Patent ID: 8640763

Claim:
A method of facilitating movement of an object through a space provided between two barriers, said method comprising the steps of: obtaining a portable protective barrier comprising a planar board fabricated of a plastic material having a shape memory, said planar board having a peripheral edge defining two opposite surfaces; bending said portable protective barrier forming a bent portable protective barrier comprising an arched section defining an exterior surface being on a convex arched surface and defining an interior surface being on a concave arched surface, wherein said shape memory retains said arched section; supporting said portable protective barrier by placing a lower edge of said portable protective barrier upon a ground surface; positioning said interior surface of said portable protective barrier against one of said two barriers and supporting said portable protective barrier by placing said interior surface in contact with each of two corners of said one of said two barriers, wherein said arched section provides flexure when a force is applied to said convex arched surface; using a resulting shape of said arched section to support said bent portable protective barrier in position by placing a lower edge of said bent portable protective barrier against a floor and said direct engagement between said interior surface and said corner of one of said two barriers to retain said bent portable protective barrier in position; and transporting at least one large object compressing one side of said object against said placed portable protective barrier to facilitate movement of the object through said space.