Patent ID: 8176928
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: A45B,E04H,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of setting up a portable barrier that includes (i) a pedestal assembly having a first cantilevered leg portion and a second cantilevered leg portion, (ii) a cover assembly having a first cantilevered arm portion and a second cantilevered arm portion, (iii) a fabric flooring member configured to be moved between a collapsed flooring configuration and an expanded flooring configuration, and (iv) a fabric covering member configured to be moved between a collapsed covering configuration and an expanded covering configuration, comprising: (a) moving the first cantilevered leg portion and the second cantilevered leg portion away from each other; (b) moving the fabric flooring member from the collapsed flooring configuration to the expanded flooring configuration in response to step (a); (c) moving the first cantilevered arm portion and the second cantilevered arm portion away from each other; and (d) moving the fabric covering member from the collapsed covering configuration to the expanded covering configuration in response to step (c), wherein, when the fabric flooring member is in the expanded flooring configuration and the fabric covering member is in the expanded covering configuration, (i) an occupant space is defined between the fabric flooring member and the fabric covering member, and (ii) the fabric flooring member extends from the first cantilevered leg portion to the second cantilevered leg portion.