Freestanding screen system
US6516571B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F15/0068
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A screen apparatus includes a perimeter frame with a notch and arcuate foot in one of the bottom corners that are adapted to receive a raised floor device, such as a raised power outlet. A covering covers the frame but the notch is not covered. The covering is preferably a light-passing translucent sheet of performance fabric which is adapted to pass light sufficient for a viewer to see a person behind the screen, but which scatters and blocks sufficient light to provide privacy by hiding details of the person's work from the viewer. The screen apparatus also includes bowed frame members extending horizontally between some of the outer frame members. The perimeter frame and bowed frame members space the front and rear panels of the covering from each other in a three-dimensionally curved manner, which results in additional visual hiding power to the screen apparatus and further results in a novel appearance of sweeping arcuate visual lines based on the non-planar partial-see-through condition of the two-panel covering. A hub is provided for selectively interconnecting screens in a radial arrangement.
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