Private cubicle enclosure
OwnerHans Jack Weilinventor
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Abstract
An integral ventilating curtain is disclosed for use with a supporting structure to define a cubicle enclosure preferably of the type utilized for hospital beds or the like. The ventilating curtain is in the form of a fabric constructed of knitted inherently flame retardant yarn materials, and having a first section having a stitch density sufficient to render it sufficiently opaque to provide privacy for the user thereof. A second section is formed integrally with the first section and is in the form of an open mesh construction having knitted stitches of lesser density than the density of the knitted stitches of the first section so as to permit the passage of light and air to provide light and ventilation for the user.
Claims15
A private cubicle enclosure for use with a supporting structure, which enclosure comprises a fabric constructed of knitted, inherently flame resistant yarn materials, the fabric having a first warp knitted section having knitted stitches of a stitch density sufficient to render said first section sufficiently opaque to provide privacy for a user on one side thereof, the knitted stitches of said first section being of uniform stitch density throughout said first section, a second section directly contiguous with said first section and formed integrally with said first section, said second section being warp knitted and in the form of an open mesh construction having knitted stitches of lesser stitch density than the density of the knitted stitches of said first section to permit the passage of light and air therethrough to provide ventilation for the user, the knitted stitches of said second section being of uniform stitch density throughout said second section, said first and second sections being constructed entirely from the same yarn materials to impart to said fabric uniform dyeing, wearing and washing characteristics, and means associated with said fabric for suspending the entire fabric construction from a supporting structure.
A private cubicle enclosure for use with a supporting structure, which enclosure comprises a fabric constructed of warp knitted, inherently flame resistant yarn materials, the fabric having a first warp knitted section having knitted stitches of a stitch density sufficient to render said first section sufficiently opaque to provide privacy for a user on one side thereof, the knitted stitches of said first section being of uniform stitch density throughout said first section, a second section directly contiguous with said first section and formed integrally with said first section, said second section being warp knitted and in the form of an open mesh construction having knitted stitches of lesser stitch density than the knitted stitches of said first section to permit the passage of light and ventilating air therethrough to provide ventilation for the user, the knitted stitches of said second section being of uniform stitch density throughout said second section, a third section directly contiguous with said second section and formed integrally with said second section, said third section being of warp knitted construction having knitted stitches of a stitch density greater than the stitch density of the warp knitted stitches of said second section and being of sufficient strength to support said fabric in suspended relation with a supporting structure, said first, second and third sections being constructed entirely from the same yarn materials to impart to said fabric uniform dyeing, wearing and washing characteristics, and means associated with the third section for suspending the entire fabric construction from a supporting structure.
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