Patent ID: 7594514

Claim:
A masking system for providing adjustably positionable concealment to a user thereof, said masking system comprising at least one independent masking assembly which is movable between a collapsed configuration and a deployed configuration, said masking assembly comprising: a shield member comprising a sheet of flexible material, said shield member having an outer side with a camouflage pattern thereon, and an inner side opposite the outer side, said shield member comprising a plurality of peripheral strut-receiving portions; a frame structure for supporting the shield member thereon, said frame structure comprising a hub and a plurality of resiliently flexible struts operatively attached to said hub and extending outwardly therefrom, wherein said hub comprises a main hub body and a first ball portion fixedly attached to the main hub body, wherein said main hub body, said struts and said first ball portion are disposed at the inner side of said shield member, and wherein said struts are dimensioned and configured to be bowed in the deployed configuration of said masking assembly in order to place tension on said shield member; a ball mount for attaching to a support substrate, said ball mount comprising a second ball portion; and a positioning arm having a first end with a first socket clamp and a second end with a second socket clamp, wherein the first socket clamp is releasably attachable to the first ball portion on the hub, and the second socket clamp is releasably attachable to the second ball portion on the ball mount, and wherein the first and second socket clamps are operable independently of one another.