Patent ID: 6009930
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A47G,E04B

Abstract:
A portable wall partition having a number of panels connected by three point pivoting 360.degree. articulable pinchless hinges which may pivot 360.degree. with respect to each other, and including a pair of full panel end members providing support and rigidity to the portable wall partition as well as privacy and noise reduction, the portable wall partition comprising:(a) a plurality of panels, each panel further comprising a solid core and a fabric covering the solid core;(b) a plurality of three point pivoting 360.degree. articulable pinchless hinges connecting each of the plurality of panels to another of the plurality of panels, thereby allowing the plurality of panels to be pivoted between a folded configuration and an extended configuration, wherein in the extended configuration the plurality of panels form an elongate partition having a first end and a second end; and(c) a first full panel end member attached substantially perpendicular to a first panel at the first end and a second full panel end member attached substantially perpendicular to a second panel at the second end, each of the first full panel end member and second full panel end member having a solid core and a fabric covering the solid core.