Protective shield assembly
OwnerCary Tannerinventor
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Abstract
A shield assembly for protecting against airborne droplets and other fluids, particularly excreted from humans. The shield assembly may generally comprise a shield, one or more support plates or members, a stand, and, optionally, a frame for holding the shield. The shield can be pivotally engaged with the stand, allowing a user of the shield assembly to change the pitch of the shield. The shield assembly may be engaged with a medical table, bed, or gurney, or alternatively may be engaged with a portable, moveable base. A user may position the shield assembly such that the shield thereof is disposed between the user's face and a source of airborne droplets or fluids.
Claims24
A shield assembly comprising:
- a. a shield;
- b. a first support plate engaged with a first side of said shield and a second support plate engaged with a second side of said shield;
- c. a stand comprising a pivot;
- d. a rod engaged with said first support plate and pivotally engaged with said stand;
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- e. a lever arm engaged with a fastener;
- wherein a portion of said shield is disposed between said first support plate and said second support plate,
- wherein said fastener is disposed through an opening in said pivot and an opening in said rod, and
- wherein said shield is rotatable around a first axis centrally aligned with said opening of said pivot.
A system for protecting a physician from airborne droplets produced by a patient, comprising:
- a. a shield assembly comprising a i) shield, ii) a first support plate engaged with a first side of said shield, iii) a second support plate engaged with a second side of said shield, and iv) a stand comprising a pivot;
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- b. a clamp comprising a handle, an opening, and a bracket;
- wherein said first support plate is pivotally engaged with said pivot of said stand,
- wherein a portion of said stand is received within said opening of said clamp,
- wherein said shield is rotatable around a first axis centrally aligned with an opening of said pivot,
- wherein said shield is pivotable around a second axis centrally aligned with said opening of said clamp, and
- wherein said stand is pivotable around a third axis orthogonal to said second axis.
A shield assembly comprising:
- a. a shield comprising a first cut-out and a second cut-out;
- b. a first support plate engaged with a first side of said shield and a second support plate engaged with a second side of said shield, wherein a portion of said shield is disposed between said first support plate and said second support plate and wherein a lateral edge of said shield is disposed at about a longitudinal midpoint of each of said first support plate and said second support plate;
- c. a stand comprising a pivot, wherein said pivot comprises an opening and wherein said shield is rotatable around a first axis centrally aligned with said opening of said pivot;
- d. a rod engaged with said first plate and pivotally engaged with said stand;
- e. a lever arm engaged with a fastener, wherein said fastener is disposed through said opening in said pivot and an opening in said rod;
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- f. a plurality of spacers disposed within a slot between a proximal end of each of said first support plate and said second support plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.