# US 11,304,526 B2 · Screen attachment apparatus and method of positioning a screen adjacent a work surface > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,304,526 B2 - Document ID: US11304526B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/417,765 - Filed: 2019-05-21 - Published: 2019-12-05 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-04 - Assignees: Knoll, Inc. - Applicants: Knoll, Inc. - Inventors: Masamichi Udagawa; Sigrid Moeslinger; James Harrison McKenzie - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11304526B2 ## CPC - A47B 21/00: Tables or desks {for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards} - A47B 97/00: Furniture or accessories for furniture, not provided for in other groups of this subclass - A47B 2200/0085: Supplementary support fixed on the edge of a desk or table - A47B 2200/12: Vanity or modesty panels - A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B) ## Abstract A privacy screen attachment apparatus can include a screen body having a plurality of elongated recesses. The recesses can be positioned to define locations at which a connector is positionable to adjustably position the screen body adjacent to a work surface at multiple different locations along the screen body for providing different degrees of privacy and/or modesty. A plurality of connectors can be connected to the screen body via the recesses for connecting the screen body to an article of furniture, such as a counter, a table or a desk. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A privacy screen apparatus comprising: a screen body, the screen body have a first face and a second face opposite the first face, the first face having a first column of spaced apart recesses and a second column of spaced apart recesses, the second face having a first column of spaced apart recesses and a second column of spaced apart recesses, each recess of the first column of spaced apart recesses of the first face being positioned to correspond to a position of a respective recess of the first column of spaced apart recesses of the second face; each recess of the second column of spaced apart recesses of the first face being positioned to correspond to a position of a respective recess of the second column of spaced apart recesses of the second face; a plurality of mounting connectors comprising a first mounting connector and a second mounting connector, each of the mounting connectors comprising a first outer cap element and a second inner element configured for attachment to an article of furniture adjacent a work surface of the article of furniture, the first outer cap element of the first mounting connector sized and configured for positioning in any of the recesses of the first column of spaced apart recesses of the first face; the first outer cap element of the second mounting connector sized and configured for positioning in any of the recesses of the second column of spaced apart recesses of the first face; the second inner element of the first mounting connector sized and configured for positioning in any of the recesses of the first column of spaced apart recesses of the second face; the second inner element of the second mounting connector sized and configured for positioning in any of the recesses of the second column of spaced apart recesses of the second face. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The privacy screen apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the first face has a first row of spaced apart recesses that include an upper recess of the first column of recesses in the first face and an upper recess of the second column of recesses in the first face that are aligned with each other; the first face has a second row of spaced apart recesses that include a lower recess of the first column of recesses in the first face and a lower recess of the second column of recesses in the first face that are aligned with each other; the second face has a first row of spaced apart recesses that include an upper recess of the first column of recesses in the second face and an upper recess of the second column of recesses in the second face that are aligned with each other; and the second face has a second row of spaced apart recesses that include a lower recess of the first column of recesses in the second face and a lower recess of the second column of recesses in the second face that are aligned with each other. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The privacy screen attachment apparatus of claim 2, wherein: each of the mounting connectors comprises at least one fastener that is extendable from the first outer cap element to the second inner element while also passing through the screen body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The privacy screen apparatus of claim 3, wherein each fastener is a bolt or a screw. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The privacy screen apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the mounting connectors comprises a third work surface attachment connector element for attachment to a work surface, the third work surface attachment connector element having a receptacle for receiving the second inner element. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The privacy screen apparatus of claim 5, wherein the third work surface attachment connector element has a hole in communication with the receptacle for positioning of a fastener to help retain the second inner element within the receptacle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The privacy screen apparatus of claim 5, wherein the second inner element has a profile sized and shaped to mate with a size and shape of the receptacle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The privacy screen apparatus of claim 7, wherein the profile of the second inner element is configured to facilitate downward motion of the second inner element into the receptacle for positioning the second inner element in the receptacle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The privacy screen apparatus of claim 1, wherein the screen body is a first screen body, the privacy screen apparatus also comprising: a screen body edge connector configured to connect a peripheral edge of the first screen body to a peripheral edge of a second screen body. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The privacy screen apparatus of claim 9, wherein the screen body edge connector comprises a body defining a first aperture having a first mouth to receive a peripheral portion of the peripheral edge of the first screen body, the body of the screen body edge connector also defining a second aperture having a second mouth to receive a peripheral portion of the peripheral edge of the second screen body so that the body of the screen body edge connector is positionable between the first screen body and the second screen body to block any gap or space between the peripheral edge of the first screen body and the peripheral edge of the second screen body. ### Claim 11 A privacy screen attachment apparatus comprising: a plurality of mounting connectors comprising a first mounting connector and a second mounting connector, each of the mounting connectors comprising a first outer cap element and a second inner element configured for attachment to an article of furniture adjacent a work surface of the article of furniture, the first outer cap element of the first mounting connector sized and configured for positioning in any recess of a first column of spaced apart recesses of a first face of a privacy screen body; the first outer cap element of the second mounting connector sized and configured for positioning in recess of a second column of spaced apart recesses of the first face; the second inner element of the first mounting connector sized and configured for positioning in any recesses of a first column of spaced apart recesses of a second face of the privacy screen body; the second inner element of the second mounting connector sized and configured for positioning in any recess of a second column of spaced apart recesses of the second face. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The privacy screen attachment apparatus of claim 11, wherein each of the mounting connectors comprises a third work surface attachment connector element for attachment to a work surface, the third work surface attachment connector element having a receptacle for receiving the second inner element. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The privacy screen attachment apparatus of claim 12, wherein the third work surface attachment connector element of each of the mounting connectors has a hole in communication with the receptacle for positioning of a fastener to help retain the second inner element within the receptacle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The privacy screen attachment apparatus of claim 12, wherein the second inner element has a profile sized and shaped to mate with a size and shape of the receptacle to facilitate downward motion of the second inner element into the receptacle for positioning the second inner element in the receptacle. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The privacy screen attachment apparatus of claim 11, comprising: a plurality of fasteners comprising a first fastener and a second fastener, the first fastener being extendable from the first outer cap element of the first mounting connector to the second inner element of the first mounting connector, the second fastener being extendable from the first outer cap element of the second mounting connector to the second inner element of the second mounting connector. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The privacy screen attachment apparatus of claim 15, wherein each of the fasteners is a bolt or a screw. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The privacy screen attachment apparatus of claim 15, comprising: a privacy screen body having the first face and the second face opposite the first face. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The privacy screen attachment apparatus of claim 15, wherein the privacy screen body is comprised of foam, wood, or polymeric material.