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US 6,733,204 B1Granted
View shield device
OwnerRonald F. Panicciainventor
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Abstract
A view shield device includes a plurality of shields each being removably extendable into one of a plurality of wells in a block such that the shields extend upwardly from the block. Each of the shields includes a housing that has a top wall, a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending between the top and bottom walls. The peripheral wall has an elongated slot that extends therethrough. Attaching hooks attach the screen between a pair of spaced housings. The screen of a first of the shields may be extended between and attached to a second of the shields such that a passing motorist may not see between the housings of the first and second shields.
Claims12
A view shield device for preventing viewing across a roadway by motorists, said device including:
- at least one block having a bottom surface, an upper surface, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls, said upper surface having a plurality of wells extending therein, said wells being spaced from each other, said wells being generally aligned between said end walls;
- a plurality of shields, each of said shields being removably extendable into one of said wells such that said shields extend upwardly from said block, each of said shields including;
- a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending between said top and bottom walls, said peripheral wall having an elongated slot extending therethrough;
- a screen being retractably positioned in said housing, said screen having a free edge extending through said slot;
- an attaching means for selectively attaching said screen between a pair of spaced housings, said attaching means includes a pair of hooks attached to a free edge of said screen, said hooks being spaced from each other, a pair of loops being attached to an outer surface of said peripheral wall;
- a handle being attached to said free edge and being positioned between said hooks, said handle including a tab for selectively gripping said handle, and
- wherein the screen of a first of said shields may be extended between and attached to a second of said shields such that a passing motorist may not see between the housings of the first and second shields.
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A view shield device for preventing viewing across a roadway by motorists, said device including:
- at least one block having a bottom surface, an upper surface, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls, said upper surface having a plurality of wells extending therein, said wells being spaced from each other, said wells being generally aligned between said end walls, said block comprising a concrete material, said block being positioned on the roadway;
- a plurality of shields, each of said shields being removably extendable into one of said wells such that said shields extend upwardly from said block, each of said shields including;
- a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending between said top and bottom walls, said peripheral wall having an elongated slot extending therethrough, said slot generally extending between said top and bottom walls;
- a spindle being rotatably positioned in said housing and extending between said top and bottom walls;
- a biasing means being attached to said spindle for biasing rotation of said spindle in a first direction, said biasing means comprising a pair of coil springs;
- a screen being attached to said spindle, said screen having a free edge extending through said slot, wherein said screen is wound about said spindle when said spindle is rotated in said first direction, said screen comprising a non-transparent flexible material;
- an attaching means for selectively attaching said screen between a pair of spaced housings, said attaching means including a pair of hooks attached to said free edge of said screen, said hooks being spaced from each other, a pair of loops being attached to an outer surface of said peripheral wall, said loops being spaced from each other and being positioned generally opposite of said slot;
- a handle being attached to said free edge and being positioned between said hooks, said handle comprising a tab;
- and
- wherein the screen of a first of said shields may be extended between and attached to a second of said shields such that a passing motorist may not see between the housings of the first and second shields.
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A view shield device for preventing viewing across a roadway by motorists the shield device being removably extended into one of a plurality of wells in an upper surface of blocks dividing a roadway, said device including:
- a plurality of shields, each of said shields being removably extendable into one of said wells such that said shields extend upwardly from said block, each of said shields including;
- a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending between said top and bottom walls, said peripheral wall having an elongated slot extending therethrough;
- a screen being retractably positioned in said housing, said screen having a free edge extending through said slot;
- an attaching means for selectively attaching said screen between a pair of spaced housings, said attaching means includes a pair of hooks attached to a free edge of said screen, said hooks being spaced from each other, a pair of loops being attached to an outer surface of said peripheral wall;
- a handle being attached to said free edge and being positioned between said hooks, said handle comprising a tab extending away from said free edge;
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- wherein the screen of a first of said shields may be extended between and attached to a second of said shields such that a passing motorist may not see between the housings of the first and second shields.
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