Multi-panel privacy screen assembly
US10946966B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE06B3/924
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A multi-panel privacy screen assembly adapted to be deployed between laterally-adjacent passenger seats. The assembly includes an overhead beam having a plurality of tracks, a plurality of hanging panels, a plurality of coupling members suspending each of the plurality of hanging panels from the overhead beam, each coupling member coupled to one of the plurality of hanging panels, to one of a plurality of driven cables, and having rollers rollable along at least one of the plurality of tracks, and a drive mechanism including an intermittent gear assembly operable for driving the plurality of driven cables to move the plurality of hanging panels along at least one of the plurality of tracks according to predetermined deployment sequence.
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