Articulating expandable barrier

An adjustable barrier comprising:

• an inner upright;
• an outer upright;
• a post coupled to the inner upright;
• a first expandable section coupled to the post by at least a first connector on a first side and the outer upright on a second side, wherein the first expandable section further comprises a first multiplicity of slats extending between the inner upright and the outer upright, the first multiplicity of slats hingedly interconnected in a scissoring lattice-type structure configured to expand outward from a compact, collapsed narrow configuration to an expanded, wide configuration;
• a second expandable section coupled to the post by at least a second connector forming a central hinge between the first expandable section and the second expandable section, the central hinge having an axis of rotation,
• wherein the first connector and the second connector each comprises a tubular knuckle and a pair of opposing flanges extending laterally outward from the tubular knuckle, wherein the tubular knuckle has an inner diameter sized to receive an outer diameter of the post and the pair of opposing flanges are configured to couple to a respective one of the first and second expandable sections,
• wherein, when the post extends through the inner diameter of the tubular knuckle, the inner upright of the respective expandable section is positioned between the pair of opposing flanges, wherein the inner upright of the respective expandable section comprises a plurality of openings extending through its thickness that are spaced along a vertical length of the inner upright;
• and
• a footing slideably coupled to a lower end region of the outer upright, wherein the footing comprises a rod extending upwardly and configured to be received into a correspondingly-shaped receiver element near the lower end region of the outer upright.