Patent ID: 8353325

Claim:
A retractable shielding apparatus, comprising: a shuttle; two retractable shields secured to two ends of the shuttle respectively; an adjusting base fixed to a distal end of one retractable shield, the adjusting base comprising a base body, a threaded retainer, and a threaded post adjustably assembled to the base body via the threaded retainer, the threaded post having a first end and defining a hanging hole therethrough; a fixing base fixed to a distal end of the other retractable shield, the two retractable shields together with the shuttle being sandwiched between the adjusting base and the fixing base; and a cable having two ends and passing through the hanging hole of the threaded post and adjustably connecting the adjusting base, the two retractable shields, the shuttle and the fixing base together, such that the cable connects the two retractable shields and the shuttle together and the shuttle is slidably located between the adjusting base and the fixing base together with the two retractable shields, along a path formed by the cable.