Patent ID: 9719293
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A01K,E04B,E06B

Claim:
1. A free standing sliding panel footed barrier, comprising: a) first and second panels engaged to each other and sliding past each other in parallel fashion, wherein each of the first and second panels includes an outside end, wherein each of the outside ends slide toward each other to decrease a distance spanned by the barrier, wherein each of the outside ends slide away from each other to increase a distance spanned by the barrier, wherein the barrier includes a front side, and wherein the barrier includes a back side; b) a first foot engaging the first panel for supporting the first panel relative to a floor, wherein the first foot includes a front portion that extends to the front side of the barrier and a back portion that extends to the back side of the barrier; c) a second foot engaging the second panel for supporting the second panel relative to said floor, wherein the second foot includes a front portion that extends to the front side of the barrier and a back portion that extends to the back side of the barrier; d) wherein the first panel lies generally in a plane, wherein the first foot includes a middle portion between the front and back portions of the first foot, wherein the middle portion includes an extension that protrudes outwardly of the front and back portions of the first foot and that lies generally in the plane of the first panel whereby said extension works as a stop for preventing the barrier from being pushed through a passageway; e) wherein the extension protrudes at a right angle to the front and back portions of the first foot; and f) wherein the extension includes a front face, a rear face, and a bottom face, wherein the front face extends laterally and vertically, wherein the rear face extends laterally and vertically, wherein the bottom face is disposed between the front and rear faces, wherein the bottom face is adjacent to and spaced from a surface on which the free standing sliding panel footed barrier is standing, wherein said bottom face is adjacent to said first foot and to said surface at a location generally in the plane of the first panel.