# US 12,213,925 B2 · Privacy screen

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- Number: US 12,213,925 B2
- Document ID: US12213925B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/583,191
- Filed: 2022-01-24
- Published: 2022-05-12
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2019-07-22
- Assignees: Drake Solutions, LLC
- Applicants: Drake Solutions, LLC
- Inventors: Jessie Drake; Ajay Singhal
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12213925B2

## CPC

- A61G 7/0526: {Restraining enclosures (side-rails A61G7/0507; enclosures for maintaining a germ-free environment A61G10/005; restraining device for the body or for body parts A61F5/37)}
- A61G 1/04: Parts, details or accessories, e.g. head-, foot- or like rests specially adapted for stretchers
- A61G 7/05: Parts, details or accessories of beds (devices for prevention against falling out A47C21/08, A47D7/00 {; mattresses A47C27/00})
- F16B 2/12: using sliding jaws
- F16B 2/20: Clips, i.e. with gripping action effected solely by the inherent resistance to deformation of the material of the fastening
- A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00)
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)

## Abstract

A privacy screen with rapid deploy, mount, and storage features. The privacy screen comprises a semi-rigid frame supporting a cover. The privacy screen is held in place with tension or friction against bed side rails. The privacy screen is portable, provides privacy to a patient, and allows patient access by a health care professional.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A privacy screen, the screen comprising:
a semi-rigid frame in a polygonal shape having a first side portion and a second side portion;
a cover connected to the semi-rigid frame;
a grip portion adaptor assembly comprising a bracket body, an adjustment slider knob, a lever, and a clamp;
wherein the bracket body has two parallel screen receiver brackets, a clamp receiver positioned at the top center of the bracket body, a clamp rest located below the clamp receiver, and a longitudinal adjustment opening that interfaces with the adjustment slider;
wherein the clamp has a clamp grip portion that interfaces with a hospital bed side rail and has a clamp donor member that is inserted to frictionally fit into the clamp receiver of the bracket body;
wherein the screen is bent at an apex to have a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface;
wherein the cover connected to the semi-rigid frame is secured to the screen receiver bracket by the adjustment slider knob to the bracket body of the grip portion adaptor assembly.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The privacy screen of claim 1 further comprising at least one grip portion at at least one side portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The privacy screen of claim 1 wherein the cover is removable.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The privacy screen of claim 1 wherein the cover is treated with an additive.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The privacy screen of claim 4 wherein the additive is an antimicrobial composition.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The privacy screen of claim 4 wherein the additive is an anti-static composition.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The privacy screen of claim 4 wherein the additive is an aroma therapeutic composition.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The privacy screen of claim 1 wherein the screen is folded about a horizontal axis, vertical axis, or both and is stored in a pouch.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The privacy screen of claim 8 wherein the pouch is attached to a hospital bed for quick access.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The privacy screen of claim 1 wherein the screen is disposable.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The privacy screen of claim 1 wherein at least one side portion is fixedly attached to a bed side rail.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

A method of using the privacy screen of claim 1, the method steps comprising:
Locating a privacy screen;
Placing a first side portion against a first hospital bed side rail; and
Placing a second side portion against a second hospital bed side rail.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12 further comprising inducing a bend at the apex to create an exterior convex surface and an interior concave surface.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The method steps of claim 12 further comprising aligning the apex with a center of a hospital bed.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The method steps of claim 12 further comprising accessing a patient at a proximal end.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The method steps of claim 12 further comprising applying an additive to the cover.