Patent ID: 8763327

Claim:
A partition assembly adapted to selectively separate a first space from a second space, said assembly comprising: a wall portion defining an opening; and a plurality of panels arranged in communication with said wall portion and each other to selectively cover said opening when said plurality of panels are in a closed and fully extended position and to uncover said opening when said plurality of panels are in an open and retracted position, said plurality of panels comprising: a first panel having a selectively rotatable handle disposed thereon configured to rotate between a fully extended first position and a retracted second position; a second panel configured as a following panel and coupled with said first panel and said handle such that rotational movement of said handle causes linear movement of said second panel; wherein the second panel comprises an extension of the first panel and at least one recess is provided in the first panel to receive the extension; wherein the extension is configured to translate between being fully retained within the recess while in the retracted second position and being substantially disposed out of the recess in the fully extended first position; and wherein the first panel and the second panel side along the same single lane from the closed and full extended position to the open and retracted position.