first mounting post;
- unrolling a portion of the fabric from the fabric roll and securing an end of the fabric to the second mounting post;
- pulling the fabric to a desired tension;
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- preventing rotation of the fabric roll about the first mounting post with a tensioning mechanism to maintain the desired tension in the fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.