Patent ID: 6513566
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
A device for shielding a balcony, said balcony including a balcony floor and a banister attached to said balcony floor, said banister including a handrail, a foot rail and at least one baluster extending between said handrail and said footrail, said device comprising:a first shielding section, said first shielding section including a first shielding screen; a mounting means for mounting said device to said balcony, said mounting means including a mounting rod, said mounting rod defining a rod attachment section and a rod spacing section, said rod attachment section being sized so as to extend at least from said footrail to said handrail when said mounting rod is attached to said banister, said rod spacing section extending from said rod attachment section and being adapted to extend upwardly away from said handrail when said mounting rod is attached to said banister; a securement means for securing said rod attachment section to both said handrail and said footrail; a linking means for securely linking said first shielding section to said rod spacing section; whereby said rod attachment section is adapted to be attached to both said handrail and said footrail while said first shielding section is adapted to be securely attached to said balcony above said banister; said securement means including a securement strap, said securement strap defining a pair of opposed strap longitudinal ends; said securement strap being provided with a strap-to-rod attachment means positioned adjacent each of said strap longitudinal ends for attaching said strap longitudinal ends to said rod attachment section; said securement strap being also provided with a strap length adjustment means positioned intermediate said strap longitudinal ends for allowing customization of the length of said strap; said securement strap being configured and sized so that when said rod attachment section abuttingly contact both said handrail and said footrail, said securement strap can be tightly wrapped around said banister with one of said strap-to-rod attachment means attached to said rod attachment section adjacent said handrail and the other strap-to-rod attachment means attached to said rod attachment section adjacent said footrail;said securement strap defining two strap segments, each of said strap segments having segment apertures positioned longitudinally therealong, said strap length adjustment means including a hook component selectively attached to one of said segment apertures of both said strap segments.