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US 2007/0175597 A1Published application
Floor-to-ceiling portable room divider
OwnerMary E. Gillisinventor
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Abstract
A fabric panel room divider includes tension members biased against horizontal surfaces to support a fabric panel utilizing little floor space without any additional support structure or mounting hardware. The fabric panel room divider includes sleeves enclosed at a top and open at a bottom into which the tension members are installed. The tension members exert a bias force against a ceiling and floor to support the fabric panel.
Claims18
A room divider assembly comprising:
- a fabric panel including a top, a bottom spaced vertically apart from the top, and an inner envelope extending from the bottom to the top;
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- a first tension member disposed within the inner envelope and a second tension member disposed within the inner envelope, wherein said first tension member and said second tension member abut vertically spaced apart surfaces to hold the fabric panel in a desired orientation.
A fabric panel room divider assembly comprising:
- a fabric panel including a top, bottom, first side and a second side, a first sleeve extending along the first side from a first opening on the bottom to a, first closed end at the top, and a second sleeve extending along the second side from a second opening on the bottom to a second closed end at the top;
- a first tension member disposed within the first sleeve and a second tension member disposed within the second sleeve that abut vertically separated surfaces for holding the fabric panel in a desired vertical orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.