Patent ID: 7559174

Claim:
An assembly comprising: first and second links with each link having first and second pivot elements, said first pivot element of each said link having a pivoting axis that is parallel to a pivoting axis of the second pivot element of said link, said first and second pivot elements of each said link being orthogonally offset from one another in a stepwise relationship; first and second panels with each panel being offset from one another in a stepwise relationship and each having first and second pivot elements, said first pivot element of each said panel having a pivoting axis that is parallel to the pivoting axis of the second pivot element of said panel; wherein said first pivot element of said first panel is connected to said first pivot element of said first link for defining a first pivot, with said pivot axis of said first panel first pivot element and said first link first pivot element being co-linearly disposed; wherein said first pivot element of said second panel is connected to said second pivot element of said first link for defining a second pivot, with said pivot axis of said second panel first pivot element and said first link second pivot element being co-linearly disposed; wherein said second pivot element of said first panel is connected to said first pivot element of said second link for defining a third pivot, with said pivot axis of said first panel second pivot element and said second link first pivot element being co-linearly disposed; and wherein said second pivot element of said second panel is connected to said second pivot element of said second link for defining a fourth pivot, with said pivot axis of said second panel second pivot element and said second link second pivot element being co-linearly disposed.