Portable screen assembly

Abstract

A screen housing assembly includes a housing structure, a carrying structure, a screening structure, a screen releasing assembly, and a releasable securement structure. The housing structure can be carried and moved by a user. The carrying structure is secured to the housing structure for carrying the housing structure. The screening structure is stored internally of the housing structure. The screen releasing assembly is attached to the screening structure to allow the user to release a portion of the screening structure from internally of the housing structure to externally of the housing structure. The releasable securement structure is coupled to the screen releasing assembly to change the screen releasing assembly between a screen released position and a screen releasably secured position. The portion of the screening structure, which is external of the housing structure, can be used to screen off an area.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A screen housing assembly comprising: 
 a housing structure constructed and arranged to be capable of being carried and moved by a user;    a carrying structure constructed and arranged to be releasably and fixedly secured to the housing structure for carrying the housing structure;    a screening structure constructed and arranged to be stored internally of the housing structure;    a screen releasing assembly fixedly attached to the screening structure to allow the user to release a portion of the screening structure from internally of the housing structure to externally of the housing structure; and    a releasable securement structure coupled to the screen releasing assembly to change the screen releasing assembly between a screen released position and a screen releasably secured position,    wherein the screen releasing assembly and the releasable securement structure are accessible externally of the housing structure, and    wherein the portion of the screening structure, being external of the housing structure, can be used to screen off an area.    
     
     
         2 . The screen housing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the screening structure is constructed and arranged to be used to facilitate hunting.  
     
     
         3 . The screen housing assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising 
 a fastener assembly fixedly attached to the screening structure to releasably secure the screening structure to an object.    
     
     
         4 . The screen housing assembly of  claim 3 , 
 wherein the screening structure includes (i) a center portion, (ii) a forward end portion, and (iii) a rearward end portion, and    wherein the fastener assembly is fixedly attached to at least one of (i) the center portion, (ii) the forward end portion, and (iii) the rearward end portion of the screening structure.    
     
     
         5 . The screen housing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the screen releasing assembly includes a crank, which can be rotated by hand.  
     
     
         6 . The screen housing assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the screen releasing assembly includes a crank shaft, which is constructed and arranged to be coupled to the crank.  
     
     
         7 . The screen housing assembly of  claim 1 , 
 wherein the housing structure includes a forward end portion and a rearward end portion, and    wherein the screen releasing assembly is accessible from at least one of the forward end portion and the rearward end portion of the housing structure.    
     
     
         8 . The screen housing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the carrying structure includes at least one of a handle and a shoulder strap.  
     
     
         9 . The screen housing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the housing structure is configured cylindrical in shape.  
     
     
         10 . The screen housing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the housing structure is soft covered.  
     
     
         11 . The screen housing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the screening structure is constructed and arranged to be stored entirely internally of the housing structure.  
     
     
         12 . The screen housing assembly of  claim 11 , 
 wherein the screening structure is constructed and arranged to be applied with a scent, and    wherein the housing structure is constructed and arranged to retain the scent applied to the screening structure when the screening structure is stored internally of the housing structure.    
     
     
         13 . The screen housing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the area screened includes a level area.  
     
     
         14 . The screen housing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the area screened includes a sloped area.  
     
     
         15 . A screen assembly comprising: 
 a screening structure constructed and arranged to be used for screening off an area;    a fastener assembly attached to the screening structure to releasably secure the screening structure to an object for screening off the area;    a screen releasing assembly fixedly attached to the screening structure to releasably store the screening structure;    a releasable securement structure coupled to the screen releasing assembly to change the screen releasing assembly between a screen released position and a screen releasably secured position; and    a carrying assembly coupled to the screen releasing assembly for carrying and moving the screening structure.    
     
     
         16 . The screen assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the screening structure is constructed and arranged to be used to facilitate hunting.  
     
     
         17 . The screen assembly of  claim 15 , 
 wherein the screening structure includes (i) a center portion, (ii) a forward end portion, and (iii) a rearward end portion, and    wherein the fastener assembly is attached to at least one of (i) the center portion, (ii) the forward end portion, and (iii) the rearward end portion of the screening structure.    
     
     
         18 . The screen assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the screen releasing assembly includes a crank, which can be rotated by hand.  
     
     
         19 . The screen assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the screen releasing assembly includes a crank shaft, which is constructed and arranged to be coupled to the crank.  
     
     
         20 . The screen assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the carrying assembly includes at least one of a handle and a shoulder strap.  
     
     
         21 . A method for screening off an area comprising: 
 releasing a portion of a screening structure from internally of a housing structure to externally of the housing structure by using a screen releasing assembly, the screen releasing assembly being constructed and arranged to be fixedly attached to the screening structure;    positioning a releasable securement structure in a screen releasably secured position from a screen released position, the releasable securement structure being constructed and arranged to be coupled to the screen releasing assembly;    fastening a fastener assembly to an object to screen off an area, the fastener assembly being constructed and arranged to be attached to the screening structure; and    screening off the area by using the portion of the screening structure released external of the housing structure,    wherein the housing structure is constructed and arranged to be capable of being carried and moved by a user.    
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising 
 carrying and moving the housing structure by using a carrying structure, the carrying structure being constructed and arranged to be releasably and fixedly secured to the housing structure.    
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the carrying structure includes at least one of a handle and a shoulder strap.  
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the screening structure is constructed and arranged to blend in with the surroundings of the area screened off, which can be used to facilitate hunting by allowing the user to move therein and remain unnoticeable to the surroundings thereof.  
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the fastener assembly is further constructed and arranged to releasably secure the screening structure to the housing structure.  
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21 , 
 wherein the screening structure includes (i) a center portion, (ii) a forward end portion, and (iii) a rearward end portion, and    wherein the fastener assembly is fixedly attached to at least one of (i) the center portion, (ii) the forward end portion, and (iii) the rearward end portion of the screening structure.    
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the screen releasing assembly includes a crank, which can be rotated by hand.  
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the screen releasing assembly includes a crank shaft, which is constructed and arranged to be coupled to the crank.  
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 21 , 
 wherein the housing structure includes a forward end portion and a rearward end portion, and    wherein the screen releasing assembly is accessible from at least one of the forward end portion and the rearward end portion of the housing structure.    
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising 
 storing the screening structure entirely internally of the housing structure to carry and move the screening structure.    
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 30 , 
 wherein the screening structure is constructed and arranged to be applied with a scent, and    wherein the housing structure is constructed and arranged to retain the scent applied to the screening structure when the screening structure is stored internally of the housing structure.    
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the area screened off includes a level area.  
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the area screened off includes a sloped area.  
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising 
 adjusting the height of the portion of the screening structure, used in screening off the area, with respect to the ground by bending the portion of the screening structure over upon itself.