Retractable privacy screen and mounting fixture
OwnerKevin Floydinventor
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Abstract
A mounting fixture that can be mounted horizontally, with a retractable privacy screen on a spring mounted roller, wherein the fixture comprises a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface are movingly engaged to open and close, wherein the roller is attached to the first surface, wherein the screen has an extended upward position and a retracted downward position wherein an extension member is attached to the shade and the first surface so that when the member is extended the screen is moved vertically to the extended upward position, and when the member is retracted, the screen is moved to the retracted downward position. The spring loaded roller keeps tension on the screen which prevents the extended screen from being unstable or floppy.
Claims16
A fixture for mounting a roller with a retractable screen on a top of a cubicle wall wherein the fixture comprises:
- a) a first surface, and
- b) a second surface,
- wherein the first surface and the second surface are movingly engaged to have an open position and a closed position;
- wherein the first surface has an opening;
- wherein in the closed position the first and second surfaces approximately enclose the roller with the retractable screen;
- wherein the roller is a spring mounted roller which works to retract the screen;
- wherein the roller is attached to the first surface with brackets;
- wherein the screen has a rigid top;
- wherein the screen has an extended upward position and a retracted downward position;
- and
- c) one extension member having a top end and a bottom end,
- wherein the top end is attached to the top of the screen;
- wherein the bottom end of the extension member extends down through the opening in the first surface;
- wherein the extension member is straight and rigid without hinges;
- wherein when the extension member is in the extended position the screen is in the extended upward position;
- wherein when the extension member is retracted, the screen is in the retracted downward position;
- wherein the extension member has a fastener to hold the member in the extended position;
- and
- wherein the spring loaded roller keeps tension on the screen which prevents the extended screen from being unstable or floppy;
- wherein as the screen is retracted, the bottom end of the extension member is moved into an interior space of the cubicle wall.
A cubicle wall comprising a wall top and two parallel panels;
- wherein on the wall top is a fixture for mounting a roller with a retractable screen
- wherein the fixture comprises:
- a) a first surface, and
- b) a second surface,
- wherein the first surface and the second surface are movingly engaged to have an open position and a closed position;
- wherein the first surface has an opening;
- wherein in the closed position the first and second surfaces approximately enclose the roller with the retractable screen;
- wherein the roller is a spring mounted roller to retract the screen;
- wherein the roller is attached to the first surface with brackets;
- wherein the screen has a rigid top;
- wherein the screen has an extended upward position and a retracted downward position;
- and
- c) one extension member having a top end and a bottom end,
- wherein the top end is attached to the top of the screen;
- wherein the bottom end of the extension member extends down through the opening in the first surface;
- wherein the extension member is straight and rigid without hinges;
- wherein when the extension member is in the extended position the screen is in the extended upward position;
- wherein when the extension member is retracted, the screen is in the retracted downward position;
- wherein the extension member has a fastener to hold the member in the extended position;
- and
- wherein the spring loaded roller keeps tension on the screen which prevents the extended screen from being unstable or floppy;
- wherein as the screen is retracted, the bottom end of the extension member is moved into an interior space of the cubicle wall.
A mounting fixture for mounting a roller with a retractable screen on the top of a cubicle wall wherein the fixture comprises
- a) a first surface, and
- b) a second surface,
- wherein the first surface and the second surface are movingly engaged to have an open position and a closed position;
- wherein the first surface has an opening;
- wherein in the closed position the first and second surfaces approximately enclose the roller with the retractable screen;
- wherein the roller is a spring mounted roller to retract the screen;
- wherein the roller is attached to the first surface with brackets;
- wherein the screen has a rigid top;
- wherein the screen has an extended upward position and a retracted downward position;
- and
- c) one extension member having a top end and a bottom end,
- wherein the top end is attached to the top of the screen;
- wherein the bottom end of the extension member extends down through the opening in the first surface;
- wherein the extension member is straight and rigid without hinges;
- wherein when the extension member is in the extended position the screen is in the extended upward position;
- wherein when the extension member is retracted, the screen is in the retracted downward position;
- wherein the extension member has a fastener to hold the member in the extended position;
- wherein the fixture is attached to the top of the cubicle wall;
- wherein the top of the cubicle wall has a second opening which aligns with the opening in the first surface,
- wherein the extension member extends downward through the second opening and the opening in the first surface, into an interior space of the cubicle wall;
- and
- wherein the spring loaded roller keeps tension on the screen which prevents the extended screen from being unstable or floppy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.