Privacy screen

Abstract

A privacy screen for a work station includes a first panel and a second panel. A rail is connected to the first panel. The rail runs along at least a portion of a length of the first panel. A carriage slides along the rail. A hinge connects the carriage and the proximate end of the second panel, thereby permitting the second panel to pivot in relation to the first panel.

1 . A privacy screen for a workstation, the privacy screen comprising:
 a. a first panel; and   b. a second panel pivotably and slidably connected to the first panel.   
     
     
         2 . The privacy screen of  claim 1 , wherein the second panel is slidable along a length of the first panel. 
     
     
         3 . The privacy screen of  claim 2 , wherein the first panel further comprises:
 a. a rail running longitudinally along an interior face of the first panel; and   b. a carriage slidably connected to the rail;   wherein a proximate end of the second panel is pivotably connected to the carriage.   
     
     
         4 . The privacy screen of  claim 3  further comprising a hinge connecting the carriage and the proximate end of the second panel. 
     
     
         5 . The privacy screen of  claim 4 , wherein the hinge further comprises a barrel connected to the carriage and a pin operatively connected to a proximate edge of the second panel, wherein the pin is received in the barrel, thereby permitting the second panel to pivot about the carriage. 
     
     
         6 . The privacy screen of  claim 4  further comprising a pair of the rails, a pair of the carriages, and a pair of the hinges, wherein a first of the pair of rails runs along a top edge of the first panel, and a second of the pair of rails runs along a bottom edge of the first panel. 
     
     
         7 . The privacy screen of  claim 5 , wherein the second panel comprises a castor connected to a bottom distal corner of the second panel. 
     
     
         8 . The privacy screen of  claim 7 , wherein the first panel comprises at least two spaced-apart feet connected to a bottom edge of the first panel, wherein the feet rest on a building floor. 
     
     
         9 . The privacy screen of  claim 6 , wherein the second panel comprises a rectangular outer frame, wherein the outer frame defines a first gap at a proximal upper corner and a second gap at a proximal lower corner of the outer frame. 
     
     
         10 . The privacy screen of  claim 9  wherein one of the pair of pins is located in the first gap and an other of the pair of pins is located in the second gap. 
     
     
         11 . The privacy screen of  claim 10 , wherein the outer frame comprises a pair of vertical members and a pair of horizontal members, wherein the first gap is located between a proximal end of an upper horizontal member and a proximal vertical member, and the second gap is located between a proximal end of a lower horizontal member and the proximal vertical member. 
     
     
         12 . The privacy screen of  claim 11 , wherein the pin is part of a pin assembly connected to a proximate edge of the second panel, wherein the pin assembly further comprises a leg connected to a C-shaped bracket 
     
     
         13 . The privacy screen of  claim 13 , wherein the leg is secured within a slot in the proximal vertical member. 
     
     
         14 . The privacy screen of  claim 5 , wherein the carriage further comprises: (i) at least one slider adapted to slideably engage the rail; and (ii) a carriage bracket connected to the slider, wherein the barrel is connected to the carriage bracket. 
     
     
         15 . The privacy screen of  claim 14 , wherein a channel is defined in the slider, wherein the channel engages the rail. 
     
     
         16 . The privacy screen of  claim 15 , wherein the carriage comprises a spaced apart pair of the sliders. 
     
     
         17 . The privacy screen of  claim 8 , wherein the first panel is securable to a work surface of the work station. 
     
     
         18 . The privacy screen of  claim 17 , wherein a generally horizontal notch is defined in a proximate end of the first panel, the notch being adapted to receive a distal portion of the work surface. 
     
     
         19 . The privacy screen of  claim 18 , further comprising a first bracket secured to an interior face of the first panel, and a second bracket secured to an exterior face of the first panel, wherein each bracket comprises a flange extending generally horizontally away the first panel, wherein the flange is located below the notch, wherein the flange of each of the first and second bracket is secured to the bottom of the work surface by fasteners. 
     
     
         20 . A privacy screen for a workstation, the privacy screen comprising:
 a. a first panel;   b. a rail connected to the first panel, the rail running along at least a portion of a length of the first panel;   c. a carriage slidably connected to the rail;   d. a second panel; and   e. a hinge operatively connected to the carriage and the proximate end of the second panel, thereby permitting the second panel to pivot in relation to the first panel.