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US 5,174,073 AGranted
Shielding system and method
OwnerRobert Saboinventor
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Abstract
A portable shielding system for shielding (i.e., covering) an object to camouflage it, screen it from sunlight, or to provide temporary shelter in the field. The system includes an elongated container and a length of flexible sheet material stored in the container. The sheet material can be withdrawn from the container, placed over the object, and then secured to the ground on opposite sides of the object.
Claims13
A portable shielding system for shielding an object comprising:
- (a) an elongated tubular container having a side wall, wherein said side wall includes an elongated opening therethrough;
- (b) a length of flexible sheet material carried in said container;
- wherein said sheet material includes a first end which is secured in said container and a second end which is accessible through said opening;
- wherein sheet material can be withdrawn from said container by pulling said second end of said sheet material;
- (c) retraction means for retracting said sheet material into said container;
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- (d) a plurality of leg members secured to said container for supporting at least a portion of said sheet material above and out of contact with said object.
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A portable shielding system for shielding an object comprising:
- (a) an elongated tubular container having a side wall, wherein said side wall includes an elongated opening therethrough;
- (b) an elongated shaft rotatably mounted in said container;
- (c) a length of flexible sheet material carried in said container;
- wherein said sheet material includes a first end which is secured to said shaft and a second end which extends through said elongated opening;
- wherein said sheet material can be withdrawn from said container by pulling said second end of said sheet material;
- (d) retraction means for retracting said sheet material into said container;
- (e) mounting brackets secured to said container for attachment of said container to said object;
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- (f) a plurality of leg members for supporting at least a portion of said sheet material above and out of contact with said object.
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A method for shielding an object, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a length of flexible sheet material having first and second ends;
- (b) providing an elongated tubular container having a side wall with an elongated opening in said side wall;
- (c) storing said sheet material in said container in a manner such that said second end extends through said opening and said first end is secured within said container;
- (d) providing a plurality of support poles;
- (e) withdrawing said sheet material from said container and extending it over said object;
- (f) supporting said sheet material above and out of contact with said object with said support poles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.