Patent ID: 8365798

Claim:
A privacy screen assembly, comprising: a first elongated support having an enlarged support base; a second elongated support; a first privacy screen having a first end operably coupled with the first elongated support, and a second end operably coupled to the second elongated support; a first support member operably received by the first privacy screen such that the first privacy screen is vertically supported by the first support member, the first support member being positionable between a retracted position, wherein the first support member is stored within an interior of a select one of the first elongated support and the second elongated support in a substantially linear configuration, and a deployed position, wherein a substantial portion of the first support member extends from the interior of the select one of the first elongated support and the second elongated support and wherein a substantial portion of the first support member exits the interior of the select one of the first elongated support and second elongated support such that less of the first support member is present in the interior of the select one of the first elongated support and second elongated support than when the first support member is in the retracted position; and an enlarged receiving base disposed on the second elongated support, wherein the receiving base includes a base cavity for receiving a portion of the enlarged support base, and wherein the second elongated support includes a cavity configured to receive therein the first privacy screen and at least a portion of the first elongated support when the first privacy screen is in the retracted position.