Patent ID: 6446751
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: A47H,E04B

Abstract:
A sound shielding curtain comprising:at least one panel of fabric having a first end and a second end, the sound shielding curtain having a frontward facing surface and rearward facing surface, the sound shielding curtain having a plurality of pockets fastened to said curtain on the frontward facing surface, the plurality of pockets configured to receive and support at least one sound insulating sheet constructed of a material that absorbs a range of frequencies; and a plurality of mounting locations for mounting the curtain along said first end of the panel, such that the mount and plurality of pockets with at least one sound insulating sheet permit retraction of the curtain in an accordion fashion, wherein the unretracted curtain acts to insulate an undesired sound from an area bordered by the rearward facing surface of the curtain.