Selectively Deployable Screening Assembly And Method Of Use

A method of screening an event from being viewed by passersby, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a selectively deployable screening assembly comprising a set of shielding devices, the shield devices being selectively mutually couplable,
• each shielding device comprising:
• a frame comprising:
• a lower element comprising a pair of segments, the segments being mutually hingedly attached, such that said lower element is foldable, and
• a pair of side elements, each side element being hingedly attached to a respective opposed end of the lower element, such that the side element is foldable into substantial abutment with the lower element, the side element comprising a pair of sections, the sections being mutually hingedly attached, such that the side element is foldable,
• a panel attached to and extending between the lower element and the pair of side elements, the panel being substantially opaque,
• a base attached to the lower element and being configured for stabilizing the frame on a surface, such that the frame is substantially perpendicular to the surface, and
• wherein the set of shielding devices is configured for deployment proximate to a perimeter of a site of an event for screening the event from being viewed by passersby;
• unfolding the lower element and the side elements of each shielding device;
• positioning the shielding devices substantially vertically upon their bases proximate to a perimeter of a site of an event;
• and
• mutually coupling the shielding devices of the set of shielding devices.

A selectively deployable screening assembly comprising a set of shielding devices, the shield devices being selectively mutually couplable, each shielding device comprising:

• a frame comprising:
• a lower element comprising a pair of segments, the segments being mutually hingedly attached, such that said lower element is foldable, and
• a pair of side elements, each side element being hingedly attached to a respective opposed end of the lower element, such that the side element is foldable into substantial abutment with the lower element, the side element comprising a pair of sections, the sections being mutually hingedly attached, such that the side element is foldable;
• a panel attached to and extending between the lower element and the pair of side elements, the panel being substantially opaque, the panel comprising a plurality of meshed sections and a plurality of reflective sections;
• a base attached to the lower element and being configured for stabilizing the frame on a surface, such that the frame is substantially perpendicular to the surface, wherein the set of shielding devices is configured for deployment proximate to a perimeter of a site of an event, for screening the event from being viewed by passersby, the base comprising a pair of arms, each arm being rotationally coupled, proximate to a midpoint of the arm, to the lower element;
• a plurality of first fasteners, each first fastener being attached to a respective shielding device proximate to a first side element of the respective shielding device;
• a plurality of second fasteners, each second fastener being attached to a respective shielding device proximate to a second side element of the respective shielding device, the second fasteners being complementary to the first fasteners, such that each second fastener is positioned for selectively fastening to a respective first fastener for removably attaching the shielding devices together, the respective first fastener comprising:
• a strap, a first end of the strap being attached to the respective shielding device, and
• a first element of a hook and loop connector being attached to the strap proximate to a second end of the strap, the second fastener comprising a second element of the hook and loop connector;
• and
• a plurality of slits positioned in the panel, wherein the slits are configured for passing of air through the panel for reducing a risk of wind tipping the shielding device.