Retractable Barrier System
OwnerAndrew Eric Reiner, Thomas James Roseinventors
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Abstract
A retractable barrier system and method for inhibiting access to designated private and public areas both indoors and outdoor, including retail and warehouse aisles and the like, includes a flexible screen retractable and extensible from a rotatable rod coupled to a mounting member, the mounting member having an attachment mechanism for coupling with a receiving member such as storage rack assembly support post or bracket or the like.
Claims15
A retractable barrier system for inhibiting access to designated areas, comprising:
- a rotatable rod having a first attachment mechanism for coupling with a first receiving member;
- a flexible screen having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the trailing edge coupled to the rotatable rod, and the leading edge having a leading edge attachment mechanism for coupling with a second receiving member;
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- a winding mechanism coupled to the rotatable rod for retractably receiving and extending the flexible screen.
A retractable barrier system for inhibiting access to designated areas, comprising:
- a mounting member having a stand-off portion extending from a vertical reference plane of the mounting member, the stand-off portion including a first attachment mechanism for coupling with a corresponding first receiving member to provide bridging over intervening objects near the mounting member;
- a rotatable rod coupled to the mounting member;
- a flexible screen having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the trailing edge coupled to the rotatable rod, and the leading edge having a second attachment mechanism for coupling with a corresponding second receiving member;
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- a winding mechanism coupled to the rotatable rod for retractably receiving and extending the flexible screen.
A retractable barrier system, comprising:
- a housing having a first end and a second end, a mounting side wall, and at least a supplemental sidewall having an elongate opening, the mounting sidewall and supplemental sidewall extending between the first and second housing ends;
- a rotatable rod disposed within the housing and coupled thereto;
- a flexible screen having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the trailing edge coupled to the rotatable rod, and the leading edge having an edge attachment mechanism for coupling with a corresponding leading edge receiving member;
- a winding mechanism coupled to the rotatable rod for retractably receiving and extending the flexible screen through the elongate opening of the supplemental sidewall;
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- at least one end cap affixed to the housing and the rotatable rod, the end cap having a standoff portion extending therefrom, the standoff portion having a standoff attachment mechanism for coupling with a corresponding standoff portion receiving member to provide bridging over intervening objects near the mounting sidewall.
A method for inhibiting access to designated areas, comprising:
- providing a rotatable rod coupled to a standoff portion, a flexible and retractable screen, and a winding mechanism;
- applying rotational tension to the rotatable rod through the winding mechanism;
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- coupling the standoff portion to a receiving member;
- wherein the standoff portion provides bridging over intervening objects located near the rotatable rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.