Patent ID: 6892784

Claim:
A freestanding room divider comprising a plurality of wall panels including a first wall panel, a last wall panel, and at least one intermediate wall panel; a plurality hinges which connect the first wall panel to an intermediate panel, the last wall panel to an intermediate panel, and each intermediate panel to two of the plurality of wall panels, wherein each hinge extends alone and connected to vertical edges of two adjacent ones of the plurality of wall panels; plurality of position control hinges each connected between two of the plurality of wall panels and having a pair of abutting rough surfaces that resist pivotal motion between those two wall panels; a plurality of feet projecting outward from at least some of the plurality of wall panels; and a plurality of self-leveling casters moveably connected to the plurality of feet for supporting the plurality of wall panels on a floor of a room, each caster being biased with respect to the associated foot by a spring to maintain the caster in contact with the floor.