Retractable barrier
AssigneeAllset, Incorporated
InventorsJames D. Foster, Paul E. Brefka
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Abstract
A safety barrier comprising a support, a partition frame hingedly connected to the support, and a retractable membrane attached to one end of the partition frame. The partition frame and the support can be extended across an opening, such as a doorway, to securely position the barrier within the opening. The partition frame includes a first member hingedly connected to the support and a second member slidingly engaged to the first member. The retractable member may be deployed toward an opposite end of the partition frame to close off the opening.
Claims4
A barrier to prevent passage through an opening, the barrier comprising:
- a partition frame extendable along its length for placement within the opening;
- a support connected to the frame to maintain the frame within the opening;
- a mechanism having a membrane retractable thereabout, which mechanism being attached to the frame at an end connected to the support, the membrane being deployable toward an end of the frame opposite the support, so as to form a partition across the opening;
- and
- a locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism includes:
- a member capable of being moved into a locking engagement with a portion of the barrier;
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- a handle coupled to the member for moving the member between a first locking position, wherein the handle is substantially parallel to the member, and a second unlocked position, wherein the handle is transverse to the member.
A reinforced barrier comprising:
- a mechanism having a membrane retractable thereabout for placement across an opening;
- a rigid extendable frame placed about a periphery of the membrane for reinforcing the periphery of the membrane, the frame to which the membrane is attached is capable of being adjusted to match the position of the membrane across the opening;
- a support member coupled to the frame for maintaining the frame across the opening;
- and;
- a locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism includes:
- a member capable of being moved into a locking engagement with a portion of the barrier;
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- a handle coupled to the member for moving the member between a first locking position, wherein the handle is substantially parallel to the member, and a second unlocked position, wherein the handle is transverse to the member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.