Patent ID: 7866332

Claim:
Apparatus for shielding an elevated fixture to enable cleaning of the elevated fixture, the apparatus comprising: a portable assembly comprising: a base portion; a vertical member coupled to the base portion; and a curtain support portion coupled to the vertical member, an elevation of the curtain support portion relative to the base portion being adjustable via the vertical member; the portable assembly being configurable between a collapsed position and an operational position, the collapsed position having a size adapted to fit through a standard door opening; and a curtain sized to be suspended from the curtain support portion when the curtain support portion is in the operational position, the curtain having at least one side and a bottom, a top of the side adapted for coupling to the curtain support portion, the bottom having a drain port; wherein the curtain support portion comprises one of a “U” shape, a “V” shape and a semicircular shape to cause the suspended curtain to define a working volume adapted to receive the elevated fixture, and an opening formed on one side of the curtain to allow access to the working volume.