Expandable collapsible portable dressing curtain

Abstract

A curtain is suspended by a hoop that is supported by retractable arms of which suction cups and/or hooks are attached. The entire curtain can be affixed to any smooth surface, such as that of a car door, or to structures such as fences, by way of the suction cups or hooks at the end of the retractable arms. The length of the curtain is such that it will provide needed privacy for one wishing to change clothes. The hoop and curtain are of flexible material to allow contraction and expansion for storage and use respectively.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A portable/expandable dressing curtain for use in providing users who wish not to expose themselves in public, comprising of an enclosure made of a lightweight curtain suspended by a hoop, two separate pluralities of tubular sections end to end with the bottom section of said tubular sections attaching to said hoop at opposite diameters, the upper section having a bottom end portion of reduced diameter fitting in the upper-end portion of the bottom section connecting adjacent sections, allowing one section be placed into the other by way of a sliding action allowing, at full contraction of sections, the said upper section nearly inside the entire bottom section and at full expansion, not allowing said sections to come apart from one another, suction cups that receive the lower portion of said bottom sections allowing entire device to be secured to a surface.  
     
     
         2 . A portable/expandable dressing curtain comprising of an enclosure made of a cylindrical curtain suspended by a hoop, two separate pluralities of tubular sections end to end for attaching to said hoop at opposite diameters of said curtain to the bottom section of said tubular sections, the upper section having a bottom end portion of reduced diameter fitting in the upper-end portion of the bottom section connecting adjacent sections, including connection means for deterring separation of said tubular arms from hoop, two small-in-diameter extensions cantilevered near the end of each of the bottom tubular sections extending at an angle from said tubular sections as far as attached suction cups at the end of bottom section providing support to the entire device so as to maintain stability at full expansion, assisting said tubular arms in maintaining projection of hoop horizontally, allowing top of said cylindrical curtain to hang high enough that at least only a portion of bottom edge of curtain touches the ground or is suspended completely off the ground.  
     
     
         3 . A portable/expandable dressing curtain comprising of an enclosure made of a curtain suspended by a hoop and two separate tubular sections connected to suction cups for use in adhering to a smooth surface and supported with extensions cantilevered from said arms for supporting of entire device.  
     
     
         4 . A portable/expandable dressing curtain comprising of an enclosure made of a curtain suspended by two separate pluralities of tubular sections attached to suction cups for adherence to a surface allowing suspension of device, a flexible hoop with physical properties allowing said hoop to be twisted in a fashion as the doubling of a rubber band, diminishing the size of the device by at least half for easy storage.  
     
     
         5 . A portable/expandable dressing curtain comprising of an enclosure made of a curtain suspended by a hoop and two separate tubular sections connected to hooks for use in latching to a surface or structure and supported with extensions cantiLevered from said arms for supporting of entire device.