Patent ID: 7213632

Claim:
A portable folding room dividing partition comprising, a plurality of articulated panels, vertical hinges connected between the panels, two of the panels located at the ends of the partition comprise carrier panels to stabilize and impart movement to the remaining panels as the partition is expanded or collapsed, each of the carrier panels having a vertical end frame member with a horizontal spread end foot at the lower end thereof with wheels thereon, a duplex mount rigidly connecting the spread end foot to a bottom end of each carrier panel and at right angles thereto, said duplex mount having a part thereof connected to a carrier panel and a part thereof connected to the spread end foot, a pull handle that is spaced apart from the spread end foot and connected to the vertical end frame member in alignment with the plane of the carrier panel and above a center portion of each spread end foot, a plurality of inactive intermediate panels with wheels connected by means of said hinges to one another and to the carrier panels to define said partition, such that movement of the carrier panels by a person gripping the pull handles acts to spread or collapse the inactive panels while providing support that helps prevent the partition from tipping and a bridging element which is provided with an internal retaining member that is slidably mounted within a slot at the top of each panel.