# US 2021/0340807 A1 · Moveable Bar Countertop Partition for the Hygienic Separation of Patrons

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- Number: US 2021/0340807 A1
- Document ID: US20210340807A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/078,259
- Filed: 2020-10-23
- Published: 2021-11-04
- Earliest claimed: 2020-04-30
- Inventors: Edward Carl Pelger; Michael Anthony Owens
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210340807A1

## CPC

- A47B 97/00: Furniture or accessories for furniture, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- E05G 7/00: Safety transaction partitions, e.g. movable pay-plates; {Bank drive-up windows}(non-safety paying counters, e.g. for supermarkets A47F9/02; {secure depositories for food A47G29/14; secure transfers between a building and a vehicle B60P3/03})
- A47F 9/00: Shop, bar, bank or like counters (show cases or show cabinets A47F3/00; safety transaction partitions, e.g. movable pay plates, E05G7/00)
- A47B 2200/12: Vanity or modesty panels
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)
- E05G: SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS ({devices to prevent theft of bags, trunks or baskets A45C13/18;} alarm arrangements per se G08B)
- A47F: SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS

## Abstract

A moveable partition for the hygienic separation of patrons or customers particularly suited for use on bar countertops consisting of a transparent sheet of plastic of appropriate size vertically supported atop the countertop by a counterweight mounted at one end of the sheet, the counterweight end to be positioned at the inner side of the bar top, the counterweight optionally detachable from the sheet, optionally providing a handle to position the partition, and optionally raising the sheet to a selected height over a bar countertop having an outer lip to provide for the positioning of the sheet between patrons.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A moveable bar countertop partition for the hygienic separation of patrons, said bar countertop having an inner side and an outer side, said partition comprising in combination:
A. a transparent sheet of plastic, said sheet having a lower edge and an upper edge, a rear edge and a forward edge, said sheet configured to be positioned transversely across said bar, said rear edge of said sheet commensurate with said inner side of said bar and said forward edge of said sheet extending beyond said outer side of said bar a sufficient distance to separate said patrons from physical contact; and
B. a counterweight attached to said sheet at the location of the intersection of said lower edge and said rear edge of said sheet, said counterweight arranged to support said sheet in an upright position.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The partition of claim 1 including a countertop protective mat disposed beneath said counterweight.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The partition of claim 1 wherein said counterweight is comprised of a pair of opposed right angle members and a clamping assembly to clamp said sheet between said members in said upright position.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The partition of claim 3 wherein said sheet and said right angle members each have an aligned hole transverse said partition and said clamping assembly comprises a pair of opposing male and female mutually communicating threaded members disposed in said holes, said threaded members arranged to clamp said sheet between said right angle members when said threaded members are engaged.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The partition of claim 4 wherein said threaded members comprise handles for said partition.