Back to results
US 6,092,792 AGranted
Portable environmental barrier apparatus
OwnerKevin Camarainventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A portable barrier apparatus is disclosed in this specification defining a multi-sectioned barrier for protection against wind and sand in various outdoor environments. Additionally the barrier may assembled and used as a child or pet restraint enclosure, a privacy barrier, or a temporary personal effect storage site. The apparatus includes a connected plurality of flexible barrier panel members which may be supported in an upright manner with a plurality of pole members. The apparatus further includes a protective panel member which generally covers the barrier panel members in an undeployed configuration. The invention provides a compact transport-configured package for user carrying of the barrier.
Claims21
A portable environmental barrier apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of flexible barrier panel members, each of said barrier panel members being attached to at least one other of said barrier panel members, each of said plurality of flexible barrier panel members further having a pair of associated support structures, at least one of said plurality of flexible barrier panel members being composed of a first material;
- a flexible protective panel member being attached to said plurality of flexible barrier panel members, said flexible protective panel member having at least one support structure, said flexible protective panel member being composed of a second material which is different than the first material;
- a plurality of ground penetrable pole members for engaging the support structures and supporting said plurality of flexible barrier members and said protective panel member in an upright deployed configuration, said apparatus having a deployed height dimension when erected in said deployed configuration;
- and
- said plurality of flexible barrier panel members capable of being folded and rolled-up into a generally cylindrical transport configuration, wherein said protective panel member covers the inter-rolled plurality of barrier panel members when in said transport configuration, said transport configured roll of flexible barrier members having a transport height dimension which is substantially shorter than the overall deployed height of said apparatus.
2 more elements
A portable environmental barrier apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- a connected plurality of flexible barrier panel members, each of said plurality having at least one support structure at least one of said plurality of flexible barrier panel members being composed of a first material;
- a protective panel member secured to the connected plurality of flexible barrier panel member, said protective panel member being composed of a second material which is different than the first material;
- and
- a plurality of ground penetrable pole members for engaging the support structures and supporting the barrier panel members in an upright orientation, said apparatus having a deployed height when in said upright orientation;
- said plurality of flexible barrier panel members being capable of being accumulated into a generally cylindrical transport configuration, said transport configuration having a transport height dimension which is substantially shorter than the deployed height of the apparatus.
2 more elements
A portable environmental barrier apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of flexible barrier panel members, each of said barrier panel members being attached to at least one other of said barrier panel members, each of said plurality of flexible barrier panel members further having a pair of associated support structures for supporting the plurality of barrier panel members in an upright deployed orientation, each of said plurality of flexible barrier panel members having a first height dimension in said upright deployed orientation, and at least one of said plurality of flexible barrier panel members being composed of a first material;
- a flexible protective panel member being attached to said plurality of flexible barrier panel members, said flexible protective panel member having at least one support structure for supporting the protective panel member in an upright deployed orientation, said flexible protective panel member having a second height dimension in said upright deployed orientation which is substantially shorter than the first height dimension, and said flexible protective panel member being composed of a second material which is different than the first material;
- a plurality of ground penetrable pole members for engaging the support structures and supporting said plurality of flexible barrier members and said protective panel member in the upright deployed configuration;
- and
- said plurality of flexible barrier panel members capable of being folded and rolled-up into a generally cylindrical transport configuration, wherein said protective panel member covers the inter-rolled plurality of barrier panel members when in said transport configuration.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.