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US 2003/0197165 A1Published application
Expandable and contractible barrier
AssigneeRubbermaid Commercial Products LLC
InventorThomas Perelli
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Abstract
An expandable barrier has segments that can expand and contract. When the segments are expanded to a use position, the barrier can be stable. When the segments are contracted to a transport or storage position, the barrier occupies a relatively small amount of space.
Claims46
An expandable barrier comprising:
- a first end segment having a widthwise direction;
- and
- a plurality of middle segments each having a widthwise direction and being connected so as to expand to an open position in which the widthwise direction of at least one of the middle segments is substantially perpendicular to the widthwise direction of the end segment and contract to a closed position in which the widthwise directions of the middle segments are substantially parallel to the widthwise direction of the first end segment.
An expandable barrier comprising:
- a plurality of segments connected so as to expand to an open position and contract to a closed position;
- and
- an information display surface on at least one of the segments,
- wherein the segments are connected such that more of the information display surface becomes visible as the segments are expanded to the open position;
- and
- a rolling member connected to at least one of the plurality of segments such that during transport of the barrier the rolling member engages a surface supporting the barrier.
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A portable, expandable barrier comprising:
- a plurality of segments connected so as to expand to an open position and contract to a closed position;
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- a rolling member connected to at least one of the plurality of segments such that the segments can pivot about the rolling member between a rest position in which at least a portion of at least one of the segments engages a surface supporting the barrier, and a portable position in which the rolling member engages the surface.
A portable, expandable barrier comprising:
- a plurality of segments each having a depth and a width, the segments being connected so as to expand to an open position in which a length of the segments is substantially a sum of the widths of the segments, and to contract to a closed position in which a length of the segments is substantially a sum of the depths of the segments;
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- a rolling member connected to the segments such that during transport of the barrier the rolling member engages a surface supporting the barrier.
A portable, expandable barrier comprising
- a plurality of segments connected so as to expand to an open position and contract to a closed position, each of the segments having a height dimension defined between a top and a bottom of the segment, wherein the segments have substantially the same height in the open and closed positions;
- an information display surface on at least one of the segments;
- and
- a rolling member connected to at least one of the segments such that during transport of the barrier the rolling member engages a surface supporting the barrier.
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An expandable barrier comprising:
- first and second end segments;
- a rolling member positioned on at least one of the first and second end segments such that during transport of the barrier the rolling member engages a surface supporting the barrier;
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- a plurality of middle segments disposed between the first and second end segments and connected so as to expand to an open position and contract to a closed position, wherein the middle segments are configured to engage the surface when in the open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.