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US 2023/0392437 A1Published application
Articulating expandable barrier
OwnerPeter Zwierzykowskiinventor
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Abstract
Provided is an adjustable barrier having a central hinge having a cylindrical post and an axis of rotation; a first expandable section coupled to the cylindrical post of the central hinge by at least a first connector; and a second expandable section coupled to the cylindrical post of the central hinge by at least a second connector. At least one of the first and second expandable sections is configured to articulate around the axis of rotation of the central hinge forming an articulation angle between the first and second expandable sections.
Claims21
-19. (canceled)
An adjustable barrier comprising:
- an inner upright;
- an outer upright;
- at least a first expandable section coupled to the inner upright 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;
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- a footing slideably coupled to a lower end region of the outer upright.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.