Patent ID: 7185693

Claim:
An apparatus positionable across a window and for concealing an interior space from being viewed from an exterior thereof, said apparatus comprising: a body having a centrally disposed longitudinal axis and oppositely spaced side portions equally spaced therefrom, said side portions extending substantially parallel to the axis along a length of said body, said body being formed from one-way viewing material for providing a line of sight extending outwardly through the window but not extending inwardly therethrough; a plurality of brackets secured to a stationary surface adjacent the window and being disposed at opposed corners thereof; and a plurality of elongated rods having substantially the same lengths and diameters and being vertically oriented and attached to said opposed side portions of said body, said plurality of rods having opposed end portions engageable with said plurality of brackets respectively, one said plurality of rods being movable substantially transversely to the axis between expanded and retracted positions for moving said body between stretched and non-stretched positions respectively; one said plurality of brackets having a flange portion having an aperture for receiving a fastener member therethrough, respectively, and arcuate portions integral with said flange portion which define a plurality of respective notches formed therein for simultaneously supporting said plurality of rods during non-use conditions; another one of said plurality of rods being statically conjoined to said one of said plurality of brackets in such a manner that said another rod remains stationary; wherein another one of said plurality of brackets comprise a flange portion having an aperture for receiving a fastening member therethrough respectively, and an arcuate portion integral with said flange portion and defining a notch in which said one of said plurality of rods can be positioned respectively when in said extended position; wherein said body is wound about said one rod when in said retracted position; said one rod being juxtaposed adjacent to said another rod at one side of the window after said one rod is traversed to said another rod and supported in one of said notches of said plurality of notches; wherein each bottom end of said plurality of rods are countersunk into selected ones of said plurality of notches while each top end of said plurality of rods are exposed above associated ones of said plurality of notches.